Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka (石塚 運昇) was a Japanese voice actor notable for voicing old Joseph Joestar in the TV anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

He also voiced Devo the Cursed in All-Star Battle.

He was well known for his roles in several animated series and games such as  in, Jet Black in , Mr. Satan in , Zabuza Momochi in , Van Hohenheim in , Borsalino in , and Heihachi Mishima in.

Biography
Unsho Ishizuka was born in 1951 in. Ishizuka graduated from the Fukui Prefectural Katsuyama High School. It was during high school that his passion for acting arose. Ishizuka worked in several talent agencies like Shakespeare Theater and Dojinsha Production, he left Accent and affiliated himself with Aoni Production.

He continued to work in his later years despite suffering from esophageal cancer, but died on August 13, 2018.

Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and would often be cast in the role of older, mature characters. He notably dubbed for the character Horatio Caine in the overseas drama "CSI: Miami", and also dubbed actors such as Liam Neeson, Kevin Spacey, and Laurence Fishburne.

Trivia

 * Joseph's comedic nature was Ishizuka's favorite aspect of the character, however he struggled the most with matching Joseph's emotional intensity. Out of all his characters, he had the hardest time voicing Joseph's boisterous lines and felt that by doing so he had reached a new level as a voice actor.
 * When asked which JoJo character he'd like to travel the world with, Unsho said Iggy as he loves dogs.