Hiroya Ishimaru

is a former actor, voice actor and narrator. He is the second main voice actor for Ultraman Taro, succeeding Saburo Shinoda and preceding Showtaro Morikubo. His real name is . Before voicing Taro, he also made a cameo appearance in Ultraman Leo.
On March 29, 2023, it was announced that Ishimaru would retire at the end of the month.https://www.ax-on.co.jp/news/s825ie7vlafiz6zn/
==Roles==
===Acting===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1975	Ultraman Leo	Professor Nakamoto	Episode 40 "Terror of the Saucer Race Series - MAC Annihilated! The Flying Saucer Is a Living Creature"
===Voice acting===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1984	Ultraman Story 	Ultraman Taro	
2006	Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers 	Ultraman Taro	
2006	Ultraman Mebius 	Ultraman Taro	
2009	Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Ghost Rebirth 	Ultraman Taro	
2009	Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie 	Ultraman Taro	
2010	Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial 	Ultraman Taro	
2013	Ultraman Ginga 	Ultraman Taro	
2013	New Ultraman Retsuden 	Ultraman Taro	
2013	Ultraman Ginga Theater Special 	Ultraman Taro	
2014	Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale!	Ultraman Taro	
2014	Ultraman Ginga S 	Ultraman Taro	
2019	Ultraman Taiga 	Ultraman Taro	Episode 1 "Buddy Go!"
2019	Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes 	Ultraman Taro	
2020	Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax 	Ultraman Taro	
2020	Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy 	Ultraman Taro	
====Stage====
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2013	Ultraman Festival 2013 Live Stage Part 2	Ultraman Taro	
2014	Ultraman Festival 2014 Live Stage Part 1	Ultraman Taro	
2016	Ultraman Festival 2016 Live Stage Part 1	Ultraman Taro	
2019	Ultraman Festival 2019 Live Stage Part 1	Ultraman Taro	
2019	Ultraman Festival 2019 Live Stage Part 2	Ultraman Taro	
2019	Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE 	Ultraman Taro	
2019	Ultra Heroes EXPO 2020 Battle Stage 	Ultraman Taro	
===Stock grunts===
====Video games====
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2012	Super Hero Generation 	Ultraman Taro	
2015	Lost Heroes 	Ultraman Taro	BONUS EDITION
2016	Ultraman Fusion Fight!	Ultraman Taro	
===Other Roles===
*One Piece - Voice of Kozuki Oden
*GinTama - Voice of Dragon Leader
*Inuyasha - Voice of lizard demon (second)
*Transformers G1 - Voice dub of Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod
*Dragonball: Evolution - Voice dub of Son Gohan
*UFO Robo Grendizer - Voice of Kouji Kabuto
*Mazinger Z - Voice of Koji Kabuto
*Jungle Book: Shōnen Mowgli - Voice of Bagheera
*Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God - Voice of Dr. Kotaro Hazuki
*Ashita no Joe 2 - Voice of "Tiger" Ozaki
*City Hunter - Voice of Ryō Saeba
*Cyber City Oedo 808 - Voice of Shunsuke Sengoku
*Blessing of the Campanella - Voice of Fabious Verritti
*The Flash (The CW) - Dub voice of James Jesse/Trickster
*Choujin Sentai Baratack - Voice of Dicky
*SF Saiyuki Starzinger - Voice of Jan Kugo
*Uchū Majin Daikengo - Voice of Liger
*Official Dub Voice for Jackie Chan
==Gallery==
Prof. Nakamoto.jpg|Hiroya circa Ultraman Leo.
==External Links==
*Hiroya Ishimaru at Anime News Network
==References==
Category:Real Life People
Category:Actors
Category:Male Actors
Category:Voice Actors
Category:Narrators