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Japan's Elvis.
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DAN DAN DAN DAN BING DA-DAN —Opening to Hurricane Polymar
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"Isao Sasaki" (originally Isao Yamada) is a prolific Japanese singer, known for singing opening and closing themes of various Anime and Tokusatsu shows especially aired in the 70's and 80's, though he occasionally sang songs from shows in the current millennium. He did some voice-acting, particularly in Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman and Uchuu Senkan Yamato.
Due to his deep, charismatic voice, comparable to Elvis Presley (and in fact, he did start his music career as an Elvis Impersonator - Elvis is VERY Big in Japan), most of his songs enter the Crowning Music of Awesome and even Ear Worm levels. His works, particularly his older ones, are brimming with Hot-Blooded music that are quite memorable to this day. Japanese metal band ANIMETAL have remixed most of his songs. He also has made many songs in English, and a very good one at that.
You can look up his Other Wiki entry for a full list of his portfolio.
Notable characters he has voiced:
- Joe Asakura aka Condor Joe from Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman, a role he is quite famous for doing.
- Hajime Saito from Uchuu Senkan Yamato
- Gou Kato from Aishite Night, in which he voices a prospect rock star... but does not sing his songs.
- Elvis Presley himself, in some of his movies
Notable songs:
- While he didn't sing the opening of Gatchaman, he did the openings for Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter
- Fight! Casshan and I Am the Neo Human - Neo Human Casshan
- Fight! Polymar and Tenshin! Polymar - Hurricane Polymar
- Space Battleship Yamato and Crimson Scarf — Space Battleship Yamato
- Getter Robo! and Gattai! Getter Robo! — Getter Robo
- Fly! Grendizer and Space's Monarch Grendizer - UFO Robo Grendizer
- Go! Goranger, Himitsu Sentai Goranger (both done with Mitsuko Horie), and other insert songs - Himitsu Sentai Goranger
- JAKQ Dengeki Tai, Someday the Flowers Will Bloom, and other insert songs - JAKQ Dengekitai
- Galaxy Express 999 - Galaxy Express 999
- Does Your Youth Shine? - Choujinki Metalder
- Midnight Dekaranger and Dekamaster NEVER STOP! - Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
- Mazinger Z, Theme of Z and Our Mazinger Z - Mazinger Z (those are in English, from the Hawaiian Dub)
- Captain Harlock (In English) - Captain Harlock
- Daimos opening theme.