Behind the anime

LaSalle Ishii

Voice actor

Akio Ishii , known professionally as LaSalle Ishii , is a Japanese TV personality, actor, director, writer, columnist, and politician.

Biography Selected credits

Occupation: Voice Actor
Born: October 19, 1955
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Gender: Male
Blood type: O
Education: Waseda University, School of Literature I
Awards: 1
Credits: 7

About LaSalle Ishii

LaSalle Ishii is a voice actor with seven credits in Aniphoria's catalog. LaSalle is from Osaka, Japan. Born October 19, 1955.

Roles and credits

In the voice booth, LaSalle has played leads such as Kankichi Ryotsu (KochiKame).

Quick questions

What has LaSalle Ishii worked on?

Our catalog lists seven credits, including Animation × Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?, Kyutai Panic Adventure Returns!!!, and KochiKame.

Which characters has LaSalle Ishii voiced?

Listed roles include Kankichi Ryotsu.

Where is LaSalle Ishii from?

Their hometown is listed as Osaka, Japan.

The person behind the work

Biography

Akio Ishii (Japanese: 石井朗夫, Hepburn: Ishii Akio; born October 19, 1955), known professionally as LaSalle Ishii (ラサール石井, Rasāru Ishii), is a Japanese TV personality, actor, director, writer, columnist, and politician. He named himself after his high school Japanese La Salle Academy.

His best-known anime role is Kankichi Ryotsu the lead character in Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo which ran from 1999 to 2004 for 373 episodes. In 2025, he ran in the House of Councillors election in the proportional representation district as a member of the Social Democratic Party, winning a seat.

On September 24 the same year, the managerial committee of SDP announced it approved his inauguration as its Vice-Chairman.