| Masako Nozawa |
| Born | October 25, 1936 (1936-10-25) (age 73)
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Masaaki Tsukada |
Masako Nozawa (野沢 雅子, Nozawa Masako?) (October 25, 1936), born Masako Tsukada (塚田 雅子, Tsukada Masako?) in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, Japan, but raised in Numata, Gunma, is a seiyū and actress affiliated with (and the chairman of) Office Nozawa. Her pet name is Mako. Her husband, Masaaki Tsukada is also a voice actor.
As a seiyū, she is most known for the role of Goku in the original Japanese version of Dragon Ball both as a child and an adult . As well as Tetsuro Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999), Kitaro (GeGeGe no Kitaro, first and second series).She has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi", a character in Dokonjō Gaeru, and the character known in the U.S. as "Pidge" in Hyakujūō Golion (the "Lion Force" arc of Voltron).
[edit] Career
Nozawa made her movie debut as a child actor at the age of 2.
Throughout her career as a voice actress, she has performed many male roles (most notably as all the male members of Goku's family in Dragon Ball Z), leading Japanese fans to give her the nickname "The Eternal Boy". These days, she prefers elderly woman roles, although she continues to perform other roles (including young boys) occasionally.
On April 1, 2006, she resigned from 81 Produce to establish Office Nozawa.
[edit] Voice roles
Leading roles in bold
[edit] Television animation
- Urusei Yatsura (Kintarō)
- Oz no Mahōtsukai (Princess Ozma)
- Obake no Q-tarō (TBS edition) (Shin'ichi Ōhara (first series))
- Kirarin Revolution (Grandmother)
- Kindaichi Case Files (Tomoyo Konta)
- Galaxy Express 999 (Tetsurō Hoshino)
- Hakaba Kitaro (Kitaro)
- Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro (1st and 2nd series) (Kitaro)
- Kimba the White Lion (Gibo)
- Casshan (Māru)
- World Masterpiece Theater series
- Tiger Mask (Takeshi)
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Esteban)
- Combattler V (Ropet, Oreana, Kinta Ichinoki)
- Tsubasa Chronicle (Kaigyo)
- Digital Monster X-Evolution (Dukemon)
- Digimon Savers (Dukemon)
- Digimon Tamers (Guilmon, Narrator)
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (Urara Nanjōin)
- Hamtaro (Hamtaro's Granny, Roko-chan's ["Laura"'s] Grandma)
- Dragon Ball (Son Goku)
- Dragon Ball Z (Son Goku, Son Gohan, Bardock, Son Goten, Vegetto, Gotenks, Tullece)
- Dragon Ball GT (Son Goku, Son Gohan, Son Goten, Son Goku Jr.)
- Dragon Ball Kai (Son Goku, Son Gohan, Bardock)
- Golion/Voltron (Hiroshi Suzuishi/Pidge, Honerva/Haggar)
- Futari wa Pretty Cure series (Sanae Yukishiro)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation (Masamune)
- Sally, the Witch (original) (Tonkichi Hanamura)
- Maya the Bee (Willy)
- Case Closed (Furuyo Senma)
- Shugo Chara! Shugo Chara!! Doki- Episode 75 (Maruyama Haruki)
- La Seine no Hoshi (Danton)
- Kaibutsu-kun (Tarō Kaibutsu)
- Dororon Enma-kun (Enma-kun)
- Love Get Chu (Takemiya-sensei)
- Love Hina (Hina Urashima)
- Ohayō! Spank and Spank's other series (Spank) (1s voice)
- Rockman EXE Beast+ (Electel Mama)
- Mirmo! (Kinta)
- One Piece (Doctor Kureha)
- Ginga Hyōryū Vifam series (Kentsu Norton)
- Attack No.1 (Tonan high school captain Higaki)
- Cross Game (Nomo)
[edit] Theater animation
[edit] Computer and video games
[edit] Dubbing roles
[edit] Live action
[edit] Puppet shows
- Nobi Nobi Non-chan (Tame-kun, Ana-chan's mother, Kitsune's granny)
- Zawa Zawa Mori no Ganko-chan (Kero-chan)
- Seishun Adventure: Fūshin Engi (NHK-FM) (Nataku)
- Law of Ueki commercial for Shonen Sunday (Kousuke Ueki)
- Naruhodo! The World (narration)
- NHK Kyōiku: Kagaku Daisukishi you Jaku (narration)
- Wakasa Seikatsu commercial (narration)
- The Wide Friday Ranking (narration)
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