Miyoko Asō

Miyoko Asō 麻生美代子
Born	April 7, 1926 (1926-04-07) (age 85) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Seiyū, voice actress
Years active	1968-present
Spouse	Hiroshi Sakonjō (-2008)
Website
Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society profile

Miyoko Asō (麻生美代子, Asō Miyoko^?, born April 7, 1926 in Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actress. She is best known for the role of Fune Isono in the longest-running Japanese anime series Sazae-san that began in 1969 and recently celebrated its 40 year anniversary^[1]. Her recent works include Dr. Pinako Rockbell in the 2009-2010 anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood^[1]. Asō also starred as an actress in cinema, in the 2006 movie Aogeba Tōtoshi, directed by Jun Ichikawa^[1]^[2].

1 Filmography
2 References
3 External links

Filmography

Television

Gegege no Kitarō (1968)
Akane-chan (1968)
Sazae-san (1969), Fune, Fune Isono
Sasurai no Taiyō (1971)
Marvelous Melmo (1971), Melmo's aunt (first version) (eps 1, 21)
Kashi no Ki Mokku (1972)
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972)
Kerokko Demetan (1973)
Fables of the Green Forest (1973), Narrator
Wansa-kun (1973), Animal Hospital Director
Alps no Shōjo Heidi (1974), Miss Rottenmeier
Maya the Bee (1975), Cassandra-sensei
Huckleberry no Bōken (1976)
From the Apennines to the Andes (1976)
Piccolino no Bōken (1976), Giulietta the cat
Candy Candy (1976), Mary Jane
Attack on Tomorrow (1977), Kada sei
Ippatsu Kanta-kun (1977), Kumiko Tabase
Angie Girl (1977), Barbara
The Perrine Story (1978)
Tōshō Daimos (1978), Margarete, Okane
Galaxy Express 999 (1978), Boarding old lady (eps 60–61), Fimeru (ep 42)
Anne of Green Gables (1979), Rachel Lynde
Maegami-Taro (1979 special), Grandma
Captain (1980 special), Takao's Mother
Botchan (1980 special), Kiyoshi
Hello! Sandybell (1981), Scott's wife
Meiken Jolie (1981)
Andromeda Stories (1982 special), Tarama (Jimsa's nurse)
Captain (1983), Takao's Mother
Mori no Tonto-tachi (1984), Muori (Santa's wife)
Harp Burma (1986 special), Old Woman
Ranma ½ (1989), Cologne, Faith curer (ep 127), Theme Song Performance (eps 42–56)
YuYu Hakusho (1992), Elder Ice Maiden
Romeo and the Black Brothers (1995), Mimi Rossi
Vampire Princess Miyu (1997), aquarium director (ep 15)
Master Keaton (1998), Mrs. Burnham (ep 12)
InuYasha (2000), Shoga (ep 65)
The Galaxy Railways (2003), Ine (ep 12)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), Pinako Rockbell
Maria Watches Over Us (2004), Academy Principal (ep 11)
Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps (2004), Academy Principal (ep 2)
El Cazador de la Bruja (2007), Salma (special guest; ep 1)
Devil May Cry (2007), Margret (ep 8)
Kure-nai (2008), Old woman (ep 3)
Clannad After Story (2008), Shino Okazaki (ep 18)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009), Pinako Rockbell

Original video animations

Yamataro Comes Back (1986), Woman
Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu (1987), Sherin
Little Twins (1992), Hara
Ranma ½ (1993), Cologne
The Final Flight of the Osiris (2003)
Xam'd: Lost Memories (2008), Sannova
Fairy Tail (2011), Hilda

Films

Galaxy Express 999 (1979), Tochiro's Mother
Captain (1981), Takao's Mother
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982), Maid
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991), Cologne
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000), Maid
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005), Pinako Rockbell

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "『サザエさん』フネ役の麻生美代子が急病のため急遽代役で放送" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc.. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/66921/full/. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
^ "Aogeba tôtoshi (2006) - IMDb" (in English). IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499425/. Retrieved 2011-06-08.

External links

『サザエさん』フネ役の麻生美代子が急病のため急遽代役で放送 News article about Miyoko Asō on Oricon
HAIKYO profile (Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society profile, it also includes a voice sample)
Oricon profile
Miyoko Asō at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Miyoko Asō at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Aso, Miyoko
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Date of birth	April 7, 1926
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
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