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. She was previously represented by

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, then

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, but is now freelance. Her son is

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''), all of the female lead villains in the ''

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'' series (including Doronjo in both the original ''

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'' and its remake), Conan (''

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''). In the first ever

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in 2007, she won the Achievement Award. In the 7th Seiyu Awards in 2013, she won the Synergy Award for maximizing the appeal of voice-acting in a work as a whole.

Filmography

Television animation

* '' Attack No. 1'' (1969) (Cathy) * ''

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'' (1969) (Kōichi Ishida) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) (Ferone the Ice Maiden) * '' Calimero'' (1972) Giuliano) * ''

'' (1973) (Tamako Nobi) * ''

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'' (1973) (Wansa) * '' Alps no Shōjo Heidi'' (1974) (Peter) * ''

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'' (1975) (Catherine) * ''

'' series (1975) (Maajo, Doronjo, Muujo, Ataasha, Mirenjo, Munmun, Yanyan, Ruuju) * ''

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'' (1977) (Hiyoshi Gō) * ''

'' (1977) (Doronjo) * '' Nobody's Boy: Remi'' (1978) (Mattia) * ''

'' (1978) (Conan) * ''

Space Battleship Yamato II , also known as ''Star Blazers: The Comet Empire'' or ''Star Blazers II'', is a Japanese military science fiction anime series produced by Academy Productions. It is the sequel to ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and an adaptation of the movie '' Ar ...

'' (1978) (Sabera, Jiro Shima) * ''

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'' (1978) (Mime) * '' Starzinger'' (1978) (Beramis) * ''

'' (1979) (Nobita Nobi, Nobisuke Nobi (child)) * ''

'' (1981) (

) * ''

Tokimeki Tonight is a Japanese manga series by Koi Ikeno. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Ribon'' from July 1982 to October 1994. An anime television series directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa was adapted from the manga and was broadcast on Nippon ...

'' (1982) (Shiira Eto) * ''

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'' (1982) (Claudia LaSalle, Narrator) * ''

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'' (1983) (Ricky) * ''

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'' (1983) (Refless) * ''

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'' (1988) (Black Rose Queen, Snow Queen) * ''

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'' (2015) (Doronjo)

Theatrical animation

* '' The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun'' (1968) (Chiro the Squirrel) * ''Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama'' (1971) * '' Urusei Yatsura: Only You'' (1983) (Oyuki) * '' Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love'' (1985) (Oyuki) * '' Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter'' (1988) (Oyuki) * '' Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling'' (1991) (Oyuki) * '' Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections'' (2000) (Nobita Nobi)

Original video animation

* '' Kaze to Ki no Uta: Sanctus'' (1987) (Serge Battour) * '' Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker'' (1987) (Oyuki) * '' Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet'' (1988) (Oyuki) * '' Crusher Joe: The Ice Prison'' (1989) (Ricky) * '' Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: Ash'' (1989) (Ricky) * '' Doraemon: Nobita to Mirai Note'' (1994) (Nobita Nobi) * '' Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet'' (2010) (Oyuki)

Television drama

* ''Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari'' (2015) (Nobita Nobi, Narrator)

Video games

* ''

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'' (Rouge) * '' Gunbird 2'' (Shark) * ''

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'' (Doronjo)

Dubbing

Live-action

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'' (Sacha (

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Frankenstein Created Woman ''Frankenstein Created Woman'' is a 1967 British Hammer horror film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein and Susan Denberg as his new creation. It is the fourth film in Hammer's ''Frankenstein'' series. Wher ...

'' (1970 TV Asahi edition) (Christina Kleve ( Susan Denberg)) *''

Seven Golden Men ''Seven Golden Men'' ( it, Sette uomini d'oro) is a 1965 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Marco Vicario. A film about a bank heist, it follows a gang of men and one woman. It followed the same story line as '' Topkapi'', and has a sequ ...

'' (1982 TV Tokyo edition) (Giorgia (

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Animation

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'' (Valerie Brown) *''

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969. The show ran for one season with a total of 17 half-hour episodes, the last first-run ...

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) *''

The Rescuers ''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd Disney animated feature film, its story follows Bernard and Bianca, two members ...

'' ( Miss Bianca) *''

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)

References

External links

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Official agency profile
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