Mieko Nobusawa
Description
Mieko Nobusawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress born on May 16, 1947, in Tokyo. She began her career in the entertainment industry during the 1960s, receiving her training at the Gekidan NLT Actor Training School. Her early work encompassed a variety of media, including television dramas, stage performances, and commercials, before she became widely recognized for her voice acting in anime.
Nobusawa's voice acting career took off in the 1970s, and she became known for her natural and gentle vocal quality. A significant early role was providing the voice for Fiolina in the 1976 television series 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, also known as From the Apennines to the Andes. This was followed by another pivotal role as Lana in the 1978 series Future Boy Conan. She later reprised the role of Lana for the 1984 compilation film Mirai Shōnen Conan Tokubetsu-hen - Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu. During this period, she also voiced Yūki Mizuhara in the series Song of Baseball Enthusiasts (Dokaben). In the 1984-1985 detective series Meitantei Holmes, she provided the voice for the character Mrs. Ellison.
Throughout her extensive career, Nobusawa built a strong working relationship with renowned director Hayao Miyazaki, who considered her one of his top choices for voicing heroines. This collaboration began with her roles in series he worked on, such as Future Boy Conan. She frequently performed alongside other notable voice actors of her era, including Ichirō Nagai and Noriko Ohara, with whom she shared many scenes in 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother.
Among her most notable achievements are her roles in two major animated films. In 1989, she voiced Kokiri, the mother of the protagonist, in the Studio Ghibli classic Kiki's Delivery Service. Two decades later, in 2009, she took on the role of Mariko Jinnouchi in the critically acclaimed film Summer Wars. Her body of work also includes voice roles in other prominent anime such as Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock, and Urusei Yatsura, as well as dubbing foreign films for the Japanese market.
Nobusawa's voice acting career took off in the 1970s, and she became known for her natural and gentle vocal quality. A significant early role was providing the voice for Fiolina in the 1976 television series 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, also known as From the Apennines to the Andes. This was followed by another pivotal role as Lana in the 1978 series Future Boy Conan. She later reprised the role of Lana for the 1984 compilation film Mirai Shōnen Conan Tokubetsu-hen - Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu. During this period, she also voiced Yūki Mizuhara in the series Song of Baseball Enthusiasts (Dokaben). In the 1984-1985 detective series Meitantei Holmes, she provided the voice for the character Mrs. Ellison.
Throughout her extensive career, Nobusawa built a strong working relationship with renowned director Hayao Miyazaki, who considered her one of his top choices for voicing heroines. This collaboration began with her roles in series he worked on, such as Future Boy Conan. She frequently performed alongside other notable voice actors of her era, including Ichirō Nagai and Noriko Ohara, with whom she shared many scenes in 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother.
Among her most notable achievements are her roles in two major animated films. In 1989, she voiced Kokiri, the mother of the protagonist, in the Studio Ghibli classic Kiki's Delivery Service. Two decades later, in 2009, she took on the role of Mariko Jinnouchi in the critically acclaimed film Summer Wars. Her body of work also includes voice roles in other prominent anime such as Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock, and Urusei Yatsura, as well as dubbing foreign films for the Japanese market.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: From the Apennines to the Andes: The Movie
- JapaneseAnime overview: Song of Baseball Enthusiasts
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