Takako Sasuga was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Tokyo on February 4, 1936. She began her career after high school when she successfully auditioned for a radio drama, joining the TBS Broadcasting Theater Troupe as a sixth-term trainee. Sasuga specialized in voicing infant and young girl characters, a niche she developed by using her natural voice. She passed away on February 5, 2023, at the age of 87.

Sasuga held several major voice roles throughout her extensive career. She was the first and only voice of Tarao Fuguta, known as Tara-chan, in the long-running animated television series Sazae-san from its start in 1969 until her death in 2023. She also voiced the character Akubi in The Genie Family and its related series. In the various adaptations of the Tensai Bakabon series, including the 1971 Tensai Bakabon and the 1975 Ganso Tensai Bakabon, she played the role of Hajime-chan. Her other notable roles include Hata-bou in the 1966 Osomatsu-kun, Tink in Princess Knight, and Mise in the 1986 anime Tobira o Akete. She was also part of the cast for Kaminari Boy Pikkaribee. Later in her career, she took on the role of Monomi and Usami in the Danganronpa video game and anime franchise starting in 2012.

Throughout her decades of work, Sasuga was associated with productions based on the works of manga artist Fujio Akatsuka, providing voices for characters in series such as Tensai Bakabon, Osomatsu-kun, and The Genie Family. Her most significant and sustained collaboration was with the staff and cast of Sazae-san, a role that defined her legacy. In 2019, Sasuga was recognized by Guinness World Records for having the longest career as a voice actor for the same character in an animated television series, a record she held for her 50-year portrayal of Tara-chan in Sazae-san. Additionally, she was a recipient of a Merit Award at the Tokyo Anime Award in 2011.