Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa
Native name 野沢 雅子
Born (1936-10-25) October 25, 1936
Tokyo, Japan
Ethnicity Japanese
Occupation Actress, voice actress
Years active 1963–present
Agent Aoni Production
Notable credit(s) Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
Spouse(s) Masaaki Tsukada

Masako Nozawa (野沢 雅子 Nozawa Masako, born October 25, 1936) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and Office Nozawa; she is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor.

As a voice actress, she is best known for the role of Son Goku in the popular anime franchise Dragon Ball, as well as all of Goku's male family relatives except Raditz. She has also voiced Tetsuro Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999) and Kitaro (GeGeGe no Kitaro, first and second series). In addition, 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.

Career

Nozawa made her movie debut as a child actor at the age of 3. 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 all three Dragon Ball anime series, with the exception of Raditz), leading Japanese fans to give her the nickname "The Eternal Boy". These days, however, she prefers the roles of elderly woman characters, although she continues to perform other roles (including young boys) occasionally. On April 1, 2006, she resigned from 81 Produce to establish office Nozawa. In 2010, Nozawa closed her Talent Agency. A number of voice actors who were affiliated with her agency went on to affiliate with Media Force.

Filmography

Anime TV series

1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s

Original video animation (OVA)

Theatrical animation

Computer and video games

Puppet shows

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

Live action

Radio

CD

Others

Awards

Year Award Category Result
1997 2nd Animation Kobe Special Award Won
2013 7th Seiyu Awards Achievement Award Won

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