Miyoko Asō

Miyoko Asō
Native name	麻生 美代子
Born	April 7, 1926 Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress, Voice actress
Years active	1949–2015
Known for	Fune Isono in Sazae-san
Notable credit(s)	Dr. Pinako Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Spouse(s)	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) is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Tokyo. She is best known for the 1st voice of Fune Isono from 1969 to 2015 in the longest-running Japanese anime series Sazae-san that began in 1969 and celebrated its 45th anniversary. Her recent works include Dr. Pinako Rockbell in the 2009–2010 anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Asō also starred as an actress in cinema, in the 2006 movie Aogeba Tōtoshi, directed by Jun Ichikawa.^[1] On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Asō would step down from Sazae-san. She was replaced by Yorie Terauchi on October 5, 2015.^[2]

Filmography

Television

• Gegege no Kitarō (1968)
• Akane-chan (1968)
• Sazae-san (1969), Fune Isono (first voice)
• 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

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Colleen Dewhurst
  • The Dead Zone (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Henrietta Dodd)
  • Anne of Green Gables (Marilla Cuthbert)
  • Anne of Avonlea (Marilla Cuthbert)
  • Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (Marilla Cuthbert)
• Gemma Jones
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Poppy Pomfrey)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Poppy Pomfrey)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Poppy Pomfrey)
• The Blues Brothers (1983 Fuji TV edition) (Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman))
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Mary Prentice (Beah Richards))
• La Cage aux Folles II (Mrs. Baldi (Paola Borboni))
• Lilies of the Field (1971 TV Asahi edition) (Mother Maria (Lilia Skala))
• Music of the Heart (Assunta Guaspari (Cloris Leachman))
• Superman Returns (Martha Kent (Eva Marie Saint))
• The Time Machine (1960) (Mrs. Watchett (Doris Lloyd))
• The Time Machine (2002) (Mrs. Watchit (Phyllida Law))

Animation

• An American Tail (1986), Mama Mousekewitz
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), Mama Mousekewitz
• Fievel's American Tails (1992), Fievel; Mama Mousekewitz
• Home on the Range (2004), Pearl Gesner

References

1. "Aogeba tôtoshi (2006) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
2. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-18/miyoko-asou-steps-down-from-sazae-san-role-of-fune-after-46-years/.93092

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