Miyoko Asō

Miyoko Asō
麻生 美代子
Born	(1926-04-07)April 7, 1926 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	August 25, 2018(2018-08-25) (aged 92)
Occupations	Actress voice actress
Years active	1949–2018
Agent	Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
Spouse	Hiroshi Sakonjō (–2008)

Miyoko Asō (麻生 美代子, Asō Miyoko, April 7, 1926 – August 25, 2018) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her role as the first voice of Fune Isono from 1969 to 2015 in the longest-running Japanese

• Gegege no Kitarō
  (1968)
• Akane-chan (1968)
• Sazae-san (1969), Fune Isono (first voice)
• Andersen Stories (1971) Ferone's Nanny (eps 38–40)
• Wandering Sun (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)
• Marco (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 Story of Perrine (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
• Manga Nihon-shi (1983),
  Nene
• 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

Animated 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)
  • Dying Young (Estelle Whittier)^[4]
  • 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))
• Chocolat (Armande Voizin (Judi Dench))^[5]
• Duel (Lady at Snakerama (Lucille Benson))^[6]
• Dune (Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam (Siân Phillips))^[7]
• 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))
• Sleeping with the Enemy (Chloe Williams (Elizabeth Lawrence))^[8]
• Superman Returns (Martha Kent (Eva Marie Saint))^[9]
• The Time Machine (1960) (Mrs. Watchett (Doris Lloyd))
• The Time Machine (2002) (Mrs. Watchit (Phyllida Law))

Animation

• Robin Hood (1975), Mrs. Rabbit^[10]
• The Rescuers (1981), Ellie Mae^[11]
• Mama Mousekewitz
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), Mama Mousekewitz
• Fievel's American Tails (1992), Fievel; Mama Mousekewitz
• Sleeping Beauty (1995), Flora^[12]
• Home on the Range (2004), Pearl Gesner