Midori Katō
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is a Japanese voice actress, actress, and narrator
represented by Gekidankawa, Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
, and Sigma Seven
(1993–2002), but is now a free agent
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She is most famous for the role of Sazae Fuguta from the long-running family anime
Sazae-san
. She is also known for the role of Yoshiko in Sally the Witch and for singing the ending theme to GeGeGe no Kitarō.
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
represented by Gekidankawa, Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
The , also known as , is a talent management agency which represents a fair number of voice actors. The company headquarters are located in the Sendagaya area of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan....
, and Sigma Seven
Sigma Seven
is a Japanese talent management firm representing a fair number of voice actors and entertainers. Founded on March 3, 1988, Sigma Seven is headquartered on the third floor of the Haga Building in Minato, Tokyo, Japan....
(1993–2002), but is now a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
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She is most famous for the role of Sazae Fuguta from the long-running family anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Sazae-san
Sazae-san
is a Japanese comic strip created by Machiko Hasegawa. It was first published in Hasegawa's local paper, the , on April 22, 1946. When the wished to have Hasegawa draw the comic strip for their paper, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 with the explanation that the main characters had moved from Kyūshū to...
. She is also known for the role of Yoshiko in Sally the Witch and for singing the ending theme to GeGeGe no Kitarō.
Anime
- Shōnen Ninja Kaze no FujimaruShonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru, also known as Samurai Kid, is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation. 65 episodes aired from 7 June 1964 until 31 August 1965. It tells the story of a ninja's pupil that controlled the wind....
(1964 NET (now TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
)) - Midori, Miki - Osomatsu-kunOsomatsu-kunis a manga series by Fujio Akatsuka which ran in Shōnen Sunday from 1962 to 1969. It has been adapted into two different anime series of the same name, the first in 1966, produced by Studio Zero, and the second in 1988, produced by Pierrot and aired across Japan on Fuji Television and the anime...
(1966 Mainichi Broadcasting SystemMainichi Broadcasting Systemis a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
) - Osomatsu - Sally the Witch (1966 NET) - Yoshiko Hanamura, Ultra Bā-san
- Rainbow Sentai Robin (1966 NET) - Nerima
- Tobidase! Bacchiri (1966 NTVNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
) - Benmatsu - Kaminaribō ya Pikkari Bi (1967 Mainichi Broadcasting System) - Pontarō
- Pyunpyunmaru (1967 NET) - Chibimaru
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968 Fuji TVFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
) - Zashiki-warashiZashiki-warashi, sometimes also called , is a Japanese yōkai, stemming from Iwate Prefecture, similar to a domovoi.The name breaks down to zashiki, a tatami floored room, and warashi, an archaic regional term for a child. The appearance of this spirit is that of a 5 or 6 year child with bobbed hair and a red face...
(uncredited) - Dokachin the Primitive BoyDokachin the Primitive Boyis an anime created by Tatsunoko Production. A prehistoric boy, his family and a chunk of land from the past, were accidentally brought to the present time by a scientist's time-travel experiments....
(1968 Fuji TV) - Pak - Yūyake Banchō (1968 NTV) - Chuji Akagi
- Sazae-sanSazae-sanis a Japanese comic strip created by Machiko Hasegawa. It was first published in Hasegawa's local paper, the , on April 22, 1946. When the wished to have Hasegawa draw the comic strip for their paper, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 with the explanation that the main characters had moved from Kyūshū to...
(1969 Fuji TV) - Sazae Fuguta - Hakushon DaimaouThe Genie Familyis an anime series produced by Tatsunoko Production. It features the adventures of a family of Genies. It was shown in Europe, North America & Australia under the name "Bob in a Bottle" and in Latin America under the name "Yam Yam y el Genio".-Plot:...
(1969 Fuji TV) - Kan-chan - Mōretsu AtarōMōretsu Atarō' is a gag manga by Fujio Akatsuka. It was serialized from 1967 to 1970 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Two anime adaptations were produced for TV Asahi ....
(1969 NET) - Dekoppachi
TV drama
- Docchi ga docchi (1972 NHKNHK General TVis the main television service of NHK . It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas...
) - Tsuneko Takagi (protagonist's mother) - Wild 7Wild 7is a Japanese manga series by creator Mikiya Mochizuki that debuted on 1969 on Weekly Shōnen King where it ran until 1979. The creation of the manga had been based on the condition that Japan and other non-communist countries were facing in the 1960s and 70s with the rise of militant student...
(1972-1973 NTV) - Ganbare!! Robocon (1974-1976 NET) - Shoko Oyama
- Bijō no License 2nd series Ep. 67 (1976 NET) - Hanako
- Tsubasa (2009 NHK) - Suzumoto's Wife (voice)
- Sazae-sanSazae-sanis a Japanese comic strip created by Machiko Hasegawa. It was first published in Hasegawa's local paper, the , on April 22, 1946. When the wished to have Hasegawa draw the comic strip for their paper, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 with the explanation that the main characters had moved from Kyūshū to...
(2009 Fuji TV) - Namihei's Co-Worker - Sazae-san 2 (2010 Fuji TV) - Yumizu's Wife