Masako Matsubara

Masako Matsubara
松原 雅子
Born (1951-10-08) October 8, 1951 (age 75)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1970–present
AgentBeat One
WebsiteOfficial profile

Masako Matsubara (松原 雅子, Matsubara Masako; born October 8, 1951) is a Japanese voice actress.

Biography

Matsubara was born on October 8, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan.

After stints at the TV Talent Center and K Production, she worked as a freelancer before joining Beat One.

Personality

Her voice range is soprano.

From August 1981 to March 2005, Matsubara voiced Michiko Minamoto, the mother of main character Shizuka Minamoto, in the anime series Doraemon.

Matsubara has done narration for KM Ad System's 8-track cartridge bus announcement systems, with her voice becoming well known with bus enthusiasts.

Her personal hobbies and skills include Nordic crafts, porcelain painting, shamisen, traditional Japanese folk songs, the way of tea, and collecting children's stories.

Her favorite phrase is "Ichi-go ichi-e".

Filmography

Television animation

List of voice performances in television animation
Year Title Role(s) Notes Source
1975Reideen the BraveYuka
1975Tekkaman: The Space KnightChibi AEp. 10
1977Chōgattai Majutsu Robo GinguiserChild A, Kitano, Iiko, Student, Yōko, Momoko, Kyoko, KentaChild A in Eps. 1, 3, and 4, Kitano in Ep. 2, Iiko in Ep. 5, Student in Ep. 6, Yōko in Ep. 8, Momoko in Ep. 12, Kyoko in Ep. 16, Kenta in Ep. 24
1977Invincible Super Man Zambot 3Kaoru KōzukiEps 4-5
1978Gatchaman IIBoy BEps 34 and 36
1978Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss ModernMaidEp. 22
1979Anne of Green GablesStella Maynard
1980–1981Space Runaway IdeonMayaya Lau, Novak Ursula, WomanMayaya Lau in Eps 1–7 and 22, Novak Ursula in Eps 8–10, 29, and 37–38, Woman in Ep. 24
1980Gatchaman FighterRefugeeEp. 5
1980Muteking, The Dashing WarriorKazuo Uchiyamada
1981Fang of the Sun DougramFemale Soldier
1981Ninja Hattori-kunAdditional voice
1981–2005DoraemonMichiko Minamoto, Boy ASecond voice of Michiko Minamoto, Boy A in Ep. 786
1982Game Center ArashiChild C, Sumire MatsumotoChild C in Ep. 6, Second voice of Sumire Matsumoto
1988City HunterYuri OkanoEp. 47
1990108 Ward Inside and Out: Make-Up ArtistFukao
1990The Laughing SalesmanYumemi KoinoEp. 20
2005Black JackSchoolboy (Karte 23)
2005Great Detective ConanEiko's motherEps. 419–420

Theatrical animation

List of voice performances in theatrical animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
198121 Emon: Welcome to Space!Announcer
1982Space Runaway Ideon: A ContactMayaya
1982Space Runaway Ideon: Be IvokedUrsula
1983Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea DevilMichiko Minamoto
1985Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star WarsMichiko Minamoto
1990Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal PlanetGirl
1991Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian NightsMichiko Minamoto
1994Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary SwordsmenMichiko Minamoto
1995Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the WorldMichiko Minamoto
1999Nobita's the Night Before a WeddingMichiko MinamotoShort film
2002The Day When I Was BornMichiko MinamotoShort film

Original video animation (OVA)

List of voice performances in original video animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
1989TwinSumikoHyō's aunt
1990The Dark MythTake's mother

References

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  2. 1 2 3 日本タレント名鑑 (1981年版) (in Japanese). VIP Times Co. 1980. p. 362.
  3. 1 2 3 4 『声優の世界－アニメーションから外国映画まで』 (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama (Fantastic Collection Special Edition). October 30, 1979. p. 103.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "「女性篇」". 『声優事典』(第2版) (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo-sha. p. 531. ISBN 4-87376-160-3.
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  6. ↑ CHARACTER ソロシップをとりまく人々. Space Runaway Ideon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ ゲームセンターあらし. allcinema.net (in Japanese).
  8. ↑ ブラック・ジャック. allcinema.net (in Japanese).
  9. ↑ 21エモン 宇宙へいらっしゃい!. allcinema.net (in Japanese).
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  11. 1 2 伝説巨神イデオン 接触篇・発動篇. KINENOTE (in Japanese).
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  20. ↑ 映画ドラえもん のび太の創世日記. KINENOTE (in Japanese).
  21. ↑ のび太の結婚前夜 The night before a wedding. allcinema.net (in Japanese).
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  23. ↑ 映画 のび太の結婚前夜. KINENOTE (in Japanese).
  24. ↑ ぼくの生まれた日. allcinema.net (in Japanese).
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  27. ↑ 暗黒神話 餓鬼の章／天の章. allcinema.net (in Japanese).
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  29. ↑ 暗黒神話 餓鬼の章／天の章. KINENOTE (in Japanese).