Masako Ebisu
Japanese actress (born 1945)
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Masako Hoshino[1] (星野 真沙子, Hoshino Masako; born August 3, 1945[4][5]) known professionally as Masako Ebisu (恵比寿 まさ子, Ebisu Masako) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She is also a freelancer affiliated with the talent agency Herringbone as a narrator.[3]
Masako Ebisu | |
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| 恵比寿 まさ子 | |
| Born | Masako Hoshino (星野 真沙子)[1] August 3, 1945 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Agent | Herringbone[3] |
| Notable credits |
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She is best known for her roles as Shizuka Minamoto in Doraemon, Ryōko Kakinouchi in Attack No. 1, Yōko Shiraki in Ashita no Joe, Taiko Namino in Sazae-san, Natsumi's mother in The Kabocha Wine, and Herumeko in Tonari no Tamageta-kun.
Biography
Born on August 3, 1945 in Tokyo, Japan, Ebisu was a former member of the Kokeshi-za Children's Theater Company[6] and graduated from the Nihon University College of Art.[7]
She had been previously affiliated with All Japan Music and Entertainment Production[6], N.N.A.C[6], the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society,[6] Enkyo-Pro,[8] Mausu Promotion,[6] Aoni Production,[7] and Office Osawa Co.,Ltd.[1][5]
Ebisu has appeared in hit shows such as Sazae-san and Ashita no Joe.[9] In recent years, she's served as a narrator for Suntory's Jibun Bōe-dan commercials.[10]
Following the deaths of Shun Yashiro in 2003,[11] Kaneta Kimotsuki in 2016,[12] Kōsei Tomita in 2020,[13] and Yoshiko Ōta in 2021,[14] she and Masako Nozawa (the voice of Doraemon from episodes 14 to 26) are currently the last surviving of the Nippon Doraemon series voice cast.
Personal life
Filmography
Television animation
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kaminari Bōya Pikkari-B | Additional voices | ||
| Sally the Witch | Yukari | |||
| 1968 | The Monster Kid | Ako-chan | ||
| Star of the Giants | Additional voices | |||
| 1969 | Attack No. 1 | Yoshiko Kakinouchi | ||
| Kamui | Child | |||
| Judo Boy | Runya | |||
| 1970 | Ashita no Joe | Yōko Shiraki | Second voice, Eps 34–44 | [15] |
| 1971 | Andersen Monogatari | Babette | Eps 38–40 | |
| Golgo 13 | Additional voice | |||
| 1972 | Akado Suzunosuke | Additional voices | ||
| Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | Girl | |||
| Pinocchio: The Series | Cannes, Girl | |||
| Kunimatsu-sama no Otoori dai | Hanae, Nana Sakakibara | |||
| The Gutsy Frog | Additional voices | |||
| 1973 | Jungle Kurobe | Takane Fujino | [16][17] | |
| Doraemon | Shizuka Minamoto | Main role | [9][18][19] | |
| Karate Master | Yae Arima, Additional voices | Yae Arima in Ep. 5, Additional voices in Ep. 12 | ||
| 1974 | Aim for the Ace! | Additional voices | ||
| First Human Giatrus | Additional voices | |||
| Sazae-san | Taiko Namino | Second voice | [9][20][21] | |
| Tonari no Tamageta-kun | Herumeko | [22] | ||
| New Honeybee Hutch | Dorothy | |||
| 1977 | Yatterman | Guest | ||
| 1980 | Galaxy Express 999 | Ferasu, Keiko | Ferasu in Ep. 85, Keiko in Ep. 93 | |
| 1981 | Galaxy Cyclone Braiger | Sue Lin-ho, Miguel | Sue Lin-ho in Ep. 12 | |
| Queen Millennia | Yuri Jūmonji | Episode 5 | ||
| Tiger Mask II | Nancy | |||
| Hello! Sandybell | Additional voices | |||
| Dotakon | Sayuri Nijo, Akihiko Maehara's mother | |||
| 1982 | Asari-chan | Flower Seller | ||
| Galactic Gale Baxingar | Stecken's mother | |||
| The Kabocha Wine | Natsumi's mother | |||
| Patalliro! | Garnecia | Ep. 9 | ||
| I Am a Cat | Woman | |||
| 1983 | I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life | Yōko | Television special | [23] |
| Manga Japanese History | Oichi | |||
| Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi | Mother | |||
| 1984 | Sōya Monogatari | Haruko, Lady | ||
| 1986 | Doteraman | Satoko Sato | ||
| 2000 | Hiwou War Chronicles | Narrator | [24][25] | |
