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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
actress and
voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talen ...
from
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan. She is best known for playing the voice of
Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...
in
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
dubbed television and films, and playing main characters in ''
Marvelous Melmo is a magical girl manga and anime by Osamu Tezuka. This series centered on Melmo, a nine-year-old girl whose mother is killed in an auto accident and has to then take care of her two younger brothers (Totoo and Touch). While in Heaven, the ...
'' (as Melmo), ''
Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 ''tankōbon'' v ...
'' as Uran (Astro Girl in the English version), and ''
Moomin The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white, ...
'' (as Non Non). As a child, she found she enjoyed acting after joining the child acting troupe Gekidan Komadori. Mutō died of acute
heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, ...
on October 29, 2006 in
Setagaya is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orc ...
, Tokyo, Japan.


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*'' Mighty Atom'' (1963–1966, Uran) *'' Ribbon Knight'' (1967–1968, Hecate, Venus) *''
Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Sabu may refer to: Film and comics *Sabu, Japanese name of 1966 Speed Racer's mechanic in original manga and its anime adaptation *Sabu, 1971 character in Chacha Chaudhary Indian comic books * ''Sabu'' (film), 2002 Japanese period drama directed by ...
'' (1968–1969, Midori) *''
Star of the Giants is a Japanese sports manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1966 to 1971. It is about the actual baseball team Yomiuri Giants using ...
'' (1968–1971, Kyōko) *''
Dororo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing as ''dororo'' inspired the title of the series. ''Dororo'' was first serialized in Shogakukan's '' ...
'' (1969, Mio) *''
Kamui the Ninja is a manga series written and drawn by Sanpei Shirato. Set in feudal Japan, it tells the story of a low-born ninja who has fled his clan. The series combines historical adventure with social commentary and themes of oppression and rebellio ...
'' (1969, Tone (ep.8)) *''
Moomin The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white, ...
'' (1969–1970 and 1972, Non Non) *''
Attack No. 1 is a Japanese manga series by Chikako Urano. It became the first televised female sports anime series in the shōjo category. The anime is an adaptation of Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Margaret (magazine), Weekly Margaret Ma ...
'' (1969–1971, Michiru Sanjō) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971, Psyche (eps. 49)) *''
Lupin III , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the endeavors of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsè ...
'' (1971–1972, Linda) *''
Marvelous Melmo is a magical girl manga and anime by Osamu Tezuka. This series centered on Melmo, a nine-year-old girl whose mother is killed in an auto accident and has to then take care of her two younger brothers (Totoo and Touch). While in Heaven, the ...
'' (1971–1972, Melmo) *'' Mokku of the Oak Tree'' (1972, Mustard Fairy Kasie (ep.8)) *''
Akadō Suzunosuke Akado Suzunosuke may refer to: * '' Suzunosuke Akado'', a 1957 film * '' Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster'', a 1957 film * '' Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Demon-Faced Gang'' a 1957 film * '' Suzunosuke Akado: The Vacuum Slash of Asuka'', a ...
'' (1972–1973, Nagisa (eps.36-37)) *''
Devilman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called " Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to battl ...
'' (1972–1973, Psycho Jenny) *''
Hazedon is a Japanese adventure anime series produced by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise). Its 26 episodes were aired on October 5, 1972, to March 29, 1973, on Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is ...
'' (1972–1973, Shīran) *''
Dokonjō Gaeru is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasumi Yoshizawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1970 to June 1976, with its chapters collected in twenty-seven ''tankōbo ...
'' (1972–1974, Yoshiko Yamaguchi) *''
Casshan ''Casshan'', also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Productions founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973. The ''Casshern'' franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'', and a 2004 ...
'' (1973–1974, Midori Azuma / Suwani) *'' Samurai Giants'' (1973–1974, Rika Minami) *''
Little Wansa is a mascot for Sanwa Bank designed by Osamu Tezuka. It was later turned into a manga series by Tezuka and an anime series from 1973. The hero of Wansa-kun was Wansa, a puppy who is sold for a pittance, then escapes, and spends much of th ...
'' (1973–04-02, Mammy, Mimi's Mother) *''
Kōya no Shōnen Isamu , is a Japanese manga series written by Sōji Yamakawa and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1971 to 1974. It was adapted into an anime by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Shingo Araki and Daikichiro Kusub ...
'' (1973) *''
A Dog of Flanders ''A Dog of Flanders'' is an 1872 novel by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée published with her pseudonym "Ouida". It is about a Flemish boy named Nello and his dog, Patrasche, and is set in Antwerp. In Japan, Korea, Russia, Ukraine an ...
'' (1975, narrator) *''
La Seine no Hoshi is Japanese anime series by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise), which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "The Star o ...
'' (1975, Marie Antoinette) *''
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is a Japanese animated television series directed by Isao Takahata that aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the Italian novel ''Heart'' (') created by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e., a monthly tale (''racconto mensile'') ''From th ...
'' (1976, Cristina Mequinez) *''
Ie Naki Ko is a 1977-1978 Japanese anime series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Madhouse. The story is based upon French author Hector Malot's 1878 novel '' Sans Famille''. It follows a young boy who works for a travelling group of players in the hope of ea ...
'' (1977–1978, Milligan's wife) *'' 100 Mannen Chikyū no Tabi: Bander Book'' (1978-08-27, Queen Tasuka) *''
Yakyū-kyō no Uta is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. It follows Yūki Mizuhara, a young woman who wants to do veterinary medicine at college but instead she became a baseball player. It was originally serialized in ...
'' (1978) *''
Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...
'' (1979, Barry's wife) *''
The Rose of Versailles , also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine ''Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the ser ...
'' (1979–1980, Countess Yolande de Polignac) *'' Hoeru Bunbun'' (1980–1981) *''
Invincible Robo Trider G7 is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise that aired from 1980 to 1981. It was also referred to as "''Trider G7''", "''Unchallengeable Trider G7''", "''Tryder G7''", "''Bird Attack Tryder G7''" and "''Unrivaled Robot Tr ...
'' (1980–1981, Jilba (ep.27-33)) *''
Six God Combination Godmars is the title of a 1980s mecha anime television series that was popular during its broadcast between 1981 and 1982 in Japan, Hong Kong and Italy. The series consists of 64 episodes and 2 special presentations. Other loosely translated names ...
'' (1981–1982, Flore's mother) *''
Warrior of Love Rainbowman is a tokusatsu series created by Kōhan Kawauchi. This was the first superhero TV series produced by Toho Company Ltd., and was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from October 6, 1972 to September 18, 1973, with a total of 52 episodes. Mitsuru ...
'' (1982–1983, Akiko Yamato) *''
The Yearling ''The Yearling'' is a novel by American writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, published in March 1938. It was the main selection of the Book of the Month Club in April 1938. It won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It was the best-selling no ...
'' (1983–1985, Ory Baxter) *''
Katri, Girl of the Meadows is an anime series based on the Finnish novel '' Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' (''The Shepherd, the Servant Girl, and the Hostess'') by Auni Nuolivaara. The series was broadcast originally in Japan in 1984 as part of the children's anthology s ...
'' (1984, narrator, Lanta's wife, Akki household maid) *''
Maple Town ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, animated by Toei Animation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from Jan ...
'' (1986–1987, Christine / Mama) *''
Hello! Lady Lynn is the second season of the anime series, ''Lady Lady!!'', produced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. It consists of a total of 36 episodes and was aired from May 12, 1988 to January 26, 1989 on TV Tokyo. Based on the Japanese shōjo manga '' ...
'' (1988–1989, Isabel Montgomery) *''