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Michiko Hirai

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Michiko Hirai
平井ひらい 道子みちこ
Born(1935-09-09)9 September 1935[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Died3 July 1984(1984-07-03) (aged 48)
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
Years active1957-1984
AgentTheater Echo
Notable work
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
SpouseShinji Nakae[3]

Michiko Hirai (平井ひらい 道子みちこ, Hirai Michiko, September 9, 1935 – July 3, 1984[1]) was a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo.[1] She worked for Theater Echo.[1] She is most known for originating the roles of Sally in Sally the Witch, Starsha in Star Blazers, and Ran in Ryu, the Cave Boy.

Life and career

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She has been active as an NHK exclusive singer since the age of 10. After graduating from Ferris Women's Junior College in Music Department,[1] she was invited by Kazuo Kumakura to join Theater Echo in 1957.[4]

While she was acting for her theater company, she was also active as a voice actress dubbing Faye Dunaway[1] and the role of Sally Yumeno in the TV anime Sally the Witch among many.

She was married to fellow voice actor Shinji Nakae.[3] She was also a skilled singer[5] and a Mahjong lover[4]

She died at the age of 48 on July 3, 1984, at the Mishima Clinic in Koganei, Tokyo, due to heart failure.[3] Her last works were Mrs Dracula in Lupin the 3rd Part III which was broadcast 4 days after her death, and the historical drama Onna goroshi abura no jigoku which was broadcast 2 months after her death.

Notable roles

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Anime

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Western animation

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Dubbing

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Live action

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Theme song

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 明治めいじ～平成へいせい,367日にち誕生たんじょう日大にちだい事典じてん, 20世紀せいき日本人にっぽんじん名めい事典じてん,新撰しんせん 芸能人げいのうじん物ぶつ事典じてん. "平井ひらい 道子みちことは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). japan: VIP Times. 1984. p. 390.
  3. ^ a b c Mainichi Shinbun (in Japanese). Japan: Mainichi Shinbun. July 1984. p. 99.
  4. ^ a b TV洋画ようがの人気者にんきもの 声ごえのスターのすべて (in Japanese). Japan: Kindaieigasha. 1979. pp. 202–204.
  5. ^ Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Japan: VIP Times. 1984. p. 390.
  6. ^ DVD credits
  7. ^ "C-29 | Andersen Monogatari: Nightingale - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  8. ^ a b c "Andersen Monogatari". Yobodashi.com.
  9. ^ "C-60 | Andersen Monogatari: Numa no Ou no Musume - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  10. ^ a b "AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "Le fiabe di Andersen"". www.antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  11. ^ "さすらいの太陽たいよう". 2018-03-06. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  12. ^ "アンデルセン物語ものがたり". 2017-10-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  13. ^ "原始げんし少年しょうねんリュウ - 作品さくひんラインナップ - 東映とうえいアニメーション". lineup.toei-anim.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  14. ^ "株式会社かぶしきがいしゃエイケン オフィシャルサイト". www.eiken-anime.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  15. ^ "家族かぞくロビンソン漂流ひょうりゅう記き ふしぎな島しまのフローネ | 作品さくひん紹介しょうかい | NIPPON ANIMATION". www.nippon-animation.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  16. ^ "ロビン・フッド". The Cinema. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  17. ^ "スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストア スタンダード版ばん Blu-ray". TC Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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