Akiko Takamura
Akiko Takamura | |
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高村 章子 | |
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| Born | Akiko Takumi (巧刃 章子)[1] November 9, 1922 |
| Died | June 27, 2012 (aged 89) |
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| Years active | 1940–2012 |
| Agent | Advance Promotion |
| Website | Advance Promotion official website (in Japanese) |
Akiko Takumi (巧刃 章子, Takumi Akiko; November 9, 1922[2] – June 27, 2012), known professionally as Akiko Takamura (高村 章子, Takamura Akiko), was a Japanese actress.and voice actress from Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
She was the founder, representative director, and chairman[3] (honorary chairman in later years[4]) of Advance Promotion until her death.[5]
Biography
Takamura was born on November 9, 1922,[6] in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture.[7]
She started off as a trainee at Bungakuza in 1948 and stayed until she departed from the company in 1951. She joined the Mugi-no-kai theater company in 1953, then left one year later in order to become a freelance actor.[8] She was affiliated with Enkyo Pro[9] and Taiyo Promotion.[10]
Takamura died on June 27, 2012, at the age of 89.[11] The cause of her death was never revealed.
Personality
Her voice type was mezzo-soprano.[9] She was known for her voice acting roles as dignified, gentle mother characters and grandmother characters.[12]
Takamura's personal hobbies and special skills were name analysis,[9] folk songs, folk tales,[13] and haiku.[14]
Filmography
Television anime
- Moomin (1969–1970): Moominmamma[15][16]
- Star of the Giants (1970): Additional voice
- Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai (1971): Yoshida's Mother, Kiku
- The Gutsy Frog (1972–1974): Yoshiko's Mother,[17] others
- Hazedon (1972): Hazedon's Mother[18]
- Samurai Giants (1973-1974): Additional voice
- Jungle Kurobē (1973): Additional voice
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974): Additional voice[19]
- Time Bokan (1975): Madame Linden
- Warm Warm Family (1976):Yone Yamano (first voice), Grandmother[20]
- New Star of the Giants (1977-1978): Additional voice
- Song of Baseball Enthusiasts (1978): Otane
- Doraemon (1979–2005): Maternal Grandmother (first voice), Nobita's Grandmother (second voice)
- Anne of Green Gables (1979): Housewife
- Twenty-Four Eyes (1980): Kiku
- New Lupin the 3rd (1980): Pancho's Wife (Ep. 124)
- SAIKYO ROBO DAIOJA 1 (1981-1982): Grandmother
- The Call of the Wind (1981): Additional voice
- The Monster Kid (1982): Hazukashira's Mother
- Glass Mask (1984): Mrs. Yamashita (Eps 18-19)
- Pro Golfer Saru (1985–1988): Mother[21]
- Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986): Old Teahouse Woman
- New Pro Golfer Saru (1988): Mother
- 108 Ward Inside and Out: Make-Up Artist (1990): Kakadono (Kosanba's Mother)
- My Daddy Long Legs (1990): Headmaster
- World Fairy Tale Series (1995): Grandmother
- Great Detective Conan (1996–present): Shizuka Omori (Ep. 273)
Theatrical animation
- Moomin (1972): Moominmamma[22][23]
- New Star of the Giants (1977): Additional voice
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1979): Additional voice[24]
- Song of Baseball Enthusiasts: Wolf of the North, Tiger of the South (1979): Additional voice[25]
- Gauche the Cellist (1982): Mother Mouse[26][27]
- A Grandmother's Recollections (short film) (2000): Nobita's Grandmother[28][29]
- Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004): Nobita's Grandmother[30]
- Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (2010): Housewife[31][32]
Original video animation
- Green Legend Ran (1992): Old Woman[33]
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps: Alpine Mountain Chapter (1993): Additional voice[34]
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara (1993): Additional voice[35]
- 3×3 Eyes: ~Legend of the Divine Demon~ (1995): Grandma Ayanokōji (Ep. 1)[36]
References
- ↑ "Women's Volume" in "Voice Actor Directory" (in Japanese). Published by Seibido Shuppan on August 10, 1999. p. 162. ISBN 4-415-00878-X.
- ↑ "Voice Actor Directory: From Animation to Foreign Films..." (in Japanese). Published by Kindai Eiga-sha in 1985. p. 94.
- ↑ “アドヴァンスプロモーションのご案内 - 会社案内” (in Japanese), Advance Promotion, Archived from the original on April 8, 2004, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ “アドヴァンスプロモーション 事務所紹介” (in Japanese), Advance Promotion, Archived from the original on January 30, 2013, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Japan Talent Directory (1998 Edition)" (in Japanese). VIP Times Co., 1998, page 680.
- ↑ “Voice Actor Directory: From Animation to Foreign Films...” Kindai Eiga-sha, 1985, page 94.
- ↑ 「高村 章子」 (in Japanese). Excite News (Excite Co., Ltd.). Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Talent Directory No. 2" (in Japanese), Geino Shunju-sha, 1963, page 149.
- 1 2 3 "The World of Voice Actors - From Animation to Foreign Films," Asahi Sonorama, Fantastic Collection Special Issue, October 30, 1979, page 89.
- ↑ Yoshio Kakeo (ed.), "Female Voice Actors," *Voice Actor Encyclopedia, Second Edition*, Kinema Junpo Co., Ltd., March 30, 1996, page 447, ISBN: 4-87376-160-3.
- ↑ Japan Actors' Association News, May 29, 2015 Issue: Obituaries.
- ↑ Bii Ogawa, "The Discerning Voice Actor Encyclopedia '97", Tokuma Shoten (Romance Album), March 10, 1997, page 80. ISBN: 4-19-720012-9.
- ↑ "Japan Talent Directory (1998 Edition)", VIP Times Co., 1998, page 680.
- ↑ “Voice Actor Directory: From Animation to Foreign Films...” Kindai Eiga-sha, 1985, page 94.
- ↑ ムーミン (in Japanese), TMS Entertainment, TMS Entertainment official website, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ ムーミン (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Yoshiyuki Tomino Filmography (Masahiro Haraguchi)", in "Yoshiyuki Tomino: The Complete Works" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo Co., Ltd. Published by Kinema Junpo Mook on June 9, 1999. page 416. ISBN 4-87376-514-5.
- ↑ ハゼドン (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ アルプスの少女ハイジ (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ ほかほか家族 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ プロゴルファー猿 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ ムーミン (1972) (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ ムーミン[72年版] (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ アルプスの少女ハイジ (1979) (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ 野球狂の詩 北の狼南の虎 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ セロ彈きのゴーシュ (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ セロ弾きのゴーシュ(1982・アニメ) (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ ドラえもん おばあちゃんの思い出 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ おばあちゃんの思い出 (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ 映画ドラえもん のび太のワンニャン時空伝 (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ 赤毛のアン ～グリーンゲーブルズへの道～ (in Japanese), lp.p.pia.jp, Pia Movies, 2010, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ 赤毛のアン グリーンゲーブルズへの道 (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ グリーンレジェンド乱 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ アルプスの少女ハイジ アルムの山編 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ アルプスの少女ハイジ ハイジとクララ編 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ 3×3EYES ～聖魔伝説～ (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.
External links
- Advance Promotion official website (in Japanese)
- Akiko Takamura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Akiko Takamura at Behind The Voice Actors