Michiyo Yanagisawa

Michiyo Yanagisawa
柳沢三千代
Born (1963-07-26) July 26, 1963
Occupations
Years active1980–⁠present
AgentAoni Production
Known forLet's Go! Anpanman as Currypanman
WebsiteOfficial profile

Michiyo Yanagisawa (柳沢三千代, Yanagisawa Michiyo) (born July 26,[3] 1963[4]) is a Japanese voice actress and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production.

She is best known for her voice role as Currypanman on the long-running children's television anime series Let's Go! Anpanman.

Biography

While enrolled in the Department of Theater at Nihon University’s College of Arts, she joined theater company NOISE, led by Koharu Kisaragi.[5]

In an interview with the Tokyo Medical Association's public relations magazine Genki ga Iine, she explained that she studied theater because she had originally dreamed of becoming an elementary school teacher and thought it could be applied to education, also sharing that her passion for expression grew through her theater troupe activities.[5]

With encouragement from Kisaragi, who was also her mentor, she pursued a path as a voice actress after graduating from university and officially joined Aoni Production.[5][4]

Since 1988, she has voiced Currypanman in the long-running television anime series Let's Go! Anpanman.[5][4]

Filmography

Television animation

Theatrical animation

Video games

Television drama

Tokusatsu

References

  1. ↑ "柳沢三千代". The Television (in Japanese).
  2. ↑ "柳沢 三千代". Talent Databank (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "青二プロダクション 柳沢三千代". Aoni Production (in Japanese).
  4. 1 2 3 "先輩にインタビュー 声優の仕事" (PDF). Nihon University (in Japanese).
  5. 1 2 3 4 "わたしの元気" (PDF). Tokyo Medical Association (in Japanese).
  6. ↑ "あんぱん:「アンパンマン」の声優2人がサプライズ出演! 「やさしいライオン」の"声"担当で 視聴者「ほんと豪華だな」「カレーパンマンとサラダ姫!」". Mantan-web (in Japanese). 29 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.