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Michiko Hirai (平井 道子, 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.

Michiko Hirai
平井 道子
Born	(1935-09-09)9 September 1935[1] Tokyo, Japan
Died	3 July 1984(1984-07-03) (aged 48) Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress voice actress
Years active	1957-1984
Agent	Theater Echo
Notable work	Sally the Witch as Sally Star Blazers as Starsha
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Spouse	Shinji Nakae[3]

Life and Career

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.[5] She was also a skilled singer[6] 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.[5] 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

Anime

• Andersen Stories as Ming Ming (ep 11-12);[7] Ball (ep 20);[8] Helga (ep. 22-23);[9] Little Mermaid (ep 31-33);[8] Marte (ep 48);[10] Snow Queen (ep 50-51);[10] Anna's Mother (ep 52)[8]
• Anne of Green Gables as Mrs. Evans
• Casshan
• Devilman as Maimemu (ep 13)
• Galaxy Express 999 as Queen Metamelina (ep 65)
• God Mars as Aida
• Golgo 13 as Catherine (voice)
• Himitsu no Akko-chan as Shōshō Akatsuka (eps 56, 61)
• Hoshi no Ko Chobin as Sagiri
• Kikansha Yaemon D51 no Daibōken as Rinrin
• Lupin III: Part II as Jasmine (ep 85); Melon Ganimard (ep 28)
• Lupin III: Part III as Mrs Dracula (ep 11)
• Lupin the 3rd as Ginko Hoshikage (ep 17); Maki / Rie Makita (ep 21); Rie Makita (ep 21)
• Mahō no Mako-chan as Mama; Tomiko Tomita
• München e no Michi
• Nobara no Julie as Teresia
• Nozomi in the Sun as Miki Kōda[11]
• The World of Hans Christian Andersen as Hans' Mother[12]
• Panda no Daibōken as Fifi
• Reideen the Brave
• Robokko Beeton as Nennen
• Ryu, the Cave Boy as Ran[13]
• Sally the Witch (1966) as Sally
• Sasuke as Sasuke's Mother[14]
• Space Battleship Yamato as Starsha
• Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage as Starsha
• Star Blazers as Starsha
• Swiss Family Robinson as Anna[15]
• Under Sea Boy Marine
• Yōkai Ningen Bem

Western animation

• One Hundred and One Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil (1981 Dub)
• Peanuts as Lucy Van Pelt
• Snoopy Come Home as Lucy Van Pelt
• Robin Hood as Lady Kluck (Theatrical release version)

Dubbing

• Faye Dunaway
  • The Arrangement (NET Dub)
  • Oklahoma Crude (TBS Dub)
  • Bonnie and Clyde (TV Asahi Dub)
  • The Thomas Crown Affair (TBS Dub)
  • Three Days of the Condor (TV Asahi Dub)
  • The Three Musketeers (TV Asahi Dub)
  • The Towering Inferno (TV Asahi Dub)
  • Little Big Man (TBS Dub)
  • The Champ (TV Asahi Dub)
  • Doc (TBS Dub)
  • The Four Musketeers (TV Asahi Dub)
  • Puzzle of a Downfall Child (TBS Dub)
• Marlene Dietrich
  • Destry Rides Again (TV Asahi Dub)
• Rita Hayworth
  • Blood and Sand
• Judy Garland
  • A Star Is Born (TV Asahi Dub)
• Claire Bloom
  • Alexander the Great (NET Dub)
• Ursula Andress
  • Up to His Ears (TV Asahi Dub)
• Catherine Deneuve
  • Mississippi Mermaid
• All Monsters Attack as Minira (voice)
• Golgo 13 as Catherine (voice)
• Kuchû toshi zero zero hachi as Oh-hara Tsukiko (voice)

Live action

• Lone Wolf and Cub as Ohatsu (ep 3.14-16)
• Onna goroshi abura no jigoku
• Tooi sekkin

Theme song

• "Itazura no Uta" Sally the Witch (2nd ending theme)

References

External links

• Michiko Hirai at IMDb
• Michiko Hirai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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