Miyoko Asō
Miyoko Asō was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her role as the first voice of Fune Isono from 1969 to 2015 in the longest-running Japanese anime series Sazae-san, which first aired in 1969. She was the voice of Dr. Pinako Rockbell in both Fullmetal Alchemist anime adaptations. Asō also starred as an actress in cinema, in the 2006 movie Aogeba Tōtoshi, directed by Jun Ichikawa. On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Asō would step down from her role in Sazae-san. She was replaced by Yorie Terauchi on October 5, 2015. On September 3, 2018, it was reported that Asō had died on August 25 from senility.
Filmography
Television animation
- Gegege no Kitarō
- Akane-chan
- Sazae-san, Fune Isono
- Andersen Stories Ferone's Nanny
- Wandering Sun
- Marvelous Melmo, Melmo's aunt
- Kashi no Ki Mokku
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
- Kerokko Demetan
- Fables of the Green Forest, Narrator
- Wansa-kun, Animal hospital director
- Alps no Shōjo Heidi, Miss Rottenmeier
- Maya the Bee, Cassandra-sensei
- Huckleberry no Bōken
- Marco
- Piccolino no Bōken, Giulietta the cat
- Candy Candy, Mary Jane
- Attack on Tomorrow, Kada sei
- Ippatsu Kanta-kun, Kumiko Tabase
- Angie Girl, Barbara
- The Story of Perrine
- Tōshō Daimos, Margarete, Okane
- Galaxy Express 999, Boarding old lady, Fimeru
- Anne of [Green Gables (1979 TV series)|Anne of Green Gables], Rachel Lynde
- Maegami-Taro, Grandma
- Captain, Takao's Mother
- Botchan, Kiyoshi
- Hello! Sandybell, Scott's wife
- Meiken Jolie
- Andromeda Stories, Tarama
- Captain, Takao's Mother
- Manga Nihon-shi, Nene
- Mori no Tonto-tachi, Muori
- The Harp of Burma, Old Woman
- Ranma ½, List of [Ranma ½ characters#Cologne|Cologne], Faith curer, Theme Song Performance
- YuYu Hakusho, Elder Ice Maiden
- Romeo and the Black Brothers, Mimi Rossi
- Vampire Princess Miyu, aquarium director
- Master Keaton, Mrs. Burnham
- Inuyasha, Shoga
- The Galaxy Railways, Ine
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Pinako Rockbell
- Maria Watches Over Us, Academy Principal
- Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps, Academy Principal
- El Cazador de la Bruja, Salma
- Devil May Cry, Margret
- Kure-nai, Old woman
- Clannad After Story, Shino Okazaki
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Pinako Rockbell
Original video animations
- Yamataro Comes Back, Woman
- Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu, Sherin
- Little Twins, Hara
- Ranma ½, Cologne
- The Final Flight of the Osiris
- Xam'd: Lost Memories, Sannova
- Fairy Tail, Hilda
Animated films
- Galaxy Express 999, Tochiro's Mother
- Captain, Takao's mother
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil, Maid
- Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China, Cologne
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King, Maid
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Pinako Rockbell
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Colleen Dewhurst
- *The [Dead Zone (film)|The Dead Zone]
- *Anne of Green Gables
- *Anne of Avonlea
- *Dying Young
- *Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
- Gemma Jones
- *Harry Potter and [the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
- *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- The Blues Brothers
- Chocolat
- Duel
- Dune
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- La Cage aux Folles II
- Lilies of the Field
- Music of the Heart
- Sleeping with the Enemy
- Superman Returns
- The Time Machine (1960)
- The Time Machine (2002)
Animation
- Robin Hood, Mrs. Rabbit
- The Rescuers, Ellie Mae
- An American Tail, Mama Mousekewitz
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Mama Mousekewitz
- Fievel's American Tails, Fievel; Mama Mousekewitz
- Sleeping Beauty, Flora
- Home on the Range, Pearl Gesner
Others
- Japanese Style Originator, Narrator