# Hiroko Maruyama

Hiroko Maruyama (丸山 裕子, Maruyama Hiroko, born 22 October 1946) is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, affiliated with Teatro Echo. She is known for portraying Gon in First Human Giatrus, Kinoppy in Paul's Miraculous Adventure, Santa Minami in Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser, Minoru Yamada in Ojamanga Yamada-kun, Togejirou in Ninja Hattori-kun, Prince Komaro in Yattodetaman, Ryo Ishizaki in Captain Tsubasa, Mag in Choushinsei Flashman, and Robotan in Robotan.

## Biography

Hiroko Maruyama, a native of Tokyo, was born on 22 October 1946 and educated at Ōmori High School. After spending one year at Toho School of Performing Arts, she joined Teatro Echo in 1966.
In 1972, she voiced U-ko in Shin Obake no Q-Tarō. In 1974, she voiced Gon in First Human Giatrus. In 1976, she voiced Kinoppy in Paul's Miraculous Adventure. In 1977, she voiced Santa Minami in Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser. In 1980, she voiced Minoru Yamada in Ojamanga Yamada-kun. In 1981, she voiced Prince Komaro in Yattodetaman. The same year, she voiced Togejirou in Ninja Hattori-kun, reprising her role in the franchise's films ESP Wars (1984) and Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg (1985). In 1983, she voiced Ryo Ishizaki in Captain Tsubasa, later reprising the role in the 1994 video game of the same name. In 1986, she voiced the titular character of Robotan.
Other anime she appeared in include Brave Raideen, Galaxy Express 999, Ashita no Joe, Urusei Yatsura, Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol, Ranma ½, Moomin, The Brave of Sun Fighbird, The Brave Express Might Gaine, DNA², Shadow Skill: Eigi, Silent Möbius, and Power Stone. She also had voice acting roles in the Hayao Miyazaki films My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Although her voice acting career had gradually declined by then, she still had voice acting roles during the 2000s and 2010s, including Koharu Midō in Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase, Mamō in And Yet the Town Moves, Tamura-san in Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl.
In 1983, she portrayed Otsune in the drama Oshin. In tokusatsu, she voiced the titular character of Pettonton  [ja] and Mag in Choushinsei Flashman.
She is skilled in nagauta.
She is the widow of actor Eken Mine.

## Filmography
### Anime television
#### 1969

* Himitsu no Akko-chan, Chikako

#### 1970

* Inakappe Taishō, Tonko Tonmaruki
* Mahō no Mako-chan, Tarō
* Nekojara-shi no 11-ri, Sugomi

#### 1971

* Andersen Monogatari, duckling
* Genshi Shōnen Ryū, Don
* Marvelous Melmo, Komori
* Shin Obake no Q-Tarō, U-ko

#### 1972

* Pinocchio: The Series, Mock
* Seigi wo Ai Suru Mono: Gekkō Kamen, Shigeru

#### 1973

* Karate Master, Mitsuru's mother

#### 1974

* First Human Giatrus, Gon
* Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Peter
* Hoshi no Ko Chobin, Kero
* New Honeybee Hutch, Abacchi
* The Song of Tentomushi, Isshū Tsuchimaru

#### 1975

* Brave Raideen, Shun Tobi
* Laura, the Prairie Girl, Jimmy
* Maya the Honey Bee, Semi

#### 1976

* Dokaben, Natsuko Natsukawa
* Gowappa 5 Gōdam, Jirō
* Paul's Miraculous Adventure, Kinoppy

#### 1977

* Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser, Santa Minami
* Formula 1, Hiroshi Arashi

#### 1978

* The Adventures of the Little Prince, Claude
* Galaxy Express 999, Chibi, Nikolai

#### 1979

* Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel, aunt Rory
* Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Billy
* Misha the Little Bear, Ahō-tori, Ahō-tori's mother, Joey's mother
* Doraemon, Nobita Nobi (stand-in for Noriko Ohara in July 1979)

#### 1980

* Ashita no Joe, Tonkichi
* Ojamanga Yamada-kun, Minoru Yamada

#### 1981

* Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari, Garlone
* Belle and Sebastian, Francisco
* Ninja Hattori-kun, Togejirou
* Urusei Yatsura, Cupid, Natsuko
* Yattodetaman, Prince Komaro/Doremifa Otama

#### 1982

* Scientific Rescue Team Technoboyger, Pol

#### 1983

* Captain Tsubasa, Ryo Ishizaki
* Mrs. Pepper Pot, Kyapa

#### 1984

* Ashita Tenki ni Naare, mother

#### 1985

* Princess Sara, flower shop lady

#### 1986

* Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol, Mrs. Fukurokouji
* Robotan, Robotan
* Uchūsen Sagittarius, Diana, Granny Ashoka

#### 1988

* F, Tamotsu's mother
* Mashin Hero Wataru, Yōbe Obaba, midwife
* Meimon! Daisan-Yakyūbu, Tetsurō

#### 1989

* Ranma ½, elderly woman

#### 1990

* Magical Angel Sweet Mint, Aunt Herb
* Moomin, Stinky

#### 1991

* The Brave of Sun Fighbird, elder
* Holly the Ghost, Micron
* Marude Dameo, subordinate

#### 1992

* Cooking Papa, Mitsugu Miura
* Flower Witch Mary Bell, Bababel
* Thumbelina: A Magical Story, mother chameleon

#### 1993

* The Brave Express Might Gaine, wizard

#### 1994

* DNA², Chiyo Monou

#### 1997

* Cho Mashin Hero Wataru, Yōbe Obaba

#### 1998

* Shadow Skill: Eigi, Bā-san
* Silent Möbius, aunt at the store

#### 1999

* Jibaku-kun, Silva
* Power Stone, Garna

#### 2001

* Great Dangaioh, elderly woman

#### 2004

* Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase, Koharu Midō

#### 2010

* And Yet the Town Moves, Mamō

#### 2011

* Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl, Tamura-san

### Live-action television
#### 1980

* Baku-san no Kaban  [ja], Beaver

#### 1983

* Oshin, Otsune
* Pettonton  [ja], Pettonton (voice)

#### 1986

* Choushinsei Flashman, Mag (voice)

### Animated film

* Panda! Go, Panda! (1972), Nana
* Panda! Go, Panda! and the Rainy-Day Circus (1973), Pan
* Yaemon, the Locomotive (1974), Tintin
* The Adventures of Manxmouse (1979), mother frog
* 11 Piki no Neko (1980), Neko
* 21 Emon: Uchū e Irasshai! (1981), Onabe
* Tsushima Maru: Sayonara Okinawa (1982), Kenji
* Two Down Full Base (1982), Shin'ichi Morita
* Zō no Inai Dōbutsuen (1982), Tomo
* Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983), Rose
* Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars (1984), Togejirou
* Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg (1985), Togejirou
* 11 Piki no Neko to Ahōdori (1986), Neko
* GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Strongest Yokai Army!! Disembark for Japan! (1986), sneezing spirit
* Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986), Goomba
* Murasaki Shikibu: Genji Monogatari (1987), Ōtakebe
* The Story of Fifteen Boys (1987), Moko
* My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kanta's mother
* Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), woman, Tombo's friend
* Kim's Cross (1990), Tesu
* Ōkī Ichinensei to Chīsana Ninensei (2014), farmhouse lady

### OVA

* Watt Poe and Our Story (1988), Gorin
* Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms (1999), grandmother

### Video games

* Mamono Hunter Yōko: Makai kara no Tenkōsei (1992), Zeluda
* Mamono Hunter Yōko: Tooki Yobigoe (1993), Zeluda
* Captain Tsubasa (1994), Ryo Ishizaki

### Audio

* Audio Drama Meisakusen: Takarajima (2003), mother