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 (1968)
Akane-chan (1968)
Sazae-san (1969), Fune Isono (first voice)
Andersen Stories (1971) Ferone's Nanny (eps 38–40)
Wandering Sun (1971)
Marvelous Melmo (1971), Melmo's aunt (first version) (eps 1, 21)
Kashi no Ki Mokku (1972)
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972)
Kerokko Demetan (1973)
Fables of the Green Forest (1973), Narrator
Wansa-kun (1973), Animal hospital director
Alps no Shōjo Heidi (1974), Miss Rottenmeier
Maya the Bee (1975), Cassandra-sensei
Huckleberry no Bōken (1976)
Marco (1976)
Piccolino no Bōken (1976), Giulietta the cat
Candy Candy (1976), Mary Jane
Attack on Tomorrow (1977), Kada sei
Ippatsu Kanta-kun (1977), Kumiko Tabase
Angie Girl (1977), Barbara
The Story of Perrine (1978)
Tōshō Daimos (1978), Margarete, Okane
Galaxy Express 999 (1978), Boarding old lady (eps 60–61), Fimeru (ep 42)
Anne of Green Gables (1979), Rachel Lynde
Maegami-Taro (1979 special), Grandma
Captain (1980 special), Takao's Mother
Botchan (1980 special), Kiyoshi
Hello! Sandybell (1981), Scott's wife
Meiken Jolie (1981)
Andromeda Stories (1982 special), Tarama (Jimsa's nurse)
Captain (1983), Takao's Mother
Manga Nihon-shi (1983), Nene
Mori no Tonto-tachi (1984), Muori (Santa's wife)
Harp Burma (1986 special), Old Woman
Ranma ½ (1989), Cologne, Faith curer (ep 127), Theme Song Performance (eps 42–56)
YuYu Hakusho (1992), Elder Ice Maiden
Romeo and the Black Brothers (1995), Mimi Rossi
Vampire Princess Miyu (1997), aquarium director (ep 15)
Master Keaton (1998), Mrs. Burnham (ep 12)
Inuyasha (2000), Shoga (ep 65)
The Galaxy Railways (2003), Ine (ep 12)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), Pinako Rockbell
Maria Watches Over Us (2004), Academy Principal (ep 11)
Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps (2004), Academy Principal (ep 2)
El Cazador de la Bruja (2007), Salma (special guest; ep 1)
Devil May Cry (2007), Margret (ep 8)
Kure-nai (2008), Old woman (ep 3)
Clannad After Story (2008), Shino Okazaki (ep 18)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009), Pinako Rockbell
Original video animations
Yamataro Comes Back (1986), Woman
Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu (1987), Sherin
Little Twins (1992), Hara
Ranma ½ (1993), Cologne
The Final Flight of the Osiris (2003)
Xam'd: Lost Memories (2008), Sannova
Fairy Tail (2011), Hilda
Animated films
Galaxy Express 999 (1979), Tochiro's Mother
Captain (1981), Takao's mother
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982), Maid
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991), Cologne
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000), Maid
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005), Pinako Rockbell
Dubbing roles
Live-action
Colleen Dewhurst
The Dead Zone (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Henrietta Dodd)
Anne of Green Gables (Marilla Cuthbert)
Anne of Avonlea (Marilla Cuthbert)
Dying Young (Estelle Whittier)
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (Marilla Cuthbert)
Gemma Jones
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Poppy Pomfrey)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Poppy Pomfrey)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Poppy Pomfrey)
The Blues Brothers (1983 Fuji TV edition) (Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman))
Chocolat (Armande Voizin (Judi Dench))
Duel (Lady at Snakerama (Lucille Benson))
Dune (Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam (Siân Phillips))
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Mary Prentice (Beah Richards))
La Cage aux Folles II (Mrs. Baldi (Paola Borboni))
Lilies of the Field (1971 TV Asahi edition) (Mother Maria (Lilia Skala))
Music of the Heart (Assunta Guaspari (Cloris Leachman))
Sleeping with the Enemy (Chloe Williams (Elizabeth Lawrence))
Superman Returns (Martha Kent (Eva Marie Saint))
The Time Machine (1960) (Mrs. Watchett (Doris Lloyd))
The Time Machine (2002) (Mrs. Watchit (Phyllida Law))
Animation
Robin Hood (1975), Mrs. Rabbit
The Rescuers (1981), Ellie Mae
An American Tail (1986), Mama Mousekewitz
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), Mama Mousekewitz
Fievel's American Tails (1992), Fievel; Mama Mousekewitz
Sleeping Beauty (1995), Flora
Home on the Range (2004), Pearl Gesner
Others
Japanese Style Originator (2008–18), Narrator
References
External links
『サザエさん』フネ役の麻生美代子が急病のため急遽代役で放送 News article about Miyoko Asō on Oricon
Oricon profile
1926 births
2018 deaths
Japanese stage actresses
Japanese video game actresses
Japanese voice actresses
Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society voice actors
Voice actresses from Tokyo
20th-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese actresses