Katsue Miwa

Katsue Miwa
三輪 勝恵
Born	(1943-10-12)October 12, 1943 Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died	June 19, 2024(2024-06-19) (aged 80)
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1960-2024
Agent	Aoni Production

Katsue Miwa (三輪 勝恵, Miwa Katsue, October 12, 1943 – June 19, 2024) was a Japanese voice actress from Osaka affiliated with the studio Aoni Production. She began her career in 1960 and has since starred in a number of voice-over roles for various anime, video games, films, and television commercials.[1]

Death

Miwa died from Pulmonary embolism on June 19, 2024, at the age of 80.[2] Her death was announced by Aoni a month later.[3]

Works

Anime

• Andersen Stories (Ugly Duckling)
• Acrobunch (Miki Rando)
• Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Other voices)
• Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari (Nino)
• Asari-chan Ai no Marchen Shōjo (Asari Hamano)
• Calimero (1974) (Calimero)
• Chie the Brat (Hirame Hirayama)
• City Hunter 2 (Takeda Kimiko)
• Perman (Mitsuo Suwa) (1967-2024)
• Dororo (Ku Sukero)
• Dr. Slump (Sparrow)
• Dragon Ball (Boy)
• Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō
• Genie Family (Kan-chan's Grandmother)
• Hell Girl (Momo)
• Himitsu no Akko-chan (Admiral)
• Hello, Hiroshi and Utako (Hiroshi)
• Kaibutsu-kun (Hiroshi)
• Kamui the Ninja (Riyuu Hutoshi)
• Law of Ueki (Van)
• Lupin III Part III (Julia) (episode 43)
• Maeterlinck's Blue Bird (Other voices)
• Mahō Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora (Elderly woman) (episode 2)
• Mirmo! (Harmo)
• Moomin (Gaogao, Tofusu)
• Nanako SOS (Dracula Boy)
• Nils no Fushigi na Tabi (Nils' stopper)
• Ninpu Kamui Gaiden^[jp] (Ryuta)
• Obake no Q-Taro (Shota Ohara)
• One Piece (Lil)
• Pāman (Mitsuo, Pāman No. 1)
• Patalliro! (Mary Jane)
• Someday's Dreamers (Old Woman, Grandmother)
• Superbook (Azusa aka "Joy" in the English version, Mrs. Asuka)
• Tiger Mask (Other voices)
• Tongari Bōshi no Memoru (Monica)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (Mokuba Kaiba)

OVA

• Jigoku Sensei Nube (Other voices)
• Robot Carnival (Fukusuke)
• Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun (Wonder-kun)

Film

• Andersen Monogatari Match Uri no Shōjo (Mimi)
• Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: Yōkai Daisensō
• Misuke in the Land of Ice (Nally)
• Phoenix 2772: Space Firebird (Olga)
• The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (Unico)
• Unico: To the Magic Island (Unico)
• Ushiro no Shomen Daare (Kayoko Nakane)

Foreign dub roles

Live-action

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2008 NTV edition) (Veruca Salt (Julia Winter))[4]

Animation

• DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space (DoDo)
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (Doctor Ann Sinian)
• Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker)

Video games

• Battle Fantasia (Watson Livingston)
• Ghost in the Shell (Fuchikoma)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (Enya Geil)
• Pop'n Music 10 (Performer for the song "Come On Pāman")
• Super Magnetic Neo (Pinki)
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Panille)

References

1. 青二プロダクション 三輪勝恵 (in Japanese). Aoni Production. 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
2. 声優・三輪勝恵さん 死去 急性肺塞栓のため ８０歳 【「パーマン」・パーマン１号役、「あさりちゃん」：浜野あさり役、「ウッドペッカー」：ウッドペッカー役】 (in Japanese)
3. Antonio Pineda, Rafael (1 July 2024). "Voice Actress Katsue Miwa Dies at 80 Due to Pulmonary Embolism". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
4. "チャーリーとチョコレート工場". Nippon Television. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

External links

• Website at Aoni Production (in Japanese)
• Katsue Miwa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Katsue Miwa at Behind The Voice Actors