Michiko Hirai
平井 道子
Born(1935-09-09)9 September 1935[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Died3 July 1984(1984-07-03) (aged 48)
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
Years active1957-1984
AgentTheater Echo
Notable work
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
SpouseShinji Nakae[3]

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.

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.[3] She was also a skilled singer[5] 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.[3] 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

Western animation

Dubbing

Live action

Theme song

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 明治～平成,367日誕生日大事典, 20世紀日本人名事典,新撰 芸能人物事典. "平井 道子とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). japan: VIP Times. 1984. p. 390.
  3. 1 2 3 Mainichi Shinbun (in Japanese). Japan: Mainichi Shinbun. July 1984. p. 99.
  4. 1 2 TV洋画の人気者 声のスターのすべて (in Japanese). Japan: Kindaieigasha. 1979. pp. 202–204.
  5. ↑ Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Japan: VIP Times. 1984. p. 390.
  6. ↑ DVD credits
  7. ↑ "C-29 | Andersen Monogatari: Nightingale - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  8. 1 2 3 "Andersen Monogatari". Yobodashi.com.
  9. ↑ "C-60 | Andersen Monogatari: Numa no Ou no Musume - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  10. 1 2 "AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "Le fiabe di Andersen"". www.antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  11. ↑ "さすらいの太陽". 2018-03-06. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  12. ↑ "アンデルセン物語". 2017-10-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  13. ↑ "原始少年リュウ - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション". lineup.toei-anim.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  14. ↑ "株式会社エイケン オフィシャルサイト". www.eiken-anime.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  15. ↑ "家族ロビンソン漂流記 ふしぎな島のフローネ | 作品紹介 | NIPPON ANIMATION". www.nippon-animation.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  16. ↑ "ロビン・フッド". The Cinema. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  17. ↑ "スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストア スタンダード版 Blu-ray". TC Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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