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Masako Sugaya(1937-2021)

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Masako Sugaya was born on 21 August 1937. She was an actress, known for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Urusei Yatsura (1981) and Astro Boy (1980). She died on 25 February 2021.
BornAugust 21, 1937
DiedFebruary 25, 2021(83)
BornAugust 21, 1937
DiedFebruary 25, 2021(83)
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
8.0
  • Girl A(voice)
  • 1984
Urusei Yatsura (1981)
Urusei Yatsura
7.5
TV Series
  • The Fox
  • O-Shima the Raccoon
Astro Boy (1980)
Astro Boy
7.3
TV Series
  • Uran
  • Snowman(voice)
Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977)
Nobody's Boy: Remi
7.9
TV Series
  • Remi(voice)

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Actress

  • Sorcerer Hunters (1995)
    Sorcerer Hunters
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Lake (voice)
    • 1995–1996
  • Ranma ½ (1989)
    Ranma ½
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Yukinko (voice)
    • 1992
  • Konchû monogatari minashigo Hatchi (1989)
    Konchû monogatari minashigo Hatchi
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Light
    • Kamuri (voice)
    • 1990
  • Ace wo Nerae! Final Stage (1989)
    Ace wo Nerae! Final Stage
    TV Series
    • Maki Aikawa (voice)
    • 1989–1990
  • Soreike! Anpanman (1988)
    Soreike! Anpanman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Tartan (voice)
    • 1989
  • Aim for the Ace: Another Match (1988)
    Aim for the Ace: Another Match
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Maki Aikawa (voice)
    • 1988
  • Ninja Hattori (1981)
    Ninja Hattori
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Kenichi Mitsuba (voice)
    • 1981–1987
  • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
    Urusei Yatsura
    7.5
    TV Series
    • The Fox
    • O-Shima the Raccoon
    • 1982–1986
  • Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984)
    Persia, the Magic Fairy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bonbon
    • Tsutomu (voice)
    • 1985
  • Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love (1985)
    Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love
    6.6
    • Oshima the Raccoon (voice)
    • 1985
  • Star Musketeer Bismark (1984)
    Star Musketeer Bismark
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Pierre (voice)
    • 1985
  • Miyuki (1983)
    Miyuki
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Ryûichi's mother (voice)
    • 1983–1984
  • Ninja Hattori-kun + Pâman: Chônôryoku Wôzu
    8.0
    • Kenichi Mitsuba (voice)
    • 1984
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    8.0
    • Girl A (voice)
    • 1984
  • Junko Hori, Yûko Mita, and Masako Sugaya in Ninja Hattori-kun: Nin Nin Furusato Daisakusen no Maki (1983)
    Ninja Hattori-kun: Nin Nin Furusato Daisakusen no Maki
    Short
    • Kenichi Mitsuba (voice)
    • 1983

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    • August 21, 1937
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    • February 25, 2021

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