Michiko Hirai

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.

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]

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
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  2. Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). japan: VIP Times. 1984. p. 390.
  3. Mainichi Shinbun (in Japanese). Japan: Mainichi Shinbun. July 1984. p. 99.
  4. 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.
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