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Takako Sasuga(1936-2023)

  • Actress
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Takako Sasuga was born in February 1936 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Danganronpa: The Animation (2013) and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012). She was married to Hirokane Horiuchi. She died on 5 February 2023 in Japan.
BornFebruary 1936
DiedFebruary 5, 2023
BornFebruary 1936
DiedFebruary 5, 2023
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Alison Lohman and Sumi Shimamoto in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
8.0
  • Girl B(voice)
  • 1984
Danganronpa: The Animation (2013)
Danganronpa: The Animation
6.8
TV Series
  • Monomi(voice)
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012)
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
8.5
Video Game
  • Monomi (Usami)(voice)
  • 2012
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010)
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
8.2
Video Game
  • Monomi (Usami)(voice)
  • 2010

Credits

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Actress

  • Mrs. Sazae (1969)
    Mrs. Sazae
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Tarao Fuguta
    • Tara
    • 1969–2020
  • Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy - Hope Arc (2016)
    Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy - Hope Arc
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Monomi (voice)
    • 2016
  • Danganronpa: The Animation (2013)
    Danganronpa: The Animation
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Monomi (voice)
    • 2013
  • Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012)
    Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
    8.5
    Video Game
    • Monomi (Usami) (voice)
    • 2012
  • Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010)
    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Monomi (Usami) (voice)
    • 2010
  • Haruka Tomatsu in Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (2008)
    Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Shige Kamimori (voice)
    • 2008
  • Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (2010)
    Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
    7.2
    • Lily Jones (voice)
    • 2010
  • Please Open the Door (1986)
    Please Open the Door
    5.9
    Video
    • Mise (voice)
    • 1986
  • Alison Lohman and Sumi Shimamoto in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    8.0
    • Girl B (voice)
    • 1984
  • Call of the Wild (1982)
    Call of the Wild
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1982
  • Astro Boy (1980)
    Astro Boy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Gen (voice)
    • 1981
  • The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980)
    The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Henry (voice)
    • 1981
  • Anne of Green Gables (1979)
    Anne of Green Gables
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lily Jones (voice)
    • 1979
  • Rascal the Raccoon (1977)
    Rascal the Raccoon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mâsa (voice)
    • 1977
  • Ganso tensai Bakabon (1975)
    Ganso tensai Bakabon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Hajime (voice)
    • 1975–1976

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 0¼″ (1.53 m)
  • Born
    • February 1936
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • February 5, 2023
    • Japan
  • Spouse
    • Hirokane Horiuchi? - February 5, 2023 (her death)

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    Along with Midori Kato, she holds the longest record for voicing an animated character in a single series.

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