Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, Washio Machiko, born June 2, 1949) is a Japanese actress who works in both live action as well as voice over work for anime. She is known as the voice of Sakura in Urusei Yatsura.

Machiko Washio
鷲尾 真知子
Born	(1949-06-02) June 2, 1949 (age 74) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Actress voice actress
Years active	1966–present
Spouse	Shu Nakajima

Filmography

Live action films

• The Red Spectacles (1987) (Midori Washio)
• The Black House (1999) (Dr. Hatano)^[1]
• All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
• Oh! Oku (2006) (Kuzuoka)
• Hot Road (2014)
• Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
• Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian (2023) (Odai)^[2]

Animated films

• Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) (Sakura)
• Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) (Sakura)
• Castle in the Sky (1986) (Okami)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Elementary school teacher)
• MAROKO (1990) (Tamiko Yomota)

TV drama

• Hissastu Hashikakenin (1985)
• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) (Ochako)
• Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000) (Kakubei)^[3]
• Ōoku (2003–05) (Kuzuoka)
• Hana Moyu (2015) (Ushio)
• Come Come Everybody (2021) (Hisa Tachibana)^[4]

Anime television series and OVA

• Urusei Yatsura (1981–86) (Sakura)
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989–90) (Tamiko Yomota)

References

1. "黒い家". eiga.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
2. "新たな鬼平 新たな梅安". Jidaigeki Senmon Channel. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
3. "葵 徳川三代". TV drama database. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
4. "松村北斗＆村上虹郎＆小野花梨が朝ドラ初登場！ 上白石萌音をとりまくキャスト発表「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Cinema Cafe. 4 February 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

External links

• Machiko Washio at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Machiko Washio at IMDb
• Machiko Washio at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)