Chie Kitagawa
Chie Kitagawa | |
|---|---|
北川 智繪 | |
Kitagawa in a studio around 1955 | |
| Born | Chieko Itō[1] December 14, 1933 |
| Other name | Chieko Kitagawa[4] |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1959–present[7][5][3] |
| Agent | Kiraboshi[2] |
| Children | Mami Kōzuki[5][3] |
| Website | Official Kiraboshi Website (in Japanese) |
Chieko Itō[1] (伊藤 智恵子, Itō Chieko; née Kitagawa, born December 14, 1933[2][5][7][3]), known professionally as Chie Kitagawa (北川 智繪, Kitagawa Chie), is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo.[2] She is also the founder of the Wagei-Sha Storytelling School.[5][7]
She is also very well known for voice acting roles such as Taeko's Grandmother in Only Yesterday, Mombi in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tsuru Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back, Mini-Dora in Dorami-chan: Mini Dora SOS!!!, Okanagan in Shadow Hearts: From the New World, Kiyo Shimizu in Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories, Matsu in Ranma ½, and Hedwig the Sea Witch in Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid.
Biography
Kitagawa was born on December 14, 1933[2][7] in Tokyo, Japan.[7][5][6]
She has been affiliated with Kiraboshi.[2]
In film credit names and other places, variations of her name such as "Chie Kitagawa" (北川智絵) and "Chie Kitagawa" (北川知絵) were used. She also formerly performed under the stage name "Chieko Kitagawa" (北川 智恵子).[4]
Kitagawa graduated from Kumagaya High School[8] and joined the Japan Academy of Arts.[9][3]
She has previously been affiliated with Gekidan Aoi Mi no Kai,[10] Talent Agent,[4] Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society,[11] Dojinsha Production,[11] and Grue.[1]
She currently serves as the director of Wageisha, an organization dedicated to the art of storytelling.
Personality
Kitagawa specializes in performing child character roles and old lady character roles.[7][5][3]
Her personal hobbies are reading[7][5][3] and gardening.[7][5][3]
Her favorite color is green.[3]
Her daughter is Mami Kōzuki[5][3] and her stepson is Tatsuhiko Ito.[5][3]
Successors
The following individuals have taken over Kitagawa's voice acting roles after she stepped down.
| Successor | Character | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Kikumi Umeda | Tsuru Nohara | Crayon Shin-chan |
| Ema Kujira | Sayuri Tano | Nintama Rantarō |
Filmography
Television drama
- Big Sister Ma (1979)
- Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1980): Takiyo Aoki
- Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari (1981): Hiroko Yonemura
- Onna Taikōki (1981): Yashio
- Oshin (1983): Hamamura Sugi
- Shin On'na Sōsa-Kan (1983): Appearance in Episode 8
- Mataauhi (1983)
- Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... (1985): Trimmer (series 2, episode 11)
- Fuufu Seikatsu (1985)
- Winter Flower: Yuko (1990): Oryu
- Kasai no Hito (1993)
- Hayabusa Shinpachi Goyoucho (1993)
- Bayside Shakedown[3] (1999): Shimonita Resident[3]
- Hanamura Daisuke (2000)
- Koi wa Sniper Episode 2 (2002)
- Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan (2003)
Theatrical movie
- Gakkō no Kaidan 2 (1996)[12][13]
Television anime
- Kaminari Boy Pikkari-bee (1967): Grandma
- Adventure on the Gaboten Island (1967): Kyuuri[14]
- Princess Knight (1967): Plastic[15][16]
- Animal 1 (1968): Saburō Azuma[17]
- The Monster Kid (1968): Additional voice
- Star of the Giants (1968): Masahiro Samon
- Attack No. 1 (1969): Keiko Kudo, Shizuka (second voice), Yamamoto (second voice)
- Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1969): Maid
- Chingo Muchabei (1971): Additional voice
- Akado Suzunosuke (1972): Additional voice
- Onbu Obake (1972): Gon
- The Gutsy Frog (1972): Additional voice
- Jungle Kurobe (1973): Additional voice
- Majokko Megu-chan (1974): Additional voice
- My Neighbor Tamageta-kun (1974): Additional voice
- Laura, the Prairie Girl (1975): Suzie
- First Human Giatrus (1975): Additional voice
- 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976): Emilio (first voice)
- Manga Hana no Kakarichō (1976): Employees[18][19]
- Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (1976): Baaya (episode 25)
- Robokko Beeton (1976): Tonko (first voice)[20]
- Doraemon (1979–2005): Mini-Dora (first voice) (episode 1074)
- New Star of the Giants II (1979): Additional voice
- The Monster Kid (1980): Matakuru-san
- Zukkoke Knight - Don De La Mancha (1980): Additional voice
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980): Maid, Maggie
- Belle and Sebastion (1981): Lorenza, Juan
- Saikyo Robo Daioja (1981): Ryan (childhood)
- Dash Kappei (1982): Umee Jin (Kappei's Grandma)
- Yasei no Sakebi (1982): Additional voice
- Perman (1983): Child B, Grandma, Student, Sub's Mother, Ta-bo, Tatsuo
- Noozles (1984): Grandma[21]
- Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel (1984): Bamboo
- Anmitsu Hime (1986): Tome, Kitōshi
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz[3] (1986): Mombi[3][22]
- Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986): Fusa Koga
- Mami the Psychic (1987): Kadai Hazama (episode 6)
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1987): Stepmother
- City Hunter (1987): Ichiro Washio (episode 44)
- Norakuro-kun (1988): Elderly Housekeeper
- The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1989): Chatty Old Lady
- Ranma ½ (1989): Matsu (episodes 97, 130, and 152)
- Oishinbo (1990): Landlady, Etsuko Sekimoto, Osato
- Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid (1991): Hedwig the Sea Witch
- Crayon Shin-chan (1992–present): Tsuru Nohara (first voice)
- Hobberdy Dick (1992): Bob
- Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary (1992): Mysterious Old Woman
- Cooking Papa (1993): Koma
- Nintama Rantarō (1993): Sayuri Tano (first voice)
- Sorcerer Hunters (1995): Old Woman (episode 15)
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1996): Judy (episode 8)
- Great Detective Conan (1996–present): Mikoto Shimabukuro (episodes 222-224)
- Hareluya II Boy (1997): Toshi
- KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops[3] (2003): Countess Chris T (episode 302)[3]
- Mushishi (2005): Old Lady
- Kaze no Shoujo Emily (2007): Caroline Priest
Theatrical anime
- Attack No. 1: Revolution (1970): Additional voice[23]
- Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!!! (1989): Mini-Dora[24][25]
- Only Yesterday (1991): Taeko's Grandmother[26][27][28]
- Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001): Tsuru Nohara[29][30][31]
Video games
- Doraemon 2: SOS! Otogi no Kuni (1997): Witch
- Shadow Hearts: From the New World (2005): Okanagan
- Crayon Shin-Chan Obaka Daininden (2010): Tsuru Nohara
- Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories (2018): Kiyo Shimizu
Dubbing
Movie
- Addams Family Reunion (1998): Grandmama Addams (Alice Ghostley)[3]
- Alligator (1980): Madeline Kendall (Patti Jerome) (Fuji TV version)[32]
- A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991): Tree Devil (Lao Lao) (Lau Siu-ming)
- Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) (Nippon Television version)
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987): Mrs. Lois Feldman (Billie Bird) (TBS version)
Drama
- Columbo (1968): Soul Crusader Tailor
Puppet shows
- Goronta Theater (from Okaasan to Issho) (1976): Cham Cham
- King Arthur (1970s)[3]
References
- ^ a b c Yoshio Kakio (ed.). "Women's Section". "Voice Actor Encyclopedia: 2nd Edition" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo-sha. March 30, 1996. p. 388. ISBN 4-87376-160-3.
- ^ a b c d e f 北川 智繪 (in Japanese). Kiraboshi. Accessed May 10, 2016.
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- ^ a b c "List of Performers (1962 Edition)" (in Japanese). Copyright Materials Association. 1962. p. 131.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ホーム 北川智繪 (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
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External links
- Kiraboshi Profile (in Japanese)
- Chie Kitagawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Chie Kitagawa at IMDb