Original Dororo Voice Actress Minori Matsushima Passes Away
Legendary voice actress Minori Matsushima passed away from pancreatic cancer on Friday, April 8 at the age of 81. Matsushima was known for various starring and supporting anime roles spanning nearly five decades from the late 1960s onwards.
Minori Matsushima was born in Funabashi, Chiba, on December 1, 1940. Her hobbies were reading and watching movies, and her illustrious career included countless anime voice acting roles, dubbing roles, theme song performances, narrations, and more.
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Matsushima's standout roles included the starring role of Candice White Ardley from Candy Candy, the starring role of Lulu from Little Lulu and Her Little Friends, Dororo in the original television anime version of the work created by Tezuka Osamu, Kinnikuman protagonist Meat-kun in various media, Chigusa Ritsuko in Maison Ikkoku, Vice-Admiral Tsuru from One Piece, Yumi Sayaka from Mazinger Z, and Ichimaru Hiroshi from Kaibutsu-kun.
She also voiced characters like Himekawa Ayumi from Glass no Kamen (Glass Mask), the titular character of Akane-chan, Ogon Bat's Marie, Yamada Sachiko from the baseball anime Dokaben, Temari from the Rumiko Takahashi series Ranma 1/2 and several more.
The veteran voice actress' affiliated production house, Aoni Production, announced her passing on Tuesday, April 12. In addition to voice acting, Matsushima was also a well-known narrator and actress. Her voice acting also extended to non-anime work, as she also voiced the Japanese dub version of the character Uhuru from the original Star Trek television series, as well as Penny Robinson from the live-action TV series,Lost in Space.
The loss of Matsushima comes as another blow to the anime community following the death of
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