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MASAKO NOZAWA

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Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor.
BORN October 25, 1936
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HEIGHT 5'6" (1.68 m)
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NATIONALITY Japan
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YEARS ACTIVE 1965 – Present
MASAKO NOZAWA

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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1990
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (Dragon Ball Z)

WINNER
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2000
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (One Piece)

WINNER
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2022
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (Star Wars: Visions)

WINNER
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2025
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (Dragon Ball DAIMA)

NOMINEE

👤 BIOGRAPHY

Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor.

As a voice actress, she is best known for the role of Son Goku in the popular anime franchise Dragon Ball, as well as all of Goku's male family relatives (except Raditz) and the villainous Goku Black. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999) and Kitarō (GeGeGe no Kitarō, first and second series). In addition, she has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi"; a character in Dokonjō Gaeru, and the characters known in the U.S. as "Pidge" and "Haggar" in Hyakujūō Golion. She also voiced Doraemon in the 1973 anime, replacing male actor Kōsei Tomita, who voiced the character in the first 26 episodes. In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however Masako voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 special entitled Early English with Doraemon for unknown reasons.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Masako
  • Born October 25, 1936
  • Height 5'6" (1.68 m)
  • Nationality Japan
  • Citizenship Japan
  • Education Studied Dramatic Arts / Private performance training
  • Current Status Active (Recently in Dragon Ball DAIMA, Dragon Ball Z Kai)
  • Years Active 1965 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however Masako voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 special entitled Early English with Doraemon for unknown reasons.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 2
  • Social

🎬 FILMOGRAPHY

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