Hisako Kyōda

Hisako Kyōda
Born	(1935-02-22) February 22, 1935 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1944–present

Hisako Kyōda (京田尚子, Kyōda Hisako, born February 22, 1935) is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo who, among other roles, voiced Slappy Squirrel in the Japanese dub of Animaniacs. She is most known for the roles of Genkai (YuYu Hakusho), Omusubiman (Soreike! Anpanman), and Yukari Godai (Maison Ikkoku). Kyōda works at the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.

Filmography

Television animation

• Blade of the Immortal (xxxx) (Yaobikuni)
• D.Grayman (xxxx) (Mother)
• Fafner in the Azure (xxxx) (Ikumi Nishio)
• Fushigi Yūgi (xxxx) (Taiitsu-kun)
• InuYasha (xxxx) (Kaede)
• Maison Ikkoku (xxxx) (Grandmother Godai)
• Ojarumaru (xxxx) (Tanaka Yoshiko)
• Paranoia Agent (xxxx) (Old Woman)
• Ranma ½ (xxxx) (Sentarō's Grandmother)
• Robot 8-chan (xxxx) (8-chan (first voice))
• Sailor Moon SuperS (xxxx) (Zirconia)
• Shangri-La (xxxx) (Nagiko Hojo)
• Anpanman (xxxx) (Omusubiman)
• Vandread (xxxx) (Magno Vivan)
• Stitch! (xxxx) (Obaa(Grandma))
• Yokai Watch(xxxx) (Narration)
• Sgt. Frog (xxxx) (Akina Hinata)
• YuYu Hakusho (1992) (Genkai)
• Hunter × Hunter (2011) (Ging and Mito's Grandmother)
• Natsume Yūjin-chō (2011) (Aokuchinashi)

OVA

• Tenchi Muyo! (xxxx) (Innkeeper)

Theatrical animation

• Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) (Babara)
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (Ōbaba)
• Memories (1995) (Grand Mother)
• Escaflowne (2000) (Old woman)
• Millennium Actress (2001) (Chiyoko's mother)
• Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth (2010) (Ikumi Nishio)
• Shōwa Monogatari (2011) (Yoshi Yamazaki)
• Towa no Quon (2011) (Mayumi Sanada)
• Little Witch Academia (2013) (Old teacher)
• In This Corner of the World (2016) (Ito Morita)

Video games

• Kingdom Hearts II (xxxx) (Fauna)
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (xxxx) (Fairy Godmother, Fauna)
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (xxxx) (Laverne)

Tokusatsu

• Android Kikaider (1972) (Crimson Jellyfish, Violet Turban shell)
• Kikaider 01 (xxxx) (Yurei Woman, Shadow Rokuro)
• Himitsu Sentai Goranger (xxxx) (Witch Mask)
• J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (xxxx) (Devil Amazon, Atomic Witch)
• Choujuu Sentai Liveman (xxxx) (Pierrot Zuno)
• Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (xxxx) (Tameiki Boma)
• Special Rescue Police Winspector (xxxx) (Vampire Human Face Bat)
• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (xxxx) (Kyubi no Kitsune)
• Juukou B-Fighter (xxxx) (Sorcerer Jagul/Destruction God Jagul)

Dubbing Roles

Live-action

• Alice Through the Looking Glass (Mallymkun)
• Anne of Green Gables (Aunt Josephine Barry (Charmion King))
• The Birds (1973 Fuji TV edition) (Lydia Brenner (Jessica Tandy))
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Grandma Josephine (Eileen Essell))
• Dog Day Afternoon (1979 Fuji TV edition) (Sonny's mother (Judith Malina))

Animation

• Disney
  • Cinderella (The Fairy Godmother)
    • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (The Fairy Godmother)
    • Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (The Fairy Godmother)
  • Sleeping Beauty (Fauna)
  • DuckTales (Ma Beagle)
  • Disney's House of Mouse (Wicked Witch, The Fairy Godmother, Fauna, Duchess)
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (Laverne)
  • Hercules (Clotho)
  • Lady and the Tramp (Aunt Sarah)
  • The Emperor's New Groove (Yzma)
    • Kronk's New Groove (Yzma)
    • The Emperor's New School (Yzma)
  • Pocahontas (Grandmother Willow)
• Looney Tunes (Granny)
• An American Tail (Gussie)
• Animaniacs (Slappy Squirrel)
• James and the Giant Peach (Ladybug)
• Popeye (Olive Oyl)
• Futurama (Mom)
• Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (Granny Goodness)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Luda May Hewitt)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Luda May Hewitt)
• The Wizard of Oz (Wicked Witch of the West, Almira Gulch)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Arabella Figg)
• Despicable Me (Gru's mother)
• Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (Grammy Norma)

External links

• Hisako Kyōda at IMDb
• Hisako Kyōda at the Seiyū Database
• Hisako Kyōda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia