Kodoani.com – Talent management company Actors Seven announced on Friday that Nobuyo Ōyama (real name is Nobuyo Yamashita), voice actor for the main character in the legendary animated series Doraemonpassed away on September 29 Because of dementia, longevity 90 years old.
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Nobuyo Ōyama's biography and voice acting career
Date of birth October 16, 1933 in TokyoNobuyo Ōyama began her acting career after attending acting school, and made her debut on NHK television series in 1956. She officially entered the voice acting field in 1957 and gradually became one of The most popular voice actors in Japan.
In 2015, Ōyama revealed that she had the condition memory loss since 2012, after suffering a cerebral infarction in 2008. Although she initially thought the symptoms were due to complications from the disease, she continued her voice work until the end of 2015. Her life story became the inspiration for the television special “Zutto Issho da yo Seiyū・Oyama Nobuyo Monogatari” (Together for a Long Time: The Story of Voice Actress Nobuyo Ōyama), aired in December 2015.
Doraemon and memorable roles
Nobuyo Ōyama is most loved for his role as the voice of the character Doraemon from 1979 to 2005. She not only voiced the legendary robot cat, but also performed the theme song “Doraemon no Uta” for the program. The series later replaced some of the roles with new voice actors.
Besides Doraemon, she also voices other characters such as Kappei Jin in Muteki Chōjin Zambot 3the main character in Hazedonand Katsuo Isono in anime Sazae-san from 1969 to 1970. Another notable role of Ōyama To be Monokuma in the game series Danganronpa and anime Danganronpa The Animation in 2012. She also performed the show's second opening song, “Monokuma Ondo”.
In 2016, DRAGON replaced Nobuyo Ōyama as the series' Monokuma Danganronpa.
