Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, Washio Machiko; born June 2, 1949) is a Japanese actress who works in both live action as well as voice over work for anime. She is known as the voice of Sakura in Urusei Yatsura.

Machiko Washio
鷲尾 真知子
Born	(1949-06-02) June 2, 1949 (age 76) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Actress voice actress
Years active	1966–present
Spouse	Shu Nakajima

Filmography

Live action films

• The Red Spectacles (1987) (Midori Washio)
• The Black House (1999) (Dr. Hatano)^[1]
• All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
• Oh! Oku (2006) (Kuzuoka)
• Adrift in Tokyo (2007)^[2]
• Hot Road (2014)
• Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
• Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian (2023) (Odai)^[3]

Animated films

• Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) (Sakura)
• Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) (Sakura)
• Castle in the Sky (1986) (Okami)
• Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter (1988) (Sakura)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Elementary school teacher)
• Maroko (1990) (Tamiko Yomota)

TV drama

• Hissastu Hashikakenin (1985)
• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) (Ochako)
• Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000) (Kakubei)^[4]
• Ōoku (2003–05) (Kuzuoka)
• Burning Flower (2015) (Ushio)
• Come Come Everybody (2021) (Hisa Tachibana)^[5]
• The Tiger and Her Wings (2024) (Tsune Ōba)^[6]

Anime television series and OVA

• Urusei Yatsura (1981–86) (Sakura)
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989–90) (Tamiko Yomota)