Sumiko Shirakawa

Sumiko Shirakawa (白川 澄子, Shirakawa Sumiko; June 26, 1935 – body discovered November 26, 2015) was a Japanese actress and voice actress from Shibuya, Tokyo. She was best known for roles as Hiroshi Nakajima (Sazae-san), Hidetoshi Dekisugi (Doraemon) and Ace (Space Ace).^{[citation needed]}

Sumiko Shirakawa
白川 澄子
Born	(1935-06-26)June 26, 1935 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	November 26, 2015(2015-11-26) (aged 80) Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actress voice actress
Years active	1965–2015

On November 26, 2015, Shirakawa failed to attend a recording session for Sazae-San.^[1] Her body was discovered at her home by family members and staff members of the Sazae-san anime. She reportedly died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage at her home in Tokyo.^[2] She was 80 years old.^[3]

Filmography

Television animation

1960s

• Himitsu no Akko-chan (1969) - Motoko "Moko" Naniwa
• Jump Out! Batchiri (1966) - Batchiri
• Kaitō Pride (1965) - Check
• Sazae-san (1969) - Hiroshi Nakajima
• Space Ace (1965) - Ace

1970s

• Andersen Stories (1971) - Chimney Sweep Chris, Peter, Carl
• Dog of Flanders (TV series) (1975) - Andre
• Doraemon (1979) - Hidetoshi Dekisugi (shared with Yoshiko Ōta)

1980s

• Astro Boy (1980) - Mitsuru, Pula

2010s

• Space Dandy (2014) - Hiroshi