Hisako Kyōda

Hisako Kyōda (京田尚子, Kyōda Hisako, born February 22, 1935) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo Prefecture. Some of her major voice roles include Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho, Omusubiman in Soreike! Anpanman and Yukari Godai in Maison Ikkoku. Kyōda is affiliated with the talent agency Haikyō.

Hisako Kyōda
京田尚子
Born	(1935-02-22) February 22, 1935[1] Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College
Occupation	Actress voice actress
Years active	1944–present
Agent	Haikyō
Height	144 cm (4 ft 9 in)[1]

Filmography

Television animation

• Maison Ikkoku (1986) (Yukari Godai)
• Anpanman (1988) (Omusubiman)
• Ranma ½ (1989) (Sentarō's Grandmother)
• Moomin (1990) (The Witch)
• Floral Magician Mary Bell (1992) (Grandma Rose)
• Yu Yu Hakusho (1992) (Genkai)
• Fushigi Yūgi (1995) (Taiitsu-kun)
• Sailor Moon SuperS (1995) (Zirconia)
• Ojarumaru (1998) (Yoshiko Tanaka)
• Vandread (2000) (Magno Vivan)
• InuYasha (2000) (Kaede)
• Ashita no Nadja (2003) (Anna Petrova / Granny)
• Paranoia Agent (2004) (Old Woman)
• Sgt. Frog (2004) (Akina Hinata)
• Fafner in the Azure (2004) (Ikumi Nishio)
• Tweeny Witches (2004) (Presatio)
• D.Grayman (2006) (Mother)
• Blade of the Immortal (2008) (Yaobikuni)
• Stitch! (2008) (Obaa Kamihara (Grandma))
• Shangri-La (2009) (Nagiko Hojo)
• Hunter × Hunter (2011) (Ging and Mito's Grandmother)
• Natsume Yūjin-chō (2011) (Aokuchinashi)
• Yokai Watch (2014) (Narration)

OVA

• Tenchi Muyo! (1992) (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 (2005) (Fauna)
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) (Fairy Godmother, Fauna)
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) (Laverne)
• Granblue Fantasy (2016) (Rosine)
• Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind (2020) (Fairy Godmother)

Tokusatsu

• Android Kikaider (1972) (Crimson Jellyfish (ep. 16), Violet Turban shell (ep. 27))
• Ultraman Taro (1973) Piccolo (ep. 46)
• Robot 8-chan (1981) (8-chan (first voice))
• Kikaider 01 (1973) (Ghost Woman (ep. 11), Shadow Rokuro-kubi (ep. 13))
• Himitsu Sentai Goranger (1975) (Witch Mask (ep. 9))
• J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977) (Devil Amazon (ep. 6), Atomic Witch (ep. 23))
• Spider-Man (1978) (Mons Cat Beast (ep. 8), Witch Monkey (ep. 23))
• Denshi Sentai Denziman (1980-1981) - (Denzi Dog IC)
• Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988) (Pierrot Zuno (ep. 17))
• Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (1989) (Tameiki Boma (ep. 13))
• Special Rescue Police Winspector (1990) (Vampire Human Face Bat (ep. 29))
• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994) (Kyubi no Kitsune (ep. 40))
• Juukou B-Fighter (1995-1996) (Sorcerer Jagul/Destruction God Jagul (ep. 19-53))

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• 10,000 BC (Old Mother (Mona Hammond))
• 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))
• The Da Vinci Code (Elegant Woman at Rosslyn)
• Dog Day Afternoon (1979 Fuji TV edition) (Sonny's mother (Judith Malina))
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Arabella Figg)
• Kindergarten Cop (Miss Schlowski (Linda Hunt))[2]
• Mr. Popper's Penguins (Selma Van Gundy (Angela Lansbury))[3]
• The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) (Urgl (Patricia Hayes))[4]
• The Proposal (Grandma Annie (Betty White))[5]
• Raising Cain (Dr. Lyn Waldheim (Frances Sternhagen))[6]
• Suspiria (1986 TV Tokyo edition) (Madame Blanc (Joan Bennett))[7]
• 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)

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)
  • Darkwing Duck (Ammonia Pine)
  • 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)
  • The Great Mouse Detective (Mrs. Judson)
• Looney Tunes (Granny)
• An American Tail (Gussie)
• Animaniacs (Slappy Squirrel)
• Despicable Me (Gru's mother)
• Despicable Me 3 (Marlena Gru)
• Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (Grammy Norma)
• Futurama (Mom)
• The Grinch (Mayor McGerkle)[8]
• James and the Giant Peach (Ladybug)
• Popeye (Olive Oyl)
• The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Cat lady)[9]
• Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (Granny Goodness)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2019	13th Seiyu Awards	Achievement Award	Won

References

1. "京田 尚子｜日本タレント名鑑". 日本タレント名鑑 (in Japanese). Nihon Tarento Meikan. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. "キンダガートン・コップ". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
3. "空飛ぶペンギン". Star Channel. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
4. "ネバーエンディング・ストーリー＜インターナショナル版HDニューマスター＞ ネバーエンディング・ストーリー＜エクステンデッド版ＨＤニューマスター＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
5. "あなたは私の婿になる". Star Channel. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
6. "レイジング・ケイン［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
7. "サスペリア＜４Kレストア版＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
8. "グリンチ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
9. "ペット２". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 27, 2019.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Hisako Kyōda at the Seiyū Database
• Hisako Kyōda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Hisako Kyōda on IMDb