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Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor. As a voice actress, she is best known for the role of Son Goku in the popular anime franchise Dragon Ball, as well as all of Goku's male family relatives (except Raditz) and the villainous Goku Black. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999) and Kitarō (GeGeGe no Kitarō, first and second series). In addition, she has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi"; a character in Dokonjō Gaeru, and the characters known in the U.S. as "Pidge" and "Haggar" in Hyakujūō Golion. She also voiced Doraemon in the 1973 anime, replacing male actor Kōsei Tomita, who voiced the character in the first 26 episodes. In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however Masako voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 special entitled Early English with Doraemon for unknown reasons.

Filmography

2019
Weathering with You

as Fortuneteller (voice)

Movie
1997
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy

as Son Gokû Jr. / Son Gokû

Movie
1993
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

as Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)

Movie
2025
SANDA

as Toyo Tetsudome (voice)

TV Show
2024
Dragon Ball DAIMA

as Son Goku (mini) (voice)

TV Show
2018
Super Dragon Ball Heroes

as Son Goku / Xeno Goku (voice)

TV Show
2015
Dragon Ball Super

as Son Goku / Goku Black / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voices)

TV Show
2009
Dragon Ball Z Kai

as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

TV Show
1996
Dragon Ball GT

as Son Gohan / Son Goku / Son Goten (voice)

TV Show
1989
Dragon Ball Z

as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

TV Show
1986
Dragon Ball

as Son Goku (voice)

TV Show