Sumiko Shirakawa

Sumiko Shirakawa (白川 澄子 ''Shirakawa Sumiko) (born 26 June 1935 – body discovered 26 November 2015) was a veteran voice actress from Shibuya, Tokyo. She was best known for her roles in Sazae-san (as Hiroshi Nakajima), Doraemon (as Hidetoshi Dekisugi from 1980-2005) and Space Ace (as Ace).

On 26 November 2015, Shirakawa failed to attend a voice recording session for Sazae-San. Her body was discovered at her home by family members and Sazae-San staff members. She died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage at her home in Tokyo. She was 80 years old.

Anime

 * 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
 * Dog of Flanders (TV series) (1975) - Andre
 * Doraemon (1979-2005) - Hidetoshi Dekisugi
 * Astro Boy (1980) - Mitsuru, Pula
 * Space Dandy (2014) - Hiroshi