Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara has the kind of voice that makes you sit up straight before you decide to. Born in Chiba in 1956 and trained in drama at Toho Gakuen, she brings a stage actor's weight to animation, and you hear it most in the commanders and aristocrats she is known for, Haman Karn in the Gundam saga and Kushana in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. What I find remarkable is the exhaustion she hides under the ice. Her characters are never simply cold; they are tired of carrying power. She narrates too, and one line from her lends a program instant authority. The Kazue Takahashi Award in 2021 felt overdue.

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Name (English)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Name (Japanese)

榊原良子

Reading

さかきばら よしこ

Born

May 31, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Weight

45 kg

Occupation

seiyū / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Blood type

B

Agency

フリー

University

Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Kazue Takahashi Award

Works summary

Appearances

536 (1979–2026)

By year

1979: 3, 1980: 1, 1981: 1, 1982: 1, 1983: 2, 1984: 2, 1985: 1, 1987: 1, 1989: 2, 1990: 2, 1992: 1, 1993: 1, 1994: 2, 1995: 1, 1996: 1, 1998: 2, 2000: 1, 2001: 1, 2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 1, 2010: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2018: 3, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 1

Debut work

太陽にほえろ!

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://combination.jp/talent/sakakibara.html
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiko%20Sakakibara
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A6%8A%E5%8E%9F%E8%89%AF%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2408347

Tags

• Chiba Prefecture
• seiyū
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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