Hiroko Maruyama

Biography

Hiroko Maruyama, a native of Tokyo, was born on October 22, 1946 and was educated at Ōmori High School. After spending one year at Toho School of Performing Arts, she joined Theater Echo in 1966.

In 1972, she voiced U-ko in Shin Obake no Q-Tarō. In 1974, she voiced Gon in First Human Giatrus. In 1976, she voiced Kinoppy in Paul's Miraculous Adventure. In 1977, she voiced Santa Minami in Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser. In 1980, she voiced Minoru Yamada in Ojamanga Yamada-kun. In 1981, she voiced Prince Komaro in Yattodetaman. The same year, she voiced Togejirou in Ninja Hattori-kun, reprising her role in the films ESP Wars and Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg. In 1983, she voiced Ryo Ishizaki in Captain Tsubasa, later reprising the role in the 1994 video game of the same name. In 1986, she voiced the titular character of Robotan.

Other anime she appeared in include Brave Raideen, Galaxy Express 999, Ashita no Joe, Urusei Yatsura, Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol, Ranma ½, Moomin, The Brave of Sun Fighbird, The Brave Express Might Gaine, DNA², Shadow Skill: Eigi, Silent Möbius, and Power Stone. She also had voice acting roles in the Hayao Miyazaki films My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Although her voice acting career gradually declined by then, she still had voice acting roles throughout the 2000s and 2010s, including Koharu Midō in Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase, Mamō in And Yet the Town Moves, Tamura-san in Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl.

In 1983, she portrayed Otsune in the drama Oshin. In tokusatsu, she voiced the titular character of Pettonton  and Mag in Choushinsei Flashman.

She is skilled in nagauta and is the widow of late actor Eken Mine.

Filmography

Anime television

1969

Himitsu no Akko-chan, Chikako

1970

Inakappe Taishō, Tonko Tonmaruki

Mahō no Mako-chan, Tarō

Nekojara-shi no 11-ri, Sugomi

1971

Andersen Monogatari, duckling

Genshi Shōnen Ryū, Don

Marvelous Melmo, Komori

Shin Obake no Q-Tarō, U-ko

1972

Pinocchio: The Series, Mock

Seigi wo Ai Suru Mono: Gekkō Kamen, Shigeru

1973

Karate Master, Mitsuru's mother

1974

First Human Giatrus, Gon

Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Peter

Hoshi no Ko Chobin, Kero

New Honeybee Hutch, Abacchi

The Song of Tentomushi, Isshū Tsuchimaru

1975

Brave Raideen, Tobi Shun

Laura, the Prairie Girl, Jimmy

Maya the Honey Bee, Semi

Live-action television

1980

Baku-san no Kaban , Beaver

1983

Oshin, Otsune

Pettonton , Pettonton (voice)

1986

Choushinsei Flashman, Mag (voice)

Animated film

Panda! Go, Panda! (1972), Nana

Panda! Go, Panda! and the Rainy-Day Circus (1973), Pan

Yaemon, the Locomotive (1974), Tintin

The Adventures of Manxmouse (1979), mother frog

11 Piki no Neko (1980), Neko

21 Emon: Uchū e Irasshai! (1981), Onabe

Tsushima Maru: Sayonara Okinawa (1982), Kenji

Two Down Full Base (1982), Shin'ichi Morita

Zō no Inai Dōbutsuen (1982), Tomo

Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983), Rose

Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars (1984), Togejirou

Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg (1985), Togejirou

11 Piki no Neko to Ahōdori (1986), Neko

GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Strongest Yokai Army!! Disembark for Japan! (1986), sneezing spirit

Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986), Goomba

Murasaki Shikibu: Genji Monogatari (1987), Ōtakebe

The Story of Fifteen Boys (1987), Moko

My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kanta's mother

OVA

Watt Poe and Our Story (1988), Gorin

Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms (1999), grandmother

Video games

Mamono Hunter Yōko: Makai kara no Tenkōsei (1992), Zeluda

Mamono Hunter Yōko: Tooki Yobigoe (1993), Zeluda

Captain Tsubasa (1994), Ryo Ishizaki

Audio

Audio Drama Meisakusen: Takarajima (2003), mother