Masako Matsubara (松原 雅子, Matsubara Masako; born October 8, 1951) is a Japanese voice actress.
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Biography
Matsubara was born on October 8, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan.
After stints at the TV Talent Center and K Production, she worked as a freelancer before joining Beat One.
Personality
Her voice range is soprano.
From August 1981 to March 2005, Matsubara voiced Michiko Minamoto, the mother of main character Shizuka Minamoto, in the anime series Doraemon.
Matsubara has done narration for KM Ad System's 8-track cartridge bus announcement systems, with her voice becoming well known with bus enthusiasts.
Her personal hobbies and skills include Nordic crafts, porcelain painting, shamisen, traditional Japanese folk songs, the way of tea, and collecting children's stories.
Her favorite phrase is "Ichi-go ichi-e".