Official website Produced by Oni Voice actors announced Monday Yamamoto Keiko Died of sepsis on April 18. She is 83 years old.
A private wake and funeral was held for close family members only. The postponement of the announcement was at the request of Yamamoto’s family.
Voice actor Keiko Yamamoto passed away due to sepsis at the age of 83 https://t.co/RHZn4BeSHL
Mr. Conch: Mr. Huazawa
Chibi Maruko-chan: Shota Yamada
Genius Bakabang: Bakabang
Kitaro: Sunakakeba
The secret kid: Chikako
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Yamamoto was born in Osaka on August 7, 1943. Yamamoto voices the character of Shota Yamada in the feature film Chibi Maruko Animation started in January 1990. Emi Motoi took over from Yamamoto, who is now voicing the character.
Yamamoto also no longer voices Hanako Hanazawa in the similarly long-running children’s anime. conch mulberry November 2023. Kumiko Watanabe Currently voicing the character.
Yamamoto also voices the character of the same name Tianzhai Macaban and gambaregombe series, and Sunakake Baba in several installments Kitaro TV animation and movies from 1971 until 2007 Kitaro series, and 2008 Kitaro: Japan explodes! Movie.
The other character voiced by Yamamoto is Chikako in the second season Little secret and the 1966 films Choromatsu and Karamatsu Komatsu-kun series, as well as Kinkotsu-Obaba and Nachiguron in several series Kinnikuman TV series and movies from the 1980s.
source: Produced by Oni‘s website, Oricon website and X/Twitter account
