, known professionally as , was a Japanese actress.and voice actress from Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

She was the founder, representative director, and chairman“アドヴァンスプロモーションのご案内 - 会社案内” (in Japanese), Advance Promotion, Archived from the original on April 8, 2004, Retrieved May 1, 2026. (honorary chairman in later years“アドヴァンスプロモーション 事務所紹介” (in Japanese), Advance Promotion, Archived from the original on January 30, 2013, Retrieved May 1, 2026.) of Advance Promotion until her death."Japan Talent Directory (1998 Edition)" (in Japanese). VIP Times Co., 1998, page 680.

Biography Takamura was born on November 9, 1922,“Voice Actor Directory: From Animation to Foreign Films...” Kindai Eiga-sha, 1985, page 94. in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture.「高村 章子」 (in Japanese). Excite News (Excite Co., Ltd.). Retrieved May 1, 2026.

She started off as a trainee at Bungakuza in 1948 and stayed until she departed from the company in 1951. She joined the Mugi-no-kai theater company in 1953, then left one year later in order to become a freelance actor."Talent Directory No. 2" (in Japanese), Geino Shunju-sha, 1963, page 149. She was affiliated with Enkyo Pro"The World of Voice Actors - From Animation to Foreign Films," Asahi Sonorama, Fantastic Collection Special Issue, October 30, 1979, page 89. and Taiyo Promotion.Yoshio Kakeo (ed.), "Female Voice Actors," *Voice Actor Encyclopedia, Second Edition*, Kinema Junpo Co., Ltd., March 30, 1996, page 447, ISBN: 4-87376-160-3.

Takamura died on June 27, 2012, at the age of 89.Japan Actors' Association News, May 29, 2015 Issue: Obituaries. The cause of her death was never revealed.

Personality Her voice type was mezzo-soprano. She was known for her voice acting roles as dignified, gentle mother characters and grandmother characters.Bii Ogawa, "The Discerning Voice Actor Encyclopedia '97", Tokuma Shoten (Romance Album), March 10, 1997, page 80. .

Takamura's personal hobbies and special skills were name analysis, folk songs, folk tales,"Japan Talent Directory (1998 Edition)", VIP Times Co., 1998, page 680. and haiku.“Voice Actor Directory: From Animation to Foreign Films...” Kindai Eiga-sha, 1985, page 94.

Filmography Television anime Moomin (1969–1970): Moominmammaムーミン (in Japanese), TMS Entertainment, TMS Entertainment official website, Retrieved May 1, 2026.ムーミン (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Star of the Giants (1970): Additional voice Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai (1971): Yoshida's Mother, Kiku The Gutsy Frog (1972–1974): Yoshiko's Mother,"Yoshiyuki Tomino Filmography (Masahiro Haraguchi)", in "Yoshiyuki Tomino: The Complete Works" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo Co., Ltd. Published by Kinema Junpo Mook on June 9, 1999. page 416. . others Hazedon (1972): Hazedon's Motherハゼドン (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. (1973-1974): Additional voice Jungle Kurobē (1973): Additional voice Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974): Additional voiceアルプスの少女ハイジ (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Time Bokan (1975): Madame Linden Warm Warm Family (1976):Yone Yamano (first voice), Grandmotherほかほか家族 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. New Star of the Giants (1977-1978): Additional voice Song of Baseball Enthusiasts (1978): Otane Doraemon (1979–2005): Maternal Grandmother (first voice), Nobita's Grandmother (second voice) Anne of Green Gables (1979): Housewife Twenty-Four Eyes (1980): Kiku New Lupin the 3rd (1980): Pancho's Wife (Ep. 124) SAIKYO ROBO DAIOJA 1 (1981-1982): Grandmother The Call of the Wind (1981): Additional voice The Monster Kid (1982): Hazukashira's Mother Glass Mask (1984): Mrs. Yamashita (Eps 18-19) Pro Golfer Saru (1985–1988): Motherプロゴルファー猿 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986): Old Teahouse Woman New Pro Golfer Saru (1988): Mother 108 Ward Inside and Out: Make-Up Artist (1990): Kakadono (Kosanba's Mother) My Daddy Long Legs (1990): Headmaster World Fairy Tale Series (1995): Grandmother Great Detective Conan (1996–present): Shizuka Omori (Ep. 273)

Theatrical animation Moomin (1972): Moominmammaムーミン (1972) (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.ムーミン[72年版] (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. New Star of the Giants (1977): Additional voice Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1979): Additional voiceアルプスの少女ハイジ (1979) (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Song of Baseball Enthusiasts: Wolf of the North, Tiger of the South (1979): Additional voice野球狂の詩 北の狼南の虎 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Gauche the Cellist (1982): Mother Mouseセロ彈きのゴーシュ (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.セロ弾きのゴーシュ(1982・アニメ) (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026. A Grandmother's Recollections (short film) (2000): Nobita's Grandmotherドラえもん おばあちゃんの思い出 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.おばあちゃんの思い出 (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004): Nobita's Grandmother映画ドラえもん のび太のワンニャン時空伝 (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (2010): Housewife赤毛のアン ～グリーンゲーブルズへの道～ (in Japanese), lp.p.pia.jp, Pia Movies, 2010, Retrieved May 1, 2026.赤毛のアン グリーンゲーブルズへの道 (in Japanese), eiga.com, Retrieved May 1, 2026.

Original video animation Green Legend Ran (1992): Old Womanグリーンレジェンド乱 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Heidi, Girl of the Alps: Alpine Mountain Chapter (1993): Additional voiceアルプスの少女ハイジ アルムの山編 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. Heidi, Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara (1993): Additional voiceアルプスの少女ハイジ　ハイジとクララ編 (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026. 3×3 Eyes: ~Legend of the Divine Demon~ (1995): Grandma Ayanokōji (Ep. 1)3×3EYES ～聖魔伝説～ (in Japanese), allcinema.net, Retrieved May 1, 2026.

References

External links Advance Promotion official website