is a Japanese voice actress.
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".
Filmography Television animation + List of voice performances in television animation Year Title Role(s) Notes Source 1975 Reideen the Brave Yuka 1975 Tekkaman: The Space Knight Chibi A Ep. 10 1977 Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser Child A, Kitano, Iiko, Student, Yōko, Momoko, Kyoko, Kenta Child A in Eps. 1, 3, and 4, Kitano in Ep. 2, Iiko in Ep. 5, Student in Ep. 6, Yōko in Ep. 8, Momoko in Ep. 12, Kyoko in Ep. 16, Kenta in Ep. 24 1977 Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 Kaoru Kōzuki Eps 4-5 1978 Gatchaman II Boy B Eps 34 and 36 1978 Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Maid Ep. 22 1979 Anne of Green Gables Stella Maynard 1980–1981 Space Runaway Ideon Mayaya Lau, Novak Ursula, Woman Mayaya Lau in Eps 1–7 and 22, Novak Ursula in Eps 8–10, 29, and 37–38, Woman in Ep. 24 1980 Gatchaman Fighter Refugee Ep. 5 1980 Muteking, The Dashing Warrior Kazuo Uchiyamada 1981 Fang of the Sun Dougram Female Soldier 1981 Ninja Hattori-kun Additional voice 1981–2005 Doraemon Michiko Minamoto, Boy A Second voice of Michiko Minamoto, Boy A in Ep. 786 1982 Game Center Arashi Child C, Sumire Matsumoto Child C in Ep. 6, Second voice of Sumire Matsumoto 1988 City Hunter Yuri Okano Ep. 47 1990 108 Ward Inside and Out: Make-Up Artist Fukao 1990 The Laughing Salesman Yumemi Koino Ep. 20 2005 Black Jack Schoolboy (Karte 23) 2005 Great Detective Conan Eiko's mother Eps. 419–420
Theatrical animation + List of voice performances in theatrical animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1981 21 Emon: Welcome to Space! Announcer 1982 Space Runaway Ideon: A Contact Mayaya 1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Ivoked Ursula 1983 Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil Michiko Minamoto 1985 Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars Michiko Minamoto 1990 Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet Girl 1991 Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights Michiko Minamoto 1994 Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen Michiko Minamoto 1995 Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World Michiko Minamoto 1999 Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding Michiko Minamoto Short film 2002 The Day When I Was Born Michiko Minamoto Short film
Original video animation (OVA) + List of voice performances in original video animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1989 Twin Sumiko Hyō's aunt 1990 The Dark Myth Take's mother
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