Junko Hori

Junko Hori (堀絢子, Hori Junko, February 2, 1935 – November 18, 2024) was a Japanese actress who specialized in voice acting. She was represented by Production Baobab.

Hori is known as the voice of the protagonists in three Fujiko Fujio works, Obake no Q-Tarō, Ninja Hattori-kun, and Chimpui. As a dub artist she is known for the roles of Jerry (1969-1970) from Tom and Jerry and Bart Simpson from The Simpsons.

Death

Hori died on November 18, 2024, at the age of 89. Her death was announced over a week later. Prior to her death, she was planning on continuing to perform her one-woman play with the 292nd performance, being scheduled for November 22 of that year in Ryōgoku, Sumida, Tokyo but died while rehearsing.

Filmography

Anime television

Speed Racer (1967) (Kurio Mifune (Spritle))
Himitsu no Akko-chan (1969) (Ganmo)
Moomin (1969) (Mii)
Andersen Stories (1971) (Witch)
New Obake no Q-tarō (1971) (Q-tarō)
New Moomin (1972) (Mii)
Anne of Green Gables (1979) (Josie Pye)
Ashita no Joe 2 (1980) (Kinoko)
Game Center Arashi (1982) (Tongarashi Ishino)
Taiyō no Ko Esteban (1982) (Tao)
Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (1992) (Ogin)
Gokudo (1999) (Fortune Telling Baa-san)
Cinderella Boy (2003) (Dorothy Ozu)

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Atashin'chi (Old Turtle Lady)
Oishinbo (Tamayo Kurita)
Kaibutsu-kun (1980s) (Nurse Claw)
Kaze no Shōjo Emily (Tom's Grandmother)
Kyōjin no Hoshi (Saburo)
Crayon Shin-chan (Sakurako)
Gundam Wing (Long Shirin)
Chinpui (Chinpui)
Tokyo Mew Mew (Mint's nurse)
Dokonjō Gaeru (Shinpachi Goto)
- New Dokonjō Gaeru (Goro)
Doraemon
- NTV version (Gachako)
- TV Asahi version (Suneo's grandmother)
Ninja Hattori-kun (Kanzō Hattori)
Parasol Henbē (Maruko)
Pink Lady Monogatari: Eikou no Tenshi-tachi (Keiko Masuda/Kei)

Anime film

Hols: Prince of the Sun (1968) (Potom, Phrep)
Makoto-chan (1980) (Monta)
Unico (1981) (Akuma-kun)
Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) (Zanelli)
Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986) (Miss Endless, Lakitu)

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