Masako Nozawa
Acting • Born 1936-10-25
Biography
Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor. As a voice actress, she is best known for the role of Son Goku in the popular anime franchise Dragon Ball, as well as all of Goku's male family relatives (except Raditz) and the villainous Goku Black. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999) and Kitarō (GeGeGe no Kitarō, first and second series). In addition, she has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi"; a character in Dokonjō Gaeru, and the characters known in the U.S. as "Pidge" and "Haggar" in Hyakujūō Golion. She also voiced Doraemon in the 1973 anime, replacing male actor Kōsei Tomita, who voiced the character in the first 26 episodes. In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however Masako voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 special entitled Early English with Doraemon for unknown reasons.
Filmography
213 credits
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King
Movie • 2017
Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid
Movie • 2011
Masae Todo (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Movie • 1993
Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)
Genji
Movie • 1992
Taira no Tokuko (voice)
Genji
Movie • 1992
Zakuro (voice)
Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon
Movie • 2002
Guilmon (voice)
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Movie • 2023
Medama-Oyaji (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Movie • 1979
Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Movie • 2008
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Movie • 1990
Son Goku / Turles / Son Gohan (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Movie • 1991
Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Movie • 1992
Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Movie • 1995
Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gogeta / Veku / Gotenks (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Movie • 1993
Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Movie • 1986
Son Goku (voice)
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Movie • 1996
Son Goku (voice)
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Movie • 1987
Son Goku (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
Movie • 1990
Bardock / Son Gokû (Kakarotto) (voice)
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
Movie • 1997
Son Gokû Jr. / Son Gokû
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
Movie • 2008
Dr. Kureha (voice)
Prince Mackaroo the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira
Movie • 2000
せみら
Digimon X-Evolution
Movie • 2005
Dukemon (voice)
Hal's Flute
Movie • 2012
Haru (voice)
The Gutsy Frog: The Movie
Movie • 1982
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Movie • 2011
Bardock (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Movie • 2013
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Asura
Movie • 2012
Asura
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Movie • 2010
Kureha (voice)
Children's Scary Story "Mysterious Refrigerator"
Movie • 1997
Back to the Forest
Movie • 1980
ペーター
Adventures of the Polar Cubs
Movie • 1979
Kayoko's Diary
Movie • 1991
Kisaburo Nakane (voice)
Japan Hero Awards: Who Is the Strongest Hero?
Movie • 2007
Son Goku (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom
Movie • 2002
Kururinpa (voice)
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
Movie • 2008
Kitarō (voice)
Ultra B: Black Hole kara no Dokusaisha BB!!
Movie • 1988
ママ
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Movie • 1988
Son Goku (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World
Movie • 1992
Son Goku / Son Gohan
Ultraman Story
Movie • 1984
Taro
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Movie • 2010
Son Goku (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Movie • 2006
Tetsurō Hoshino (voice)
Dragon Ball: Goku & Traffic Safety
Movie • 1988
Son Goku (voice)
Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song
Movie • 2010
Black Nose (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Movie • 2015
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition
Movie • 2016
Goku
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
Movie • 1994
Son Goten / Son Gokû (voice)
The Voice Makes a Miracle
Movie • 2011
GO GET THEM 0011!!
Movie • 1972
Ace (voice)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Movie • 1981
Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Like the Wind
Movie • 2016
Sanpei (voice)
Goku's Fire Brigade
Movie • 1988
Son Goku (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Movie • 1993
Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Air Bound
Movie • 2015
Tsuburi (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Movie • 1990
Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Flying Phantom Ship
Movie • 1969
Hayato (voice)
Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1976
Huckleberry Finn (Voice)
The Monster Kid and The Demon's Sword
Movie • 1982
Kaibutsu-kun
The Adventure of Gamba and the Otter
Movie • 1991
Ganba
The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends
Movie • 1984
Ganba
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
Movie • 1980
Tetsurou Hoshino (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Movie • 1989
Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora
Movie • 2005
Sanae Yukishiro / Muta
The Green Cat
Movie • 1983
Green (voice)
The Story of Fifteen Boys
Movie • 1987
Costar (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D
Movie • 2016
Goku (voice)
30,000 Miles Under the Sea
Movie • 1970
Isamu (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Movie • 2017
Goku / Gohan / God Fusion Goku (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Movie • 1998
Tetsurou Hoshino (voice)
The Legend of Manxmouse
Movie • 1979
Harrison G. Tondemonezumi
Zôressha ga Yatte Kita
Movie • 1992
Cool Cool Bye
Movie • 1986
Lek (voice)
I Want to Deliver Your Voice
Movie • 2017
Nagisa's grandmother (voice)
Weathering with You
Movie • 2019
Fortuneteller (voice)
Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure
Movie • 1999
Elekid (voice)
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Movie • 1993
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Turles (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
Movie • 2012
Nobisuke (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
Movie • 2012
Dakke (voice)
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
Movie • 2018
Hisui (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special
Movie • 1992
Son Goku / Son Gohan (Voice)
Tomcat's Big Adventure
Movie • 2014
Mark (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Movie • 1979
Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Movie • 2018
Son Goku / Son Goten / Bardock (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
Movie • 1980
Tetsurou Hoshino (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Movie • 1980
Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Spooky Kitaro
Movie • 1968
Kitatou (Voix)
Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
Movie • 1980
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Movie • 1995
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gotenks (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Movie • 1992
Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Movie • 1991
Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Bardock (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Movie • 1994
Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Looking Back at it All: The Dragon Ball Z Year-End Show!
Movie • 1993
The Panda's Great Adventure
Movie • 1973
Jumbo (voice)
Botchan
Movie • 1980
Chibi (voice)
Children's Scary Story '99
Movie • 1999
Children's Scary Story "Hell Phone"
Movie • 1998
Children's Scary Story "The Fear of a Three Sided Mirror"
Movie • 1997
Children's Scary Story "Kotatsu Black Hole"
Movie • 1998
Kim's Cross
Movie • 1990
(voice)
Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie
Movie • 2005
Round / Sanae Yukishiro (voice)
Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends
Movie • 2014
Akumuju (voice)
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Defend the Dinosaur Egg!
Movie • 2013
Dino Mama (voice)
Kiku and the Wolf
Movie • 2008
Wolf (voice)
Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
Movie • 2001
Guilmon (voice)
Little Wansa
Movie • 1989
Kouta (voice)
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Quest For The Mysterious Treasure
Movie • 2006
Ishishi (voice)
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
Movie • 2007
Nora
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Movie • 2013
Goku / Gohan / Goten (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Movie • 2022
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gotenks (voice)
My Father's Dragon
Movie • 1997
Nearsighted Rat (voice)
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
Movie • 1986
Mī-kun (voice) / Gugi (voice)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Movie • 2024
Self
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Movie • 2024
Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice) (archive footage)
Me & Roboco: The Movie
Movie • 2025
Showa Gag Manga Roboco (voice)
Love and Berry Dress Up and Dance! Magic of Happiness
Movie • 2007
Galaxy Express 999 - Beyond the Diamond Ring
Movie • 2009
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Movie • 2001
Thumbelina
Movie • 1978
Chumi (voice)
A Zoo Without an Elephant
Movie • 1982
Hide (voice)
Stage Play 「Spooky Kitaro」
Movie • 2025
君の十字架
Movie • 1990
Musashi, the Samurai Lord
TV • 1990
Musashi (voice)
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
TV • 1976
Luigi (voice)
Fighting General Daimos
TV • 1978
Genta
Blue Blink
TV • 1989
Blink / Kakeru (voice)
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
TV • 1980
Spirit of the Milk (voice)
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
TV • 1982
Esteban (voice)
Pinocchio: The Series
TV • 1972
Franko
Dragon Ball
TV • 1986
Son Goku (voice)
Dragon Ball GT
TV • 1996
Son Gohan / Son Goku / Son Goten (voice)
Maya the Bee
TV • 1975
Willy (voice)
Dragon Ball Z
TV • 1989
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
TV • 1972
Seiji Nakanishi (voice)
Beast King GoLion
TV • 1981
Hiroshi Suzuishi / Honerva (voice)
Ore wa Teppei
TV • 1977
Teppei Uesugi (voice)
Montana Jones
TV • 1994
Nicole / Oletta (voice)
Jing: King of Bandits
TV • 2002
Mama Stout (voice)
The Star of the Seine
TV • 1975
Danton
The Adventures of Pinocchio
TV • 1976
Pinocchio (voice)
Little Witch Chappy
TV • 1972
Ipei (voice)
Calimero
TV • 1974
Buta / Calimero's Mother (voice)
Marie & Gali
TV • 2009
Lovege Chu ~Miracle Seiyuu Hakusho~
TV • 2006
Tentou Mushi no Uta
TV • 1974
Round Vernian Vifam 13
TV • 1998
Kentsu Norton
Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures
TV • 1979
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
TV • 1980
Tom Sawyer (voice)
Miracle Girl Limit-chan
TV • 1973
Tomi-san (voice)
Ika no Kabamaru
TV • 1983
Pretty Cure
TV • 2004
Sanae Yukishiro (voice)
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
TV • 1999
Reika Nanjoin
Little Meg the Witch Girl
TV • 1974
Saturn (voice)
Huckleberry no Bōken
TV • 1976
Huckleberry Finn (voice)
Kaibutsu-kun
TV • 1980
Tarou Kaibutsu (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
TV • 2021
T0-B1 (voice)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
TV • 2009
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Dragon Ball Super
TV • 2015
Son Goku / Goku Black / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Doraemon
TV • 1973
Doraemon (2nd) (voice)
Cross Game
TV • 2009
Nomo (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
TV • 1983
Benny Bunny (voice)
Cackling Kitarou
TV • 1968
Kitarou (voice)
Hey! Bumboo
TV • 1985
Bumboo (voice)
Digimon Tamers
TV • 2001
Guilmon / Narrator (voice)
Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
TV • 1990
Kamezasa (voice)
Dash! Yonkuro
TV • 1989
冒険ガボテン島
TV • 1967
カボ
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
TV • 2018
Son Goku / Xeno Goku (voice)
もーれつア太郎
TV • 1969
Deko-chan
General Inakappe
TV • 1970
風大左ヱ門
GeGeGe no Kitaro
TV • 2018
Medama-Oyaji (voice)
Space Patrol Hopper
TV • 1965
プー
Q-Taro the Ghost
TV • 1965
Ouhara Shinichi
Little Wansa
TV • 1973
コウタ
Microid S
TV • 1973
学
Requiem from the Darkness
TV • 2003
White Hermit (voice)
Rascal the Raccoon
TV • 1977
Rascal (voice)
Miss Machiko
TV • 1981
Kenta Ikegami (池上 ケン太 / 池上 健太 / 池上 健太, Voice)
Arrow Emblem: Grand Prix no taka
TV • 1977
Aise Hangoro (voice)
500 Million Year Button
TV • 2022
Tonio (voice)
The Story of Pollyanna
TV • 1986
Polly Harrington Chilton (voice)
One Piece
TV • 1999
Dr. Kureha (voice)
Kamen no Ninja Akakage
TV • 1987
Aokage (voice)
Galaxy Express 999
TV • 1978
Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Iczer Girl: Iczelion
TV • 1995
Iczel
Ultra B
TV • 1987
Kazuyo Suzuki (voice)
Love Hina
TV • 2000
Hina Urashima (voice)
Dr. Slump
TV • 1997
Son Goku (voice)
The Ideal Boy's Gang Leader
TV • 1969
Rappa
Tomorrow's Joe
TV • 1970
Yuri
Mysterious Disappearances
TV • 2024
Attendant of Kisaragi Station (voice)
Driland
TV • 2012
Bonny (Voice)
Round Vernian Vifam
TV • 1983
Kentsu Norton (voice)
Digimon Adventure:
TV • 2020
Narrator (voice)
Graveyard Kitaro
TV • 2008
Kitarō (voice)
Ping Pong the Animation
TV • 2014
Obaba Tamura (voice)
PaRappa the Rapper
TV • 2001
Sister Corn (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
TV • 2011
Narrator (voice)
The Gutsy Frog
TV • 1972
Hiroshi (voice)
Cackling Kitarou
TV • 1971
鬼太郎（配音）
Adventure of Gamba
TV • 1975
ガンバ
Dragon Ball DAIMA
TV • 2024
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gotenks (voice)
The Little Judge from Hell
TV • 1973
Enma-kun (voice)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
TV • 2024
Son Goku (mini) / Son Goten (mini) (voice)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
TV • 1986
Tip (voice) / Princess Ozma (voice)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
TV • 2024
Son Goku (voice)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
TV • 2024
Son Goku / Son Goku (mini) (voice)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
TV • 2024
Son Goku (mini) (voice)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
TV • 2024
Draggie-kun (voice)
Combattler V
TV • 1976
Fisherman Sanpei
TV • 1980
Sanpei Mihira (voice)
SANDA
TV • 2025
Toyo Tetsudome (voice)
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
TV • 2024
Joe (voice)
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
TV • 1974
The Boy With the Barrel Organ (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
TV
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)