Miyoko Asō

Miyoko Asō
麻生 美代子
Born(1926-04-07)April 7, 1926
DiedAugust 25, 2018(2018-08-25) (aged 92)
Occupations
Years active1949–2018
AgentTokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
SpouseHiroshi Sakonjō (–2008)

Miyoko Asō (麻生 美代子, Asō Miyoko; April 7, 1926  August 25, 2018) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her role as the first voice of Fune Isono from 1969 to 2015 in the longest-running Japanese anime series Sazae-san, which first aired in 1969. She was the voice of Dr. Pinako Rockbell in both Fullmetal Alchemist anime adaptations. Asō also starred as an actress in cinema, in the 2006 movie Aogeba Tōtoshi, directed by Jun Ichikawa. On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Asō would step down from her role in Sazae-san. She was replaced by Yorie Terauchi on October 5, 2015. On September 3, 2018, it was reported that Asō had died on August 25 from senility.