| “ | You know how even adults listen better to what the people they like say? In the same way, I’ve taped messages time and time again and sent them to children in comas due to things like traffic accidents or illness, or to kids who are picky eaters. Even the children who are in comas, when they hear that, they show a response. Goku, Gohan, and Goten, who possess qualities like kindness, courage, consideration, cheerfulness, and power, are close to children as friends, as older brothers, and sometimes, as love interests, and can give them encouragement. They believe the three of them are entirely alive, which makes me very happy. The greatest thing is how they are alive inside everyone, and live together alongside them. I consider it a point of pride, having been able to play a role like that. Dragon Ball truly is a marvelous work. | ” |
—Masako Nozawa, [1] | ||
| Masako Nozawa | |
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birthplace | Tokyo, Japan |
| Birthday | October 25, 1936 |
| Age | 82 |
| Professional Status | |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Companies | Aoni Production |
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Masako Nozawa (野沢 雅子, Nozawa Masako), known as Mako-san to her colleagues[1] is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. As a voice actress, she is best known for the role of Son Gokū in the popular franchise of Dragon Ball.
Roles[]
Dragon Ball[]
Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball Kai[]
- Bardock
- Gotenks (Dragon Ball Z movie only)
- Gogeta
- Son Gokū
- Son Gohan
- Son Goten
- Tullece (Dragon Ball Z movie only)
- Vegetto
Dragon Ball GT[]
- Gogeta
- Son Gohan
- Son Gokū
- Son Gokū Jr.
- Son Goten
Dragon Ball Super[]
- Gotenks
- Gokū Black
- Son Gohan
- Son Gokū
- Son Goten
- Vegetto
Super Dragon Ball Heroes[]
- Son Goku
- Vegetto
- Son Gokū: Xeno
- Vegetto: Xeno
Trivia[]
- In the original Japanese, Nozawa has voiced every male member of Gokū's immediate family except his brother, Raditz. She has also voiced every character who looks identical to Gokū — Bardock, Goten, Tullece, and Black — while in the English dub and other languages, these characters have distinctly separate voice actors behind them.