Sumiko Shirakawa
# Sumiko Shirakawa

Sumiko Shirakawa (白川 澄子, Shirakawa Sumiko, June 26, 1935 – body discovered November 26, 2015) was a Japanese actress and voice actress from Shibuya, Tokyo. She was best known for her roles in Sazae-san (as Hiroshi Nakajima), Doraemon (as Hidetoshi Dekisugi from 1980 to 2005) and Space Ace (as Ace).

On November 26, 2015, Shirakawa failed to attend a voice recording session for Sazae-San. Her body was discovered at her home by family members and Sazae-San staff members. She died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage at her home in Tokyo. She was 80 years old.

## Filmography

### Television animation

**1960s**

* Himitsu no Akko-chan (1969) - Motoko "Moko" Naniwa
* Jump Out! Batchiri (1966) - Batchiri
* Kaitō Pride (1965) - Check
* Sazae-san (1969) - Hiroshi Nakajima
* Space Ace (1965) - Ace

**1970s**

* Andersen Stories (1971) - Chimney Sweep Chris, Peter, Carl
* Dog of Flanders (TV series) (1975) - Andre
* Doraemon (1979-2005) - Hidetoshi Dekisugi

**1980s**

* Astro Boy (1980) - Mitsuru, Pula

**2010s**

* Space Dandy (2014) - Hiroshi
