CATDOLL: Voice actress Shirakawa Sumiko passed away. She played the role of Dekisugi in Doraemon

Dekisugi Eisai is one of the characters in the science fiction manga "Doraemon" by Fujiko F. Fujio and its animated version. He is the only one who has great killing power against Nobita and is both an enemy and a friend of Nobita. Recently, the voice actor "Shirakawa Sumiko" who played "Dekisugi Eisai" in the Oyama version of "Doraemon" unfortunately passed away at home at the age of 80.

It is reported that during the recording of the animation "Sazae-san" on the 26th, Shirakawa Sumiko was not seen. The staff who went to Shirakawa Sumiko's home found her collapsed in her own home. The Metropolitan Police Department stated that when Shirakawa Sumiko was found, the entrance of her home was locked and there were no obvious external injuries, so it was inferred that she died of illness.

Sumiko Shirakawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on June 26, 1935. Her real name is Sumiko Shirato. She has voiced characters such as Nakajima in "Sazae-san", Pinkie Pie in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and Idekisugi in "Doraemon".