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Masako Nozawa

Acting

Born October 25, 1936 · Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan

Also known as のざわ まさこ · 野沢 雅子 · ماساکو نوزاوا

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Biography

Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress. Beginning work as a child actress at the age of three, by the time she became an adult, voice acting had inadvertently become her main occupation. Throughout her career, Nozawa has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce, the self-owned Office Nozawa and Aoni Production. She is best known as the voice of Son Goku in the Dragon Ball franchise, beginning with its first animated adaptation in 1986. She also voices most of the character's male relatives, namely Son Gohan, Son Goten, and Bardock. Nozawa's other roles include Kitarō in GeGeGe no Kitarō, Doraemon in the 1973 anime, and Tetsurō Hoshino in Galaxy Express 999.

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Awards & recognition

  • Person of Cultural Merit · 2025
  • Seiyu Awards Lifetime Achievement Award · 2013
  • Seiyu Awards Merit Award · 2013

Filmography50+ titles

One Piece

1999as Dr. Kureha (voice)

Me & Roboco: The Movie

2025as Showa Gag Manga Roboco (voice)

Digimon Tamers

2001as Guilmon / Narrator (voice)

Graveyard Kitaro

2008as Kitarō (voice)

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

2011as Narrator (voice)

Dragon Ball Z

1989as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Dragon Ball

1986as Son Goku (voice)

Dragon Ball DAIMA

2024as Son Goku (mini) (voice)

Dragon Ball Super

2015as Son Goku / Goku Black / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Ping Pong the Animation

2014as Obaba Tamura (voice)

Weathering with You

2019as Fortuneteller (voice)

Tomorrow's Joe

1970as Yuri

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

2022as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gotenks (voice)

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

2018as Son Goku / Son Goten / Bardock (voice)

Pretty Cure

2004as Sanae Yukishiro (voice)

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

1982as Esteban (voice)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1980as Tom Sawyer (voice)

Galaxy Express: 999

1978as Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)

Dragon Ball GT

1996as Son Gohan / Son Goku / Son Goten (voice)

Sanda

2025as Toyo Tetsudome (voice)

Digimon Adventure:

2020as Narrator (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

1993as Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990as Bardock / Son Gokû (Kakarotto) (voice)

Dragon Ball Z Kai

2009as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

1995as Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gogeta / Veku / Gotenks (voice)

Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

1996as Son Goku (voice)

Heidi: Girl of the Alps

1974as The Boy With the Barrel Organ (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

1995as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gotenks (voice)

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

2018as Hisui (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

1993as Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

1993as Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)

Star Wars: Visions

2021as T0-B1 (voice)

GeGeGe no Kitaro

2018as Medama-Oyaji (voice)

One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura

2008as Dr. Kureha (voice)

Go! Go! Loser Ranger!

2024as Draggie-kun (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

1991as Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Bardock (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

2015as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!

1992as Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

1989as Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

1986as Son Goku (voice)

Galaxy Express 999

1979as Tetsurô Hoshino (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

2013as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Love Hina

2000as Hina Urashima (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

1994as Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Mysterious Disappearances

2024as Attendant of Kisaragi Station (voice)

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

1988as Son Goku (voice)

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

1987as Son Goku (voice)

The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

2024as Joe (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

1990as Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

1990as Son Goku / Turles / Son Gohan (voice)