1984
The Return of Godzilla
Appears in the Japanese film.
FLM.REDYASUKO
SAWAGUCHI
ยาสุโกะ ซาวากุจิ
From Japanese screen drama to Ghibli
The Japanese actress who voiced Chihiro’s mother in Spirited Away.
Osaka, Japan
Film, television and voice
Yasuko Sawaguchi is a Japanese actress born in Osaka on 11 June 1965. Her career includes film, television and theatre.
She entered the film industry in 1984 and appeared in The Return of Godzilla. The following year, the television drama Miotsukushi brought her broader recognition in Japan.
Her television work includes Kasouken no Onna, a series centred on forensic investigations.
In Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away (2001), Sawaguchi voices Yuko Ogino, Chihiro’s mother, in the original Japanese version.
The film credits linked below are drawn from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent her complete work.
Selected work
1985
Miotsukushi
Appears in the television drama.
2001
Spirited Away
Voices Chihiro’s mother.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Toho Entertainment — official profile
- Disney Japan — original voice cast
- KINENOTE — filmography
- IMDb — credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.