Kazue Takahashi

Kazue Takahashi
高橋 和枝
Kazue Takahashi in 1952
Born	Kazue Oizumi (1929-03-20)March 20, 1929 Ōtawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Died	March 23, 1999(1999-03-23) (aged 70) Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actress voice actress
Years active	1949–1998

Kazue Oizumi (大泉 和枝, Ōizumi Kazue, March 20, 1929 – March 23, 1999), known by the stage name Kazue Takahashi (高橋 和枝, Takahashi Kazue), was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Kazue was best known as the voice of Shoutarou Kaneda ("Jimmy Sparks") in Tetsujin 28-go ("Gigantor"). She debuted in 1949.

Kazue was also known for roles in Kaiju Booska and Sazae-san.

Kazue graduated from Kasei-Gakuin University.

In February 1998, she came down with myelodysplastic syndrome and was transported to the Bunkyo-ku Tokyo University hospital. Three days after her 70th birthday, Kazue died in the Bunkyo-ku Tokyo University hospital annex. She presumably died from bone marrow cancer.

In February 2010, she received a posthumous "Special Merit Award" from the 4th Seiyū Awards.^[1]