Yoshiko Saka | |
Native Name: | 太田淑子 |
Birth Date: | 25 April 1932 |
Birth Place: | Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
Death Place: | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation: | voice actress |
Years Active: | 1948-2021 |
Height: | 153 cm |
(April 25, 1932 – October 29, 2021)[1] was a Japanese voice actress from Hyogo Prefecture who was affiliated with Theatre Echo.
Ōta joined Takarazuka Revue in 1947, and remained with them until 1952.[2] She joined Theatre Echo in 1963.
Ōta married fellow voice actor Osamu Saka, whom she met while a member of the Takarazuka Revue. The couple moved to Tokyo in 1964.
Ōta died from heart failure at the age of 89 on October 29, 2021.[3] Her death was announced on November 9 by Theatre Echo.
In 2016, Ōta was given the Tokyo Anime Award Festival's (TAAF) Lifetime Achievement Award.