Nobuyo Oyama, a voice actress best known for playing the titular character in the popular Japanese anime series “Doraemon,” has died, her agency said Friday. She was 90.
A native of Tokyo, Oyama had a successful career as a voice actor after graduating from Haiyuza acting school. Doraemon, which she voiced for a quarter of a century, became an iconic character loved by children.
She died of natural causes on Sept. 29 at a hospital in Tokyo, her agency said.
In addition to battling colorectal cancer and a stroke, Oyama also revealed in 2015 that she was suffering from dementia.
Nobuyo Oyama gives an interview in Tokyo in February 1999. (Kyodo)