was a Japanese voice actor and actress. Her mother died when she was a child; she was raised by her father. She had two brothers and a sister. One of her brothers died during a war; the other is still alive. Her sister died in childbirth, and her father died of cancer in 1991. Machiko had humble upbringings and was raised to be a singer, though her talents were with acting. She was "discovered" after doing a play in Tokyo Center. Wikipedia
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