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Nobuyo Ōyama

Nobuyo Ōyama, Japanese voice actress (died 2024)

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Born
October 16, 1933
Died
September 29, 2024
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1933

About Nobuyo Ōyama

Nobuyo Yamashita, known professionally as Nobuyo Ōyama, was a Japanese actress, voice actress, screenwriter, singer, essayist, and television personality last affiliated with Actors Seven. Her husband was the actor and television personality Keisuke Sagawa. She is best known for voicing the title character in the Doraemon television anime series that ran from 1979 to 2005 and Monokuma, the main villain of the Danganronpa franchise for the first three video games, two Danganronpa stageshows, and the television adaptation Danganronpa: The Animation from 2010 to 2016. In 1980, sales of Doraemon-related records performed by Ōyama, including the EP Doraemon Ondo, exceeded over one million copies, which earned her an awarded Gold Disc from Nippon Columbia. You should join a club that allows you to use your voice." Ōyama became satisfied with her voice over time, and was able to overcome her complex.

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Nobuyo Ōyama timeline

  1. She is best known for voicing the title character in the Doraemon television anime series that ran from 1979 to 2005 and Monokuma, the main villain of the Danganronpa franchise for the first three video games, two Danganronpa stageshows, and the television adaptation Danganronpa: The Animation from 2010 to 2016.
  2. In 1980, sales of Doraemon-related records performed by Ōyama, including the EP Doraemon Ondo, exceeded over one million copies, which earned her an awarded Gold Disc from Nippon Columbia.

The world when Nobuyo Ōyama was born

Nobuyo Ōyama was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nobuyo Ōyama's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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