Japanese voice actress with an extensive career spanning decades across anime, films, and video games. Known for voicing Paotzu in Dragon Ball and numerous elderly or supporting characters across the anime medium.
Reiko Suzuki voiced Paotzu in Dragon Ball episode 4, the elderly woman who encounters Goku early in his journey. She also voiced Snow's mother and a village headwoman in episode 82. Though brief, these roles placed Suzuki within the franchise's Japanese voice cast, contributing to the original audio experience that defined Dragon Ball for its initial audiences.
Suzuki is a Japanese voice actress with a career spanning more than five decades, with credits across hundreds of anime productions, films, and video games. She has specialized in elderly characters, grandmothers, and supporting roles across series ranging from Astro Boy and Mobile Suit Gundam to Case Closed, One Piece, and Shaman King. Her consistent presence in the industry reflects her professionalism and the demand for skilled voice actors filling supporting roles across anime history.
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