Reiko Niimura

Biography

Reiko Niimura was a Japanese actress and voice actor who began her career in the 1960s. Her notable works include the television drama "Tora-san's Dear Old Home" (1972) and the film "The Salesman's Death" (1992), for which she won the 27th Kiyomizu Prize. A longtime member of the theater group Zappy, Niimura passed away in 2011 at the age of 83 due to complications from chronic respiratory disease.