Ichirô Murakoshi

Biography

Ichirō Murakoshi was a Japanese actor and voice actor born on December 2, 1930, in Tokyo Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University's School of Commerce before joining the Rengosa theater troupe in 1954 and later becoming an affiliated member of Theater Echo. Murakoshi is best known for his iconic roles as Norisuke Namino in Sazae-san and Nobita's father Nobisuke Nobi in Doraemon, a trait he maintained since 1969 and until his untimely passing on May 23, 2007.