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Sazae-san

Sazae-san

19696.51 Season2650 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

The adventures of Sazae Fuguta and her family and friends in their Tokyo suburb.

NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Midori Katō

Midori Katō

Sazae (voice)

Mina Tominaga

Mina Tominaga

Katsuo (voice)

Makoto Tsumura

Makoto Tsumura

Wakame (voice)

Takako Sasuga

Takako Sasuga

Tarao (voice)

Yorie Terauchi

Yorie Terauchi

Fune (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

Masuo (voice)

Chafurin

Chafurin

Namihei (voice)

Shinsuke Chikaishi

Shinsuke Chikaishi

Masuo (voice)

Hiroshi Masuoka

Hiroshi Masuoka

Masuo (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Namihei (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on mangafamilyanime

About Sazae-san

Sazae-san is a animation, comedy, family series that first aired in 1969 exploring themes of japan, based on manga, family, anime. it stars Midori Katō, Mina Tominaga, Makoto Tsumura. The adventures of Sazae Fuguta and her family and friends in their Tokyo suburb.

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