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Actress Machiko Soga Dies Date: 5/8/2006 |
| Machiko Soga, well known in Japan as the voice of the loveable ghost Q-Taro in "Obake no Q-Taro" ("Ghost Q-Taro" - TBS, 1965-1968) was found dead at her home in western Tokyo on Sunday, she was 68. Police have concluded she died of an illness. In August of 2005, it was revealed Soga revealed she had been fighting a terminal illness for almost two years. Americans will probably recognize Soga from her role as Rita Repulsa on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series. The actress played the basis for the character, Queen Bandora, in the Japanese basis for Power Rangers, ZyuRanger. For the American series, she played Repulsa from 1993-1994. When Power Rangers was reimported to Japan, Soga provided the voice overs for Carla Perez who played Repulsa from 1994 to 1996 and Julia Cortez, who played the character in the Power Rangers Movie. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
