Voice actress Masako Nozawa received one of the 71st Kan Kikuchi Prizes on Wednesday.
She then voiced the character Kitarō in the 1968 Gegege no Kitarō anime, and in the 1971 sequel.
The annual prize is awarded to notable figures in literary, film, theatrical, sports, newspaper, broadcast, and other fields of culture from the past year.
Nozawa was awarded “as a traiblazing representative of Japanese voice actors” “beloved by one generation after another.”