is a Japanese actress who works in both

live action Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games o ...

as well as

voice over Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique used in radio, television, filmmaking, theatre, and other media in which a descriptive or expository voice that is not part of the narrative (i.e., non-d ...

work for

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

. She is known as the voice of

Sakura The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in ''Prunus'' subgenus '' Cerasus''. ''Sakura'' usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of ''Prunus serrulata'', not trees grown for their fruit (although ...

in ''

Urusei Yatsura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were collected in 34 ''tankōbon'' volum ...

''.

Filmography

Live action films

*'' The Red Spectacles'' (1987) (Midori Washio) *''The Black House'' (1999) (Dr. Hatano) *'' All About Lily Chou-Chou'' (2001) *'' Oh! Oku'' (2006) (Kuzuoka) *'' Adrift in Tokyo'' (2007) *'' Hot Road'' (2014) *''Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone'' (2020) *''Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian'' (2023) (Odai)

Animated films

*'' Urusei Yatsura: Only You'' (1983) (

) *'' Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984) (Sakura) *''

Castle in the Sky also known as ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'', is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toei. The film stars t ...

'' (1986) (Okami) *''Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter'' (1988) (Sakura) *''

My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. It stars the voices of Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto and Hitoshi Takagi, and focuses on two young sisters a ...

'' (1988) (Elementary school teacher) *'' Maroko'' (1990) (Tamiko Yomota)

TV drama

*'' Hissastu Hashikakenin'' (1985) *''

Dokuganryū Masamune is a 1987 Japanese historical television series. It is the 25th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 39.7 percent in the Kanto area with the highest viewing rating of 47.8%. The drama was adapted from the novel ...

'' (1987) (Ochako) *''

Aoi Tokugawa Sandai is a 2000 Japanese historical drama television series and the 39th NHK taiga drama. The series respectively stars Masahiko Tsugawa, Toshiyuki Nishida, and Onoe Tatsunosuke II as the first three Tokugawa shōguns. It aired from January 9 to Dec ...

'' (2000) (Kakubei) *''

Ōoku The was historically the harem, women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful , such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term. During ...

'' (2003–05) (Kuzuoka) *'' Burning Flower'' (2015) (Ushio) *''

Come Come Everybody is a Japanese television drama series and the 105th NHK Asadora series, following Okaeri Mone. It premiered on November 1, 2021, and concluded on April 8, 2022. The story is about 100 years-old family, three generations, Yasuko (grandmother), R ...

'' (2021) (Hisa Tachibana) *'' The Tiger and Her Wings'' (2024) (Tsune Ōba)

Anime television series and OVA

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'' (1981–86) (Sakura) *'' Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!'' (1989–90) (Tamiko Yomota)

References

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* * * 1949 births Living people Japanese film actresses Japanese stage actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese video game actresses Voice actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-voice-actor-stub