is a Japanese

voice actress Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of (''

Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, totaling u ...

'') and Saeko Nogami ('' City Hunter''). Her married name is . Asagmi was born in

Otaru, Hokkaidō is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces Ishikari Bay and the Sea of Japan, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tour ...

. In 1952, she began to study traditional Japanese storytelling ''

kōdan is a style of traditional oral Japanese storytelling. The form evolved out of lectures on historical or literary topics given to high-ranking nobles of the Heian period, changing over the centuries to be adopted by the general samurai class and e ...

'' under the master . By 2004, she had risen to become a star ''kōdanshi''. When she performs as a storyteller, she goes by the

art name An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...

. Since 2012, even the work of voice actor has started using the name of Ichiryūsai Harumi. In 2022, she won the Merit Award at the

16th Seiyu Awards The 16th Seiyu Awards The are award ceremonies for the recognition of voice acting talent for outstanding performance in anime and other media in Japan. The first Seiyu Awards were held on March 3, 2007 at the 3D Theatre of the Tokyo Anime Cent ...

Filmography

Television animation

;1970s *''

'' (1974) – Yuki Mori *''

La Seine no Hoshi is a Japanese anime series by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise), which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "The Star ...

'' (1975) – Michelle *'' Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster'' (1976) – Yuka Hōjō *''

Galaxy Express 999 is a Japanese manga series. It is written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a number of anime films and television series. It is set in a spacefaring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer ...

'' (1978) – Claire, Kasumi *''

Majokko Tickle , also known as ''Magical Girl Tickle'' or ''Tickle the Witch Girl'', is a 1970s magical girl manga and anime by Go Nagai. Unlike Nagai's earlier ''Cutie Honey'', ''Majokko Tickle'' is much similar in structure to Toei Animation's previous ...

'' (1978) – Tiko ;1980s *''

The Littl' Bits is a Japanese anime television series with 26 episodes, produced in 1980 by Tatsunoko Production in Japan in cooperation with Tokyo Channel 12. The series' Saban-produced English translation was featured on the children's television station ...

'' (1980) – Belfy, or "Lillabit" in the U.S. version *''

Space Runaway Ideon is a 1980 anime television series produced by Sunrise, created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, produced immediately following his signature work, '' Mobile Suit Gundam''. It first premiered on TV Tokyo from 1980 to 1981, followed by two f ...

'' (1980) – Harulu Ajiba *''

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 ...

'' (1981) – Miki (ep. 39) *''

Igano Kabamaru is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Azuki. The eponymous protagonist is a naive young ninja from the Iga province called Kagemaru (absolute shadow), nicknamed Kabamaru (hippo's mouth) for his insatiable appetite. After ...

'' (1983) – Kaoru Nonogusa *''

Sherlock Hound is an Italian-Japanese anime television series produced by RAI and Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Based on the character Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, almost all the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic dogs. The show featured re ...

'' (1984) – Marie Hudson *'' City Hunter'' (1987–88) – Saeko Nogami *'' City Hunter 2'' (1988–89) – Saeko Nogami *''

City Hunter 3 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The manga was adapte ...

'' (1989–90) – Saeko Nogami ;1990s *'' City Hunter '91'' (1991) – Saeko Nogami *'' Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon'' (1992) – Fraw (ep. 1) *'' Thumbelina: A Magical Story'' (1992) – Mama *'' City Hunter: The Secret Service'' (1996) – Saeko Nogami *'' City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart'' (1997) – Saeko Nogami *''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 ...

'' (1998) – Yōko Asanuma *'' City Hunter: Death of Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba'' (1999) – Saeko Nogami *'' Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety'' (1999) – Narrator, Adachi ;2000s *''

PaRappa The Rapper is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was originally released in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration w ...

'' (2001) – Miss Stew (Ep.11) *'' The Galaxy Railways'' (2003) – Layla Destiny Shura, Kanna Yuuki *'' Angel Heart'' (2005) – Saeko Nogami *''

Blue Drop is a Japanese science fiction Yuri (genre), yuri manga created by Akihito Yoshitomi. It comprises five chapters that were serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' from June 2004 to December 2005, and later collecte ...

'' (2007) – Shivariel, Blue AI *'' Koihime Musō'' (2008) – Shibaki Suikyō ;2010s *''

Star Twinkle PreCure is a Japanese magical girl anime series by Toei Animation. It is the sixteenth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise, and the last series released in the Heisei period. It features the fourteenth generation of Cures. It is directed by ...

'' (2019) – Yōko Hoshina

Original video animation (OVA)

*'' Urotsukidoji'' (1987) – Akemi Ito *'' Teito Monogatari'' (1991) – Keiko Mekata *''

Yamato 2520 was Yoshinobu Nishizaki's attempt at a sequel to ''Space Battleship Yamato'', set several hundred years after the original series. However, Nishizaki was sued by Leiji Matsumoto for breach of copyright. Ultimately, ''Yamato 2520'' was left ...

'' (1995) – Amesis *''

Queen Emeraldas is a manga written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a four-episode anime OVA of the same name. ''Queen Emeraldas'' is the story of the pirate spaceship, ''Queen Emeraldas'', which is captained by the mysterious and beaut ...

'' (1998) – Baraluda *'' Yukikaze'' (2002) – Rydia Cooley

Films

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'' (1977) – Yuki Mori *'' Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato'' (1978) – Yuki Mori *''

'' series (1979–1981) – Claire, Metalmena *''

: A Contact & Be Invoked'' (1982) – Harulu Ajiba *'' Final Yamato'' (1983) – Yuki Mori *'' City Hunter: .357 Magnum'' (1989) – Saeko Nogami *'' City Hunter: Bay City Wars'' (1990) – Saeko Nogami *'' City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy'' (1990) – Saeko Nogami *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas'' (1998) – Rufin *''

Okko's Inn is a series of Japanese children's novels, written by Hiroko Reijō and illustrated by Asami. Kodansha released twenty volumes between 2003 and 2013 under the Aoi Tori Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Eiko Ōuchi was serialized ...

'' (2018) – Mineko *'' City Hunter The Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes'' (2019) – Saeko Nogami *'' City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust'' (2023) – Saeko Nogami

Video games

*'' Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen'' (1996) – Norn *''

Syphon Filter ''Syphon Filter'' is a third-person shooter video game series created by Bend Studio (formerly Eidetic) and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP ...

'' (1999) – Lian Xing *'' Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden'' (2001) – Machiko Valencia *'' Super Robot Wars Alpha 3'' (2005) – Ajiba Harulu *'' Super Robot Wars NEO'' (2009) – Machiko Valencia *'' World of Final Fantasy'' (2016) – Princess Sarah

Dubbing

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'' – Betty Douglas ( Dianne Kay) *''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...

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Aunt May Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly), commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Making her first full appeara ...

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Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has performed in movies, Broadway theater, television, and made records of popular music. Known for her extensive work on screen and stage, she has received many accola ...

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (internationally titled ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro'') is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel En ...

'' – Aunt May (Sally Field) *''

The Big Brawl ''The Big Brawl'' (, also released as ''Battle Creek Brawl'') is a 1980 martial arts action comedy film which marked Jackie Chan's first attempt to break into the American movie Hollywood market. A joint Hong Kong and American co-production, it ...

'' – Nancy ( Kristine DeBell) *'' Cats & Dogs'' – Mrs. Caroline Brody ( Elizabeth Perkins) *''

Death on the Nile ''Death on the Nile'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 1 November 1937 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at ...

'' – Mrs. Bowers (

Dawn French Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She is known for writing and starring on the BBC sketch comedy series '' French and Saunders'' (1987–2007) with her best friend and comedy partner Jennifer Sa ...

) *''

Four Christmases ''Four Christmases'' is a 2008 American Christmas comedy-drama film starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon with Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight, and Sissy Spacek in suppo ...

'' – Marilyn (

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) *'' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' – Representative Victoria Rudd (

) *'' The Man from Hong Kong'' – Angelica Pearson (

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) *'' The Namesake'' – Ashima Ganguli ( Tabu) *'' Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume'' – Hélène Lamberti (Sophie Mousel) *'' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1979 TBS edition) – Olympe ( Virginia North) *''

Police Story 2 ''Police Story 2'' ( ), also known marketed as ''Police Story Part 2'' is a 1988 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang. It is a sequel to the hit 1985 film '' Police Story'' ...

'' – May (

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong actress. She is one of the most successful and internationally acclaimed actresses in Asia, renowned for her diverse and versatile performances as well as her natural acting skills ...

) *''

Pushing Daisies ''Pushing Daisies'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007, to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to lif ...

'' – Vivian Charles (

Ellen Greene Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer. She has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many ...

) *'' The Reincarnation of Peter Proud'' – Ann Curtis (

Jennifer O'Neill Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is a Brazilian-born American author, model, and former actress. Born in Brazil, and moving to the United States as an infant, she first came to prominence as a teenaged model (person), model, and for he ...

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West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

'' (1979 TBS edition) – Rosalia (Suzie Kaye)

Accolades

*Merit Award at the

(2022)

References

External links

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Harumi no Heya

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