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Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto
島本 須美
Sumi Shimamoto at Sakura-Con 2007.png
Shimamoto at Sakura-Con in April 2007.
Born
Sumi Koshikawa (越川 須美)

December 8, 1954
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • narrator
Years active1970–present
Notable work
  • Maison Ikkoku as Kyoko Otonashi
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as Nausicaa
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s)
Daisuke Koshikawa
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(m. 1984)​
Children1

Sumi Shimamoto (島本 須美, Shimamoto Sumi, born December 8, 1954), real name Sumi Koshikawa (越川 須美, Koshikawa Sumi), is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film and anime and video games. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe. She is currently independent of any talent management company.

She is married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe Chibikko Gang. Their first child, Shiori, has also done voice acting.

Roles

Her best-known voice roles include Nausicaä in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ,Suzuko in Fire Tripper and Kyoko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku.[1]

She won the role of Nausicaä as she had played Clarisse in Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro and impressed Hayao Miyazaki.[2] Patrick Drazen praised Shimamoto's acting in a scene where Nausicaä stops an insect from diving into an acidic pool by getting in its way. Nausicaä is burned by the acid and she screams. Drazen described this scream as being one which "tears at the listener and raises the bar for cartoon voices".[1]

Anime

TV

1977
  • Seitoshokun (Māru (Mariko Hōjō)
1980
  • Lupin III (Maki Ōyamada in Farewell Beloved Lupin episode in TV series 2)
1982
1983
  • Yume Senshi Wingman (Matsuoka-sensei)
1984
  • Doraemon (Kībō)
1985
1986
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dorothy)
  • Maison Ikkoku (Kyōko Otonashi)
  • Dragon Ball (Mermaid)
  • Ōi! Ryōma (Sakae Sakaki)
  • Pippi Longstocking (Japanese dub) (Lady)
  • Sango-shō Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie (Elfie)
  • Seishun Anime Zenshū Izu no Odoriko (Kaoru)
1987
1988
1989
  • The Adventures of Peter Pan (Tinker Bell)
  • Patlabor: The TV Series (Ayano Fujii)
  • Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (Goddess of Harmony Vishnu)
1990
  • Moomin (Mrs. Fillyjonk)
  • NG Knight Ramune & 40 (Monobe-sensei)
  • Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Usa no Tsunade)
1991
  • Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's (Hilary)
  • Oniisama e (Rei Asaka)
  • Sally, the Witch (new) (Sumire's mother)
  • Reporter Blues (Toni)
  • Pigmario (Shōryō Orie)
  • Madara (Princess Sakuya)
1992
  • Floral Magician Mary Bell (Mama Belle)
  • Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (Kawakami-sensei)
  • Kindaichi Case Files (Risa Kurea, Arisa Midō)
  • Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Sister Conrad)
  • Mikan Enikki
  • Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (Sawako Yamaguchi)
1993
1994
1995
  • Zenki (Rengetsu)
  • Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (Ripley)
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
  • Avenger (Westa)
  • Mermaid Forest (Towa)
2004
2005
2006
2007
  • Gin Tama (Mitsuba Okita)
  • Lucky Star (Kanata Izumi)
2011
  • Nichijou (Lover's Umbrella at episode 21)
  • Fractale (Moeran)
  • Penguindrum (Goddess)
2012
  • Smile PreCure! (Royal Queen)
  • Is This a Zombie? of the Dead (Delusion Yū)
2014
  • Space Dandy (Alethia)
2017
  • Girls' Last Tour (Eryngii)
2018

Unknown date

OVA

Unknown date

  • Adventure! Iczer-3 (Sister Grey)
  • Mikan Enikki: Mikan America e Iku?!
  • Salamander series (Paola)
  • Sorcerer Hunters (Big Mama)
  • Tetsuwan Gin Rei (Ginrei)
  • Yōchien Sentai Genkizzu (Tomomi-sensei)

Movies

  • The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) (Clarisse d'Cagliostro)
  • Unico (1983) (Cherry)
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (Nausicaä)
  • Fire Tripper (1985) (Suzuko)
  • Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen (1988) (Kyōko Otonashi)
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Mother (Yasuko Kusakabe)
  • I Can Hear the Sea (TV movie) (1993) (Rikako's father's lover)
  • Kazu & Yasu: Hero Tanjō (1995) (Yoshiko Miura)
  • Chocchan Monogatari (1996) (Chō Kuroyanagi)
  • Princess Mononoke (1997) (Toki)
  • One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001) (Madame)
  • Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) (Irene Adler)
  • Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) (Lisa/Morisaki's Wife)
  • Natsume's Book of Friends Movie (2018) (Yorie Tsumura)
  • Haikara-san ga Tōru: Part 2 (2018) (Tousei's mother)

Unknown date

  • Aitsu to Lullaby: Suiyōbi no Cinderella (that girl)
  • Umeboshi Denka: Uchū no Hate kara Banbaroban! (Mama)
  • Utsunomiko: Chijōhen (Nayotake)

Games

  • Chaos Rings (xxxx) (Theia)
  • Dissidia: Final Fantasy (xxxx) (Cosmos)
  • Eternal Melody (xxxx) (Tina Harvel)
  • Fire Emblem Heroes (2019) (Elice, Nagi)[3]
  • Kessen 2 (xxxx) (Xun Yu)
  • Otomedius (xxxx) (Gofer Sisters, Irene, Operetta)
  • Mugen Senshi Valis (xxxx) (Yuuko Asou)
  • Shinki Gensō Spectral Souls II (xxxx) (Leilia, Horun)
  • Super Robot Wars series (xxxx) (Romina Ladorio)
  • Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (xxxx) (Eliza, Annette)
  • Xexex (xxxx) (Elaine Laccius)
  • Umineko no Naku Koro Ni (xxxx) (Kasumi Sumadera)
  • Sakura Wars 2 (1998) (Margueritte Chateaubriand)

Radio

  • Seishun Adventure: Hiroshi Mori's "Joō no Hyaku Hisshitsu" (Queen Debō Suho)

CD

  • 20-mensō ni Onegai!! Koi hodo Suteki na Musical ha nai (Utako Ōkawa)
  • Koisuru KI·MO·CHI (as Kyōko Otonashi)

Live action

Dubbing

Other

  • All Finish Tōkyō Midnight: Natsumi's Eye (Natsumi Kawahara)
  • I Can Hear the Sea (dialect coach)

Awards

  • Anime Grand Prix: Voice actress of the Year (3): 1984, 1987, 1988
  • 11th Seiyu Awards: Kazue Takahashi Memorial Award (1): 2017

References

  1. ^ a b Drazen, Patrick (October 2002). "Flying with Ghibli: The Animation of Hayao Miyazaki and Company". Anime Explosion! The What, Why & Wow of Japanese Animation. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 253–280. ISBN 1-880656-72-8.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Helen (2002). Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation : Films, Themes, Artistry. San Francisco, California: Stone Bridge Press. p. 57. ISBN 1-880656-41-8.
  3. ^ https://feheroes.gamepedia.com/Shimamoto_Sumi
  4. ^ "フィッシャー・キング[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

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