is a Japanese actress and voice actress.

Biography

Despite being born in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Okamoto was actually raised in

Hirakata, Osaka file:Hirakata Park.jpg, 260px, Hirakata Park is a Cities of Japan, city in northeastern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 397,681 in 183075 households and a population density of 6100 persons per km2. The total ...

, where she also spent her elementary-school years. In 1961, she made her debut for

performing arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...

activities in comedy. In 1970, she moved back to Tokyo, with subsequent transfer to the headquarters of the city, where she changed her name from "Noda Mutsumi" to her current name. In 1971, she starred in the comedy film ''

Tora-san's Love Call ''aka'' ''Tora-san's Love Song'' is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Junko Ikeuchi as his Romantic interest, love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Love Call'' is t ...

'', as an extra. In 1970, she had made her voice-acting debut in the

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

series ''

Inakappe Taishō is Japanese manga series by Noboru Kawasaki and serialized by Shogakukan in '' Shogakukan no Gakushū Zasshi''. The manga series won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award. An anime adaptation was created by Tatsunoko Productions. Daizaemon makes ...

'', where she voiced Kikuko Ogaki. Her first major performances were in the anime television series is ''

Yatterman is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the ''Time Bokan'' series by Tatsunoko Productions. The series succeeded ''Time Bokan'' a ...

''. From the 1970s to the 1980s, she appeared in many anime works produced by

Tatsunoko Production and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are ...

Filmography

Anime television

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'' (1970) - Kikuko Ogaki *'' Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog'' (1973) - Ranatan *''

Neo-Human Casshern ''Casshan'', also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Productions founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973. The ''Casshern'' franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'', and a 200 ...

'' (1973) - Flora, Morena *''

The Song of Tentomushi is manga series by Noboru Kawasaki published from 1973 to 1975 by Shogakukan in their elementary school study magazines in the ''Shogakukan no Gakushō Zasshi'' series. The manga was collected in four volumes. An anime series adapted from th ...

'' (1974) - Tsukimi Isshu *''

Vicky the Viking ''Vicky the Viking'', known as ''Wickie und die starken Männer'' () in Germany and Austria and in Japan, is an animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It ...

'' (1974) - Tilde *'' Dog of Flanders'' (1975) - Annie *''

Time Bokan is a Japanese anime series first aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975 to December 25, 1976 throughout Japan every Saturday at 6:30pm, with a total of 61 30-minute episodes. It was produced by Tatsunoko Productions in partnership with Topcraft ...

'' (1975) - Junko *'' Paul's Miraculous Adventure'' (1976) - Laura *''

'' (1977) - Ai/Yatterman-2 *'' Gatchaman II'' (1978) - Lisa *''

Space Battleship Yamato II , also known as ''Star Blazers: The Comet Empire'' or ''Star Blazers II'', is a Japanese military science fiction anime series produced by Academy Productions. It is the sequel to ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and an adaptation of the movie '' Ar ...

'' (1978) - Teresa *''

Tōshō Daimos is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Dōga and animated by Nippon Sunrise, directed by Tadao Nagahama as his last work. It is the third and final installment of the ''Robot Romance Trilogy'', following '' Chōdenji Robo Co ...

'' (1978) - Reiko *''

Hana no Ko Lunlun , translated to English as ''The Flower Child Lunlun'' and ''Lulu, The Flower Angel'', is a magical girl anime by Toei Animation, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was directed by Hiroshi Shidara and written by Shiro Jinbo. I ...

'' (1979) - Lunlun *''

The Rose of Versailles , also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine '' Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the s ...

'' (1979) - Dianne *'' Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey'' (1980) - Sprit of the Light *''

Ohayō! Spank is a Japanese shōjo manga written by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and drawn by Shizue Takanashi. The series has been adapted as an anime television series, broadcast in Japan from 1981 to 1982 for 66 episodes, and a theatrical movie released in 1982 ...

'' (1981) - Aiko Morimura *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1987) - Queen Anne *'' City Hunter: .357 Magnum'' (1989) - Nina Shutenberg *''

Otoko wa Tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the ' ...

(Anime series)'' (1998) - Sakura Suwa *''

Tegami Bachi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada. The series was first serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from 2006 to 2007, and then transferred to '' Jump Square'', where it ran ...

'' (2009) - Louisa *''

Little Witch Academia is a Japanese anime franchise created by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Trigger. The original short film, directed by Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka, was released in theaters in March 2013 as part of the Young Animator Train ...

'' (2017) - Professor Lukic *''

BanG Dream! ''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before exp ...

'' (2017) - Mami Ichigaya

Anime films

*'' The Wizard of Oz (1982)'' -

Dorothy Gale Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and reappears in most of its ...

Live-action films

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Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon is a 1974 Japanese film based on the Soviet Union's invasion of Karafuto during the Soviet–Japanese War near the end of World War II. The movie is set in Maoka (present day Kholmsk), and the story is based on the deaths of nine women who worked ...

'' (xxxx) - Tomoko Katori *''Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu'' (xxxx) - Asako *''

Tora's Pure Love a.k.a. ''Torasan Meets his School-Mates'' ''and'' ''Tora-san's Heart of Gold'' is a 1976 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Machiko Kyō as his love interest or "Madonna". ''T ...

'' (xxxx) - Sayuri Ōzora *''

The Yellow Handkerchief The Yellow Handkerchief or Yellow Handkerchief may refer to: * ''The Yellow Handkerchief'' (1977 film), Japanese film *''Yellow Handkerchief'', 2003 television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System * ''The Yellow Handkerchief'' (2008 fil ...

'' (1977) - Ramen shop girl *'' Nomugi Pass'' (1979) - Ei Kubo

Television drama

*''Seigi no Shinboru Kondoruman'' (1975) - Sayuri Terada *''

Hanekonma ''Hanekonma'' (はね駒) is a 1986 Japanese television serial, the 36th NHK ''asadora'' drama. Written by Koharu Terauchi, it was inspired by the life of Haruko Isomura (1877-1918), a pioneer female newspaper reporter of the Meiji and Taishō ...

'' (1986) *''

Hana no Ran was the 33rd Taiga drama to be broadcast on the NHK network in Japan. It premiered on 3 April 1994 and its finale aired on 25 December of the same year. Plot The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Japan, in the midst of the Ōn ...

'' (1994) - Chigusa

Video games

*''Bokan Desu yo'' (1998) - Yatterman-2 *'' Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs'' (1999) - Lunlun *''Bokan GoGoGo'' (2001) - Junko, Yatterman-2

Dubbing

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The Big Boss ''The Big Boss'' (, lit. "The Big Brother from Tangshan"; originally titled ''Fists of Fury'' in America) is a 1971 Hong Kong action martial arts film produced by Raymond Chow and starring Bruce Lee in his first major film in a lead role. The ...

'' (1978 TV Asahi Dub) – Chiao Mei (

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) *'' Death Ship'' (1983 Fuji TV edition) – Lori (

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) *''

Fist of Fury ''Fist of Fury'' is a 1972 Hong Kong action martial arts film written and directed by Lo Wei, produced by Raymond Chow, and starring Bruce Lee in his second major role after ''The Big Boss'' (1971). Lee, who was also the film's action choreogra ...

'' (1985 TBS Dub) – Yuan Li'er (

Nora Miao Nora Miao () (born Chan Wing-man (); 8 February 1952) is a Hong Kong film actress. She is best known for appearing in many kung fu films in the 1970s, opposite Hong Kong action movie stars such as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Background Chan Wing-m ...

) *''

The Magnificent Seven ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself initially relea ...

'' (1974 TV Asahi edition) – Petra (

Rosenda Monteros Rosa Méndez Leza (31 August 1935 – 29 December 2018), known professionally as Rosenda Monteros, was a Mexican actress. She studied drama under Seki Sano. To American audiences, she is best known for her role as Petra in ''The Magnificent Seven' ...

) * ''Suspiria'' (1977) (1979 TBS edition) – Suzy Bannion (

Jessica Harper Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her feature film career with a starring role in Brian De Palma's ''Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974), ''My Favorite Year'' (1982), as well as a role in ''Insert ...

) * ''Suspiria'' (2018) – Anke Meier (Jessica Harper) *''

Way of the Dragon ''The Way of the Dragon'' (, originally released in the United States as ''Return of the Dragon'') is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Bruce Lee, who also stars in the lead role. This is Lee ...

'' – Chen Ching-hua (Nora Miao) *'' ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1974 TBS edition) –

(

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

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References

External links

Official agency profile

Mari Okamoto
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Okamoto, Mari 1954 births Living people Japanese child actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses People from Hirakata Voice actresses from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses