is a Japanese actress,

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, singer and narrator from

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, Japan. She is best known in Japan for her voice work in the long running children's series ''

Soreike! Anpanman is a Japanese children's superhero picture book series written by Takashi Yanase, running from 1973 until the author’s death in 2013. The series has been adapted into an anime entitled , which is one of the most popular anime series among ...

''; her most famous role in the English-speaking world, however, is probably as the Chinese Amazon

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in ''

Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The s ...

''. Other popular roles include Yōko Sakakibara in '' Azuki-chan'', Mariemaia Khushrenada in '' New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz'', My Melody in '' Onegai My Melody'' and Mini-Doras in the

Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes and ...

'' 1979 anime series

Filmography

Television animation

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The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, and part of the World Masterpiece Theater series. It consists of 51 episodes. Premiering across Fuji TV from 12 January to 28 December 1986, it has rerun across Japan on Animax from February 2007 ...

'' (1986), Sadie Dean *'' Tales of Little Women'' (1987), Amy March *'' Mami the Psychic'' (1987), Kaori Hana *''

City Hunter 2 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991 and collected into 35 '' tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. The manga was adapted i ...

'' (1988), Azusa Nakayama *'' F'' (1988), Ruiko *''

'' (1988), Batako-san *''

'' (1989),

*'' Dash! Yonkuro'' (1989), Rinko Sumeragi *''

Moomin The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white ...

'' (1990),

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Miracle Girls is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nami Akimoto. It was adapted into an anime series by Japan Taps in 1993. Tokyopop licensed the manga for English release in North America. Plot Tomomi and Mikage Matsunaga are identical twins ...

'' (1993), Rumiko Daijōji *''

'' (1994), Mini-Doras *'' 2112: The Birth of Doraemon'' (1995), Mother Eagle Center *'' Azuki-chan'' (1995), Yōko Sakakibara *''

Case Closed ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its cha ...

'' (1997), Yoshino Satomi *'' Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick'' (1997), Lisa *''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of thos ...

'' (1997), Sakura, Yuki *'' Trigun'' (1998), Marianne *''

The Mysterious Cities of Gold ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'', originally released in Japan as and released in France as ''Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or'', is an animated series which was co-produced by DiC Audiovisuel and Studio Pierrot. Set in 1532, the series fo ...

'' (1998 Japanese re-dub; the original role in 1982 was performed by

Mami Koyama is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. Her best-known voice roles include Ophiuchus Shaina in ''Saint Seiya'', Arale Norimaki in ''Dr. Slump'', Minky Momo in ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'', Lunch i ...

), Zia *''

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden , commonly abbreviated as or ''BBB'', is a ''CoroCoro Comic'' series created by Koichi Mikata, based on Bomberman and B-Daman. An animated television series was created and originally broadcast on Nagoya TV and TV Asahi at 17:00. It was a ...

'' (1998), Akabon (Red Bomber) *''

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'' (1999), Akabon (Red Bomber) *''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' ...

'' (1999), The Dark, The Light *'' Seraphim Call'' (1999), Ayaka Rindoh *'' Gregory Horror Show'' (1999), Angel Dog/Devil Dog *''

Infinite Ryvius is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The character and mecha designs in ''RYVIUS'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as the character designer for '' Gundam SEED''. The series is also noted for its ...

'' (1999), Neya *''

Magic User's Club is a magical girl/ boy anime created by Triangle Staff and Junichi Sato. It was first released as a six-part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network Ani ...

'' (1999), Mizuha Miyama *''

Gate Keepers is a Tactical role-playing game developed by Entertainment Software Publishing and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and a ...

'' (2000), Youko Ono *''

Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's "Second Grade" magazine in April 1997; more ''Hamtaro'' stor ...

'' (2000), Mafurā-chan *''

Baby Felix is a Japanese children's animated television program that follows the adventures of a young Felix the Cat and infant versions of the characters from Joe Oriolo's ''Felix'' television program from the 1950s. It is the third Felix television seri ...

'' (2001), Majorina *''Case Closed'' (2001), Kikuyo Kasama *'' Hikaru no Go'' (2001), Akiko Toya *''Pokémon'' (2001), Lisa *''

Please Teacher! is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to the ...

'' (2002), Konoha Edajima *'' Hanada Shōnen Shi'' (2002), Shizue *'' Jing: King of Bandits'' (2002), Sherry *'' Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' (2002), Funaho Masaki Jurai *'' Galaxy Angel AA'' (2003), Rebecca *''

Sonic X is a Japanese anime television series based on Sega's '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. Produced by TMS Entertainment under partnership with Sega and Sonic Team, and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, ''Sonic X'' initially ran for 52 ...

'' (2003), Momo *'' Mermaid's Forest'' (2003), Misa *''Case Closed'' (2004), Akiko Shiina *'' Black Jack'' (2004), Ritsuko *''

Ginga Legend Weed ''Weed'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It is a sequel to Takahashi's 1980s manga '' Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-'', and focuses on Weed, the son of Gin, the original ...

'' (2005), Sakura *''

Glass Mask is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Suzue Miuchi, serialized in '' Hana to Yume'' from January 1976, and collected in 49 tankōbon volumes as of October 2012. The story has also been adapted into anime and a l ...

'' (2005), Saeko Mizuki *'' Onegai My Melody'' (2005), My Melody *'' Black Jack 21'' (2006), Maureen *'' Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy'' (2006), Peorth *''

Kemonozume is a Japanese anime television series that was created, directed and written by Masaaki Yuasa, with Nobutake Itō in charge of character designs and Kei Wakakusa composing the music. The series was produced by Madhouse and aired on WOWOW fro ...

'' (2006), Harumi Kamitsuki *'' Golgo 13'' (2008), Stella Glaston *''

A Certain Magical Index is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004 in a total of three sepa ...

'' (2010), Lidvia Lorenzetti *'' HeartCatch PreCure!'' (2010), Tsukikage Haruna *'' Jewelpet Twinkle'' (2010), Ekanite *''

Lilpri , also known as , is a Japanese shōjo anime directed by Makoto Moriwaki. It was adapted from the Sega arcade game of the same name. It was also adapted into two manga series by Mai Jinna. Plot Ringo Yukimori was walking with her mom and ...

'' (2010), Queen of Fairyland *'' No. 6'' (2011), Karan *'' Is This a Zombie? of the Dead'' (2012), Delusion Yū *'' Pokémon: XY'' (2015), Yashio *''

The Ancient Magus' Bride is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. It is serialized in Mag Garden's ''Monthly Comic Garden'' magazine and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. A three-part prequel anime OVA was pr ...

'' (2017), Morii ;Unknown date *Midori Morishima in ''Shukan Storyland''

Theatrical animation

*'' Fair, then Partly Piggy'' (1988), Tama-chan *''

The Five Star Stories is a mecha manga series created by Mamoru Nagano, building on his work on the anime series '' Heavy Metal L-Gaim''. The story takes place cluster of four major planetary systems. Amaterasu, the immortal emperor of the Grees Kingdom on the pl ...

'' (1989), Fatima Clotho *''

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transpor ...

'' (1989), Jiji *''

Record of Lodoss War is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based on the work he originally created for a world called '' Forcelia'' as a rules-free setting for role-playing games (RPGs).Yasuda, Hitoshi. Afterword. . By Ryo Mizuno. Kadoka ...

'' (1990), Fianna *''

Comet in Moominland ''Comet in Moominland'' ( Swedish: ''Kometjakten'' / ''Mumintrollet på kometjakt'' / ''Kometen kommer'') is the second in Finnish author Tove Jansson's series of Moomin books. Published in 1946, it marks the first appearance of several main c ...

'' (1992), Little My *'' Waring Goldfish! The Movie'' (1992), Gyopo *''Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon'' (1992), Nina Purpleton *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth'' (1993), Mrs. Galion *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition'' (1995), Snow Storm Ring *''

Elementalors is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki. The manga was adapted into an animated movie, which was released by AIC in Japan and Dybex in France on April 1, 1995. The movie was licensed by Dybex but the license ...

'' (1995), Tsuyuha *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express'' (1996), Car sensor *'' Violinist of Hameln'' (1996), Sizer *'' Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Special Edition'' (1997), Mariemaia Kushrenada *'' Ah! My Goddess: The Movie'' (2000), Peorth *'' Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections'' (2000), Young Shizuka *''

Doki Doki Wildcat Engine , also known as ''Doraemon and the Empire of the Sun'', is a 2000 Japanese animated science fantasy adventure film, which premiered on March 4, 2000, in Japan, based on the 20th volume of the same name of the '' Doraemon Long Stories'' series. I ...

'' (2000), Mini-Dora *'' Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey'' (2002), Kei Yuki *''Gunbuster vs. Diebuster'' (2006), Kazumi "Onee-sama" Amano *''Cinnamon the Movie'' (2007), Cappuccino *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko'' (2008), Chitai *'' Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer'' (2009), Chamii *''

A Whisker Away is a 2020 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese. Originally slated to premiere wit ...

'' (2020), Tamaki *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy'' (2021), Otsumun

OVA

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Gunbuster ''Gunbuster'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Bandai, Victor, and Gainax and released from 1988 to 1989. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the creator and director of ''Neon Genes ...

'' (1988), Kazumi "Onee-sama" Amano *''

Hades Project Zeorymer ''Hades Project Zeorymer'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series by Yoshiki Takaya, written under the pen name Chimi Moriwo, and published in the adult manga magazine ''Lemon People'' from October 1983 to November 1984. A three-pa ...

'' (1988), Si Aen *'' Angel Cop'' (1989), Peace (Reika Yogawa) *''

Blue Sonnet is a 19-volume manga series by Masahiro Shibata (:jp:柴田昌弘, ja) which ran in ''Hana to Yume'' magazine from 1981 to 1987 as part of the ''Akai Kiba'' series of stories. A five episode anime OVA series was adapted from the manga by Mus ...

'' (1989), Naru Haibara *''

Guardian of Darkness is a three-episode OVA anime series released by J.C.Staff between March 1990 through January 1992. The episodes are licensed for release in North America by Central Park Media and in the United Kingdom by ADV Films UK division. Plot Terumi () ...

'' (1990), Motoko Takara *''

Sol Bianca is a two-volume Japanese OVA series released in 1990 and 1991. It was directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and Hiroki Hayashi in association with AIC. '' Sol Bianca: The Legacy'', a six-episode OVA remake of this series. The name of the OVA is also ...

'' (1990), April Bikirk *''

Earthian is a yaoi manga by Yun Kouga. It is about angel watchers of earth which was made into a J.C.Staff-produced anime OVA. The angels' roles are to assess the progress of humans giving them positive and negative scores based on their everyday ...

'' (1990), Blair *'' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'' (1991), Nina Purpleton *''

Bastard!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazushi Hagiwara. It began its serialization in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1988, and has continued irregularly in ''Ultra Jump'' since 2000, with its latest chapter released i ...

'' (1993), Thunder Empress Arshes Nei *'' Dragon Half'' (1993), Vina *''

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...

'' (1993), Holly Joestar *''

New Dominion Tank Police is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. Set in the fictional city of Newport, Japan, in a future in which bacteria as well as air pollution have become so severe that people must wear gas masks when outdoors, th ...

'' (1993), Leona Ozaki *''

Combustible Campus Guardress is an anime original video animation. The project was created by Satoru Akahori, features the original character designs of Kazushi Hagiwara and Kazuchika Kise is a Japanese director, animator, and character designer. He started working in ...

'' (1994), Aoi *''

Cosmic Fantasy is a series of role-playing video games created by manga artist Kazuhiro Ochi, published by Telenet and developed by subsidiary LaserSoft from 1990 to 1994. It consists of four games (the last one being split in two installments) for the PC Engin ...

'' (1994), Berga *''

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki , known as simply ''Tenchi Muyo!'' in North America, is a collection of Japanese Original video animation, OVAs created by Masaki Kajishima and animated by Anime International Company, AIC. Initially released in 1992, it marked the begin ...

'' (1995), Funaho Masaki Jurai *'' 801 T.T.S. Airbats'' (1996), Lieutenant Jeger *'' Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend'' (1996), Crys-Mu / Dark Mu *''

Agent Aika ''Agent Aika'' (stylized and known simply as ''AIKa'' in Japan) is a Japanese OVA series animated by Studio Fantasia and directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima. The series follows Aika Sumeragi, a salvager for hire who gets caught up in a plot for w ...

'' (1997), Aika Sumeragi *'' Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz'' (1997), Mariemaia Khushrenada *'' Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' (1997), Morrigan Aensland *'' Alien Nine'' (2001), Principal Chisa Okada, Tomoya Hironaka *'' Memories Off 5: Togireta Film'' (2006), Mizuho Amamiya *'' Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings'' (2007), Peorth *'' Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever'' (2011), Peorth

Video games

*'' YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World'' (1997), Mitsuki Ichijou *'' Project Justice'' (2000),

Momo Karuizawa This is a list of characters from the ''Rival Schools'' series of video games and comic books. Introduced in ''Rival Schools: United By Fate'' Batsu Ichimonji : is the main protagonist in both ''Rival Schools'' games. In '' Rival Schools: United ...

*'' Mario Party 3'' (2000), Tumble *'' Gregory Horror Show: Soul Collector'' (2003), Angel Dog/Devil Dog

Dubbing

Live-action

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A Better Tomorrow II ''A Better Tomorrow 2'' is a 1987 Hong Kong action film written and directed by John Woo. A follow-up to its popular predecessor, '' A Better Tomorrow'', the film stars returning cast members Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung alongside n ...

'', Jackie Sung (

Emily Chu Emily Chu (; born 31 October 1960) is a Hong Kong film actress. Partial filmography * ''Jiu wan shi ba zhuan'' (1982) * '' Duel of the Masters'' (1983) * ''Funny Face'' (1985) * ''Heart of Dragon'' (1985) - Jenny * ''Millionaire's Express'' (1 ...

) *''

Schindler's List ''Schindler's List'' is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 novel ''Schindler's Ark'' by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. The film f ...

'', Helen Hirsch (

Embeth Davidtz Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American-South African actress. Her screen roles include movies such as ''Army of Darkness'', ''Schindler's List, '' ''Matilda'', ''Mansfield Park'', '' Bicentennial Man'', ''Fallen,'' '' Junebug, ...

) *'' Village of the Damned'', Mara Chaffee (

Lindsey Haun Lindsey Haun (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, singer, and director. She is known for her role as Hadley on the HBO television series ''True Blood''. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her role in the 2000 Disney Chann ...

) *''

The Wicker Man ''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 ...

'', Sister Willow Woodward (

Kate Beahan Kate Beahan (born 12 October 1974) is an Australian film actress. Beahan was born in Perth. She appeared mostly in movies and TV series in Australia. Her best-known American film role was playing Sister Willow Woodward in the 2006 horror remak ...

)

Animation

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Angela Anaconda ''Angela Anaconda'' is an animated children's television series created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. The show ran for three seasons, from 1999 to 2001, for a total of 65 episodes. Premise The show focuses on the adventures of an eight-year- ...

'', Gordy *''

Moomins on the Riviera ''Moomins on the Riviera'' (Finnish title: ''Muumit Rivieralla'') is a 2014 Finnish-French animated family comedy film directed by Xavier Picard and produced by Hanna Hemilä, who is also co-director. The film is based on ''Moomin comic strips, Mo ...

'', Little My *''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation a ...

'',

Babs Bunny The ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated television series features an extensive cast of characters. The show's central characters are mostly various forms of anthropomorphic animals, based on Looney Tunes characters from earlier films and shows. ...

*''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

'', Sara Grey

Other

Sanrio is a Japanese entertainment company. It designs, licenses, and produces products focusing on the '' kawaii'' ("cute") segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts, and accessories which are so ...

character (" Cinnamoroll") (Cappuccino)

Drama CD

* Sheeda in ''GFantasy Comics CD Collection - Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken''

References

External links

Rei Sakuma
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Rei Sakuma
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakuma, Rei 1965 births Living people Japanese women singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Voice actresses from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses