Rika Matsumoto

Rika Matsumoto (松本 梨香, Matsumoto Rica, born November 30, 1968) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan.[1][2] Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rica Matsumoto. She was one of the founders of the Anison band JAM Project.

Rika Matsumoto
松本 梨香
Born	(1968-11-30) November 30, 1968 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress voice actress singer
Years active	1980–present
Notable work	Satoshi (Pokémon)
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-Pop Anison
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Media Factory Tokuma Japan Communications
Associated acts	JAM Project
Website	rica-matsumoto.com

After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers. The most popular role by Rica is Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in English translations), the main character of the anime series Pokémon. She also had a role in the Yu-Gi-Oh series as Ryo Bakura and Yami Bakura. As such, Matsumoto has taken on roles for young boys. Matsumoto also performs the songs for many of the openings for the Japanese Pokémon anime.

Matsumoto has had lead or supporting roles in dozens of series. She has also had a radio show in Japan and does some dubbing work for translations of American films and TV series into Japanese. She announced in April 2008 she was taking time off from the group and her solo work.[3]

Filmography

Television animation

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1988	Anpan Man	Rakugaki Kozō
	Osomatsu-kun	Choromatsu	Debut role
	Wowser	Blackie
1990	Anpan Man	Piano Man
	Heisei Tensai Bakabon	Nise Musuko, Kumada-kun, ryokan employee, lazy wife, multiple other roles
	Magical Angel Sweet Mint	Aru, Gureamu
1991	Anpan Man	Baby Donut
	City Hunter '91	Sonya
	Jankenman	Soccer-kun
	Magical Princess Minky Momo	kid B
	Marude Dameo	Kanemochi Sugoi, young dinosaur, Prince, town girl
	Matchless Raijin-Oh	Jin Hyuga	First leading role
	Moero! Top Striker	Julian
1992	Anpan Man	Natto Man, Shūmai Musume, Medamayaki-kun
	The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn	Seiji Takasugi
	Calimero	Pankuratcho
	Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger	Jin Hyuga
	My Patrasche	Jan
	Tekkaman Blade	Rick
1993	Anpan Man	Tengu Boy
	Mobile Suit Victory Gundam	Haro, Warren Trace, Renda de Paloma
	Muka Muka Paradise	Hazuki
1994	Akazukin Chacha	Poppy-kun
	Tonde Burin	Keiko Kuroha, Buta Session, Buta Session G
	Yu Yu Hakusho	Kiyoshi Mitarai, Koashura
1995	Azuki-chan	Midori Kodama, Yōko's mother
	Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus	Miki Poyota
	Ninku	Fūsuke
1996	Ganba! Fly High	Mariko Sagara
	Kaiketsu Zorro	Bernardo
	Magical Girl Pretty Sammy	Chihiro
	You're Under Arrest	Aoi Futaba
1997	Anpan Man	Kurukuru Okoma-chan
	Pocket Monsters: Episode Sekiei League	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum),[4] Sakaki's Persian
1998	Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden	Shuringe
	Dokkiri Doctor	Tomoko Asaoka
	Hikarian	Hikarian Star Queen
	If I See You in My Dreams	Namiko Isobe
	The Kindaichi Case Files	Narumi Fuwa, Reiko Kitami
	Master Keaton	Ilya
	Outlaw Star	James "Jim" Hawking
	Trigun	Kaite
1999	Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V	Witchy
	Hoshin Engi	Raishinshi
	Now and Then, Here and There	Sis
	Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
	Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
2000	Case Closed	Ritsuko Usui
	Hidamari no Ki	Okon
	Lupin III: $1 Money Wars	Sandy Fishburne
	Mon Colle Knights	Flame Angel
	Mewtwo! I Am Here	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
	Rerere no Tensai Bakabon	Momotarō, Non-chan
	Vandread	Fanieta
2001	Captain Tsubasa	Kojirō Hyūga	As a boy
	Star Ocean EX	Opera Vectra
	You're Under Arrest Second Season	Aoi Futaba[5]
	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters	Ryo Bakura (Dark Bakura/Thief King Bakura)[6]
2002	Bomberman Jetters	Misty
	Case Closed	Reiko Kujō
	Dragon Drive	Mukai
	Fortune Dogs	Pochi
	Gun Frontier	Sinunora
	Hanada Shōnen Shi	Jiro, Yōhei, Madame Katherine, Satsuki Baa-san, Yoshiko's friend
	Pocket Monsters Side Stories	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
	Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
	You're Under Arrest	Aoi Futaba
2003	Astro Boy	Rin
	Case Closed	Jun Kataoka
	Machine Robo Rescue	Chāmī Satō
	Ninja Scroll	Nekome
2004	Gokusen	Shizuka Fujiyama
	Gravion Zwei	Dr. Barnett
	The Prince of Tennis	Hanna
2005	Black Jack	Jun, Satoru
	Naruto	Suzume-bachi
	Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes	Freya
	Paradise Kiss	Koizumi-kun
	Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!	Chiro Takashi
2006	Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori	Mirai Saeda
	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum)	TV special
	Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
2007	MapleStory	Puudou
	Neuro: Supernatural Detective	Ayumi Kaku (Hysteria)
	Sgt. Frog	Yamato
	You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle	Aoi Futaba
2008	Atashin'chi	Monta
2009	Chi's Sweet Home: Chi's New Address	Tora
2010	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes!	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
2012	Stitch! ~ Best Friends Forever ~	Zuruko (Tsuruko Sasuga)
	Stitch! ~ The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure ~	Zuruko (Tsuruko Sasuga)
	Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector	Carla Borgnine
	Humanity Has Declined	Doc
	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
	Stitch and the Planet of Sand	Zuruko (Tsuruko Sasuga)
2013	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum), Sakaki's Persian
	Pocket Monsters: XY	Satoshi
2015	Panpaka Pants	Silky
	Pocket Monsters: XY&Z	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum)
2016	Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum)
2019	Pocket Monsters 2019	Satoshi (Ash Ketchum)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Moldiver (1993) - Nozomu Ozora
• Dirty Pair Flash (1994-1996) - Kei
• Phantom Quest Corp (1994-1995) - Ayaka Kisaragi
• Ruin Explorers (1995-1996) - Rasha
• Miyuki-chan in Wonderland (1995) - Sumire-chan
• Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1995) - Chihiro
• Fake (1996) - Bikky
• Shamanic Princess (1996-1998) - Japolo
• Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999-2000) - April

Theatrical animation

• Metropolis (2001) (Female customer)
• Piano no Mori (2007 (Daigaku Kanehira)
• Roujin Z (1991) (Chie Satō)
• Taiho Shichauzo the Movie (1999) (Aoi Futaba)
• Hunter x Hunter (1998) (Gon Freecss)
• Perfect Blue (1998) (Rumi)
• Pocket Monsters films (1998-) (Satoshi)
• Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (Bakura) (2016)[7]
• DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon (2017) (Wonder Woman)[8]

Video games

• GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gyakushū! Yōma Dai Kessen (xxxx) (Kitarō)
• GeGeGe no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkai Kitan (xxxx) (Kitarō)
• GeGeGe no Kitarō: Kikiippotsu! Yōkai Rettō (xxxx) (Kitarō)
• Super Robot Wars Original Generations (xxxx, PlayStation 2) (Ricarla Borgnine)
• Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (1994) (Nall)[9]
• Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushido Retsuden (1997) (Rashojin Mizuki)
• Haunted Junction (1997, PlayStation) - Asahina Mutsuki
• Brave Fencer Musashi (1998) (Musashi)[9]
• Maria 2: Jutaikokuchi no Nazo (1999) (Maria Kunitoma)
• Super Robot Wars Alpha (2000, PlayStation) (Ricarla Borgnine)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (Megara)
• Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013) (Commentator)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost (2015) (Shiro Kyoda)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON (2016) (Shiro Kyoda)
• Kingdom Hearts III (2019) (Megara)[9]

Tokusatsu

• Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (1989) (Bell Chime Boma (ep. 27), Amulet Boma (ep. 31))
• The Mobile Cop Jiban (1989) (Reporter (Actor) (ep. 9), Monster Cosmo (voice) (ep. 46))
• Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman (1990) (Arthur G6)
• Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991) (Trash Dimension (ep. 21))
• Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992) (Dora Laygor (ep. 33))
• Engine Sentai Go-onger (2008) (Savage Land Barbaric Machine Beast Bōseki Banki (ep. 22))
• Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger (2012) (Masako "Miyabi" Yamada)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Patricia Arquette
  • True Romance (Alabama Whitman)
  • Holy Matrimony (Havana)
  • Flirting with Disaster (Nancy Coplin)
  • Nightwatch (Katherine)
  • Bringing Out the Dead (Mary Burke)[10]
  • Little Nicky (Valerie Veran)[11]
  • Human Nature (Lila Jute)
  • Holes (Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow)
  • Medium (Allison Dubois)
  • Boyhood (Olivia Evans)[12]
  • CSI: Cyber (Avery Ryan)[13]
• Drew Barrymore
  • Bad Girls (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Lily Laronette)
  • Ever After (Danielle De Barbarac)
  • Never Been Kissed (Josie Geller)[14]
  • Charlie's Angels (Dylan Sanders)
  • Riding in Cars with Boys (Beverly Ann "Bev" Donofrio)
  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Dylan Sanders)
  • 50 First Dates (Lucy Whitmore)[15]
  • Fever Pitch (Lindsey Meeks)[16]
• Renée Zellweger
  • A Price Above Rubies (Sonia Horowitz)
  • The Bachelor (Anne Arden)
  • Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones)
  • Chicago (Roxanne "Roxie" Hart)[17]
  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones)
  • Cinderella Man (Mae Braddock)
  • Leatherheads (Lexie Littleton)
  • Bridget Jones's Baby (Bridget Jones)
• Sandra Bullock
  • Demolition Man (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Lieutenant Lenina Huxley)
  • Speed (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Annie Porter)
  • The Net (TV Asahi edition) (Angela Bennett)
  • Miss Congeniality (2005 NTV edition) (Gracie Hart)
  • Crash (Jean Cabot)[18]
  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2008 NTV edition) (Gracie Hart)
• Reese Witherspoon
  • Pleasantville (Jennifer)[19]
  • Little Nicky (Holly)[20]
  • Legally Blonde (Elle Woods)
  • Sweet Home Alabama (Melanie "Carmichael" Smooter Perry)
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (Elle Woods)
  • This Means War (Lauren Scott)[21]
• Juliette Lewis
  • Cape Fear (Danielle Bowden)
  • The Basketball Diaries (Diane Moody)
  • From Dusk till Dawn (Kate Fuller)
  • The Way of the Gun (Robin)
• All the Right Moves (1991 NTV edition) (Lisa Lietzke (Lea Thompson))[22]
• Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Elsa)[23]
• Beverly Hills, 90210 (Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth))[24]
• BH90210 (Jennie Garth/Kelly Taylor)[25]
• Big Eyes (Margaret Keane (Amy Adams))
• Blue Velvet (TV Tokyo edition) (Sandy Williams (Laura Dern))
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Mina Harker (Winona Ryder))
• Crank (Eve Lydon (Amy Smart))[26]
• Dinosaurs (Charlene Sinclair)
• Father of the Bride (Annie Banks (Kimberly Williams-Paisley))
• Father of the Bride Part II (Annie Banks-Mackenzie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley))
• The Fifth Element (Leeloo Minaï Lekatariba-Laminaï-Tchaï Ekbat de Sebat (Milla Jovovich))[27]
• Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (J.J. (Saffron Henderson))
• He Got Game (Dakota Barns (Milla Jovovich))[28]
• Kissing Jessica Stein (Helen Cooper (Heather Juergensen))[29]
• Little Voice (Laura Hoff / LV (Jane Horrocks))[30]
• Romeo Must Die (Trish O'Day (Aaliyah))[31]
• Stealing Beauty (Lucy Harmon (Liv Tyler))[32]
• Ted (Norah Jones)
• The Terminator (2003 TV Tokyo edition) (Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton))
• The War (Elvadine)[33]
• Zoolander (Matilda Jeffries (Christine Taylor))[34]

Animation

• The Road to El Dorado (Chel)[35]

Discography

Albums

Title	Released	Label	Format(s)	Catalog #	Peak position[36]	Sales	Notes
Cluster	April 28, 1993	EMI Music Japan	CD	TYCY-5301	—		[37]
華の宴 (Hana no Utage)	May 19, 1993	EMI Music Japan	CD	TYTY-5302	—		[38]
Destiny	July 12, 1995	Pioneer LDC	CD	PICA-1067	—		[39]
Rica the Best	May 23, 2001	VAP	CD	VPCD-81374/5	—		2 CDs [40]
まんまる (Manmaru)	September 30, 2009	Sound Mission Label	CD	ZMCZ-5087	—		[41]
松本梨香が歌うポケモンソングベスト (Matsumoto Rika ga Utau Pokemon Songu Besuto)	July 16, 2011	Kadokawa / Media Factory	CD, digital download	ZMCP-7317	#85		Spent 7 weeks on the Oricon charts[42]

Other songs

• "Get a Dream" (Opening of Sunrise Eiyuutan/Sunrise Eiyuutan R)
• "Alive A life" (Opening for Kamen Rider Ryuki, Remix tracks of Rider Chips' Song Attack Ride Vol.1)
• "Mezase Pokémon Masutā" (Opening for Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 1: Sekiei Rīgu)
• "Mezase Pokémon Masutā '98" (Opening for Pokémon Movie 1: Myūtsū no Gyakushū)
• "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 2001" (Opening for Pokémon Movie 4: Serebii Toki wo Koeta Deai)
• "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 2002" (Opening for Pokémon Movie 5: Mizu no Miyako no Mamori Gami - Latias to Latios)
• "Oyasumi, Boku no Pikachu" (from the Mezase Pokémon Masutā album)
• "Pokémon Masutā e no Michi" (from the Pokémon Rocket Gang! It's a White Tomorrow! CD drama) sung with Naoki Takao
• "Taipu: Wairudo" (Ending for Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 1: Sekiei Rīgu & Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 2: Orenji Shotō Hen)
• "Raibaru!" (Opening for Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 2: Orenji Shotō Hen & for Pokémon Movie 2: Maboroshi no Pokémon: Lugia Bakutan)
• "Minna de Aruko!" (from the Pokémon Rapurasu ni Notte album), sung with Ikue Ōtani, Mayumi Iizuka, Satomi Koorogi, Yūji Ueda, Rikako Aikawa, Tomokazu Seki, Mika Kanai & Megumi Hayashibara
• "Minna ga Itakara" (Insert song for Pokémon Movie 2: Maboroshi no Pokémon: Lugia Bakutan)
• "OK!" (Opening for Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 3: Kin-Gin Hen)
• "OK! 2000" (Opening for Pokémon Movie 3: Kesshou Tou no Teiou: Entei)
• "Charenjā!" (Opening for Pokémon: Advanced Generation)
• "Supāto!" (Opening for Pokémon: Advanced Generation)
• "Hai Tatchi!" (Opening for Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, sung with Megumi Toyoguchi)
• "Hai Tatchi! 2009" (Opening song of Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Arceus Chōkoku no Jikū e, and Opening for Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, sung with Megumi Toyoguchi)
• "Burning Soul" (Hyuga Kojiro image song for the Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 Song Of Kickers CD)
• "Chiisana Dai Bouken" (Opening for Chi's Sweet Home: Chi's New Address)
• "Besuto Uisshu!" (Opening for Pokémon: Best Wishes!)
• "In Your Heart" (From Ultraman Neos), sung with Project DMM
• "Yajirushi ni Natte!" (Opening for Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2)
• "Yajirushi ni Natte! 2013" (Opening for Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2 Episode N)
• "V (Boruto)" (Alternate Version) (Opening for Pokémon XY, sung with Jewel (J☆Dee'Z))
• "Getta Ban Ban" (Alternate Version) (Opening for Pokémon XY, sung with Ikue Ōtani)
• "XY&Z (Ikuze)" (Opening for Pokémon XY&Z)
• "Arōra!!" (Opening for Pokémon Sun & Moon, sung with Ikue Ōtani)
• "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 20th Anniversary" (Opening for Pokémon Sun & Moon and for Gekijō-ban Poketto Monsutā Kimi ni kimeta!)
• "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 20th Anniversary Ballad ver."
• "Oyasumi, Boku no Pikachu 2017 ver."
• "Mezase Pokémon Masutā '98 (2019 Remaster)" (Opening for Myūtsū no Gyakushū EVOLUTION)
• "Go! Now! ~Alive A life neo~" (Ending theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O Spinoff - Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki)

References

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3. "[JAM Project] Message form Rica Matsumoto 松本梨香 からのメッセージ (燃えろ！俺の魂～勇者の熱血ブログ)". mysinablog.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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5. "今年4月に放送開始20周年！世界的人気アニメ"ポケモンの"サトシ役・松本梨香が、遂にオフィシャルサイトをオープン！" (in Japanese). PR Times Inc. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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26. "アドレナリン［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
27. "フィフス・エレメント［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
28. "ラストゲーム［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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34. "ズーランダー". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
35. "エル・ドラド/黄金の都 The road to El Dorado". National Diet Library. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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38. 華の宴 [Flower Party] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
39. "Destiny" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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41. まんまる (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
42. 松本梨香が歌うポケモンソングベスト [Rika Matsumoto Sings the Best Pokemon Songs] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

External links

• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Rica Matsumoto at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
• Rika Matsumoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Rika Matsumoto on IMDb
• Rika Matsumoto at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)