Sumi Shimamoto
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.
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島本 須美 | |
Shimamoto at Sakura-Con in April 2007. | |
Born | Sumi Koshikawa (越川 須美) December 8, 1954 |
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Years active | 1970–present |
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Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Spouse(s) | Daisuke Koshikawa ( m. 1984) |
Children | 1 |
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
- 1980
- Lupin III (Maki Ōyamada in Farewell Beloved Lupin episode in TV series 2)
- 1982
- Blue Gale Xabungle (Maria Maria)
- Urusei Yatsura (Asuka Mizunokoji, Kiriko Amenomori)
- 1984
- Doraemon (Kībō)
- 1985
- A Little Princess Sara (Sarah Crewe)
- Dirty Pair (Margaret Tainer)
- 1986
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dorothy)
- Maison Ikkoku (Kyōko Otonashi)
- Dragon Ball (Mermaid)
- 1987
- City Hunter (Maki Himuro)
- 1988
- Soreike! Anpanman (Shokupanman, Dekako Mom, other voices)
- 1989
- 1990
- Moomin (Mrs. Fillyjonk)
- NG Knight Ramune & 40 (Monobe-sensei)
- 1991
- Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's (Hilary)
- Oniisama e (Rei Asaka)
- 1992
- Floral Magician Mary Bell (Mama Belle)
- Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (Kawakami-sensei)
- 1994
- Akazukin Chacha (Piisuke, Urara principal, Shiine's mother, other voices)
- Asobō!! Hello Kitty (Mama)
- 1995
- Zenki (Rengetsu)
- 1996
- Rurouni Kenshin (Tae Sekihara, Sae Sekihara)
- Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Akane)
- 1997
- Detective Conan (Yukiko Kudo, Fumiyo Akechi)
- Cutie Honey Flash (Claire)
- Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy (Rarako-sensei)
- 1998
- Eat-Man '98 (Koko)
- Princess Nine (Shino Hayakawa)
- Silent Möbius (Tomona Yamikumo)
- 1999
- GTO (Chizuru Ōta)
- Master Keaton (Anna Plummer)
- 2000
- Hidamari no Ki (Geisha)
- 2001
- Motto! Ojamajo Doremi (Majomonro)
- I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (Fukiko Kuzuha)
- 2002
- Ai Yori Aoshi (Taeko Minazuki's mother and grandmother)
- Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (Ixquic)
- Full Moon (Great Mother)
- Seven of Seven (Mitsuko Suzuki)
- 2003
- Avenger (Westa)
- 2005
- Black Jack (Sono Eiko)
- Bleach (Miyako Shiba)
- SoltyRei (Eirenē)
- 2006
- XxxHolic (Hydrangea)
- 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
- March Comes in Like a Lion (Kōda's Wife)
Unknown date
- Hachijū Hiai Sekai Isshū (Chiko)
- Hello Kitty: Shiawase no Tulip (Mama)
- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Sister Conrad)
- Kiddy Grade (Mrs. Padushka)
- Kimba the White Lion (new) (Eliza, Ryōna)
- Kindaichi Case Files (Risa Kurea, Arisa Midō)
- Kiteretsu Daihyakka (Michiko Kite, Yoshie Sakurai, Ikue Hanamaru)
- Kitty's Paradise (Mama, other voices)
- Kurau Phantom Memory (Aine, Kleine)
- Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (Ripley)
- Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Usa no Tsunade)
- Kyo Kara Maoh! (Alazon)
- Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (Goddess of Harmony Vishnu)
- Madara (Princess Sakuya)
- Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (Sawako Yamaguchi)
- Mermaid Forest (Towa)
- Mikan Enikki
- Mister Ajikko (Yoamuhi)
- Mizuiro Jidai (Obasan)
- Mrs. Pepperpot (Rūri)
- Ninja Senshi Tobikage (Princess Romina Ladorio)
- Neo Hayper Kids (reader)
- Oh! Family (Fii Anderson)
- Ōi! Ryōma (Sakae Sakaki)
- Patlabor: The TV Series (Ayano Fujii)
- Pigmario (Shōryō Orie)
- Pippi Longstocking (Japanese dub) (Lady)
- Pokonyan! (Momoko-sensei)
- Reporter Blues (Toni)
- Sally, the Witch (new) (Sumire's mother)
- Sango-shō Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie (Elfie)
- Seishun Anime Zenshū Izu no Odoriko (Kaoru)
- Seitoshokun (Māru (Mariko Hōjō)
- Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid (Rūsumirā)
- Shūkan Storyland (narration)
- Sorcerer Hunters (Big Mama)
- Sugar Sugar Rune (Candy)
- Super Bikkuriman (Maka Turtle)
- Tsubasa Chronicle (Emeraude)
- The Ultraman (Mutsumi)
- Ulysses 31 (Yumi)
- Vampire Princess Miyu (Shinma Enju)
- Victorian Romance Emma (Aurelia Jones)
- Violinist of Hameln (Queen Horun)
- Yume Senshi Wingman (Matsuoka-sensei)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Ishizu Ishtar, Priestess Isis)
- Zendaman (Eve)
OVA
- Dream Hunter Rem (1984) (Yōko Takamiya, Keiko)
- Urusei Yatsura (1985) (Asuka Mizunokoji)
- Hell Target (1987) (Tiki Carmack)
- Barefoot Gin Rei (1992) (Ginrei)
- Jungle de Ikou! (1997) (Rongo)
Unknown date
- Adventure! Iczer-3 (Sister Grey)
- Devil Hunter Yohko (Princess Yanagi)
- Fight! Iczer One (Sir Violet)
- Fire Emblem (Elis)
- Giant Robo series (Ginrei)
- Gōshō Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories (Yukiko Fujimine)
- Gōshō Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories 2 (Yukiko Kudō)
- Hello Kitty (Mama)
- Hello Kitty no Hajimete no Christmas Cake (Mama)
- Hello Kitty to Issho (Mama)
- Here is Greenwood (Sumire Hasukawa)
- Iczer Reborn (Sister Grey)
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (Miranda)
- Jungle de Ikou! (Rongo)
- Kitty to Daniel no Suteki na Christmas (Mama)
- Kamen Rider (Ruriko Midorikawa)
- Madara (Princess Sakuya)
- Maison Ikkoku Bangaihen: Ikkokujima Nanpa Shimatsuki (Kyōko Otonashi)
- Maison Ikkoku Prelude (Kyōko Otonashi)
- Maris the Chojo (Sue)
- Mikan Enikki: Mikan America e Iku?! ()
- Salamander series (Paola)
- Seito Shokun! (Mariko Kitashiro)
- Sorcerer Hunters (Big Mama)
- Tetsuwan Gin Rei (Ginrei)
- Tokyo Babylon series (Kiriko Kashiwagi)
- Virgin Fleet (Shiokaze Umino)
- 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)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Mother (Yasuko Kusakabe)
- I Can Hear the Sea (TV movie) (1993) (Rikako's father's lover)
- 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)
- Chocchan Monogatari (Chō Kuroyanagi)
- Kazu & Yasu: Hero Tanjō (Yoshiko Miura)
- Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen (Kyōko Otonashi)
- 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
- Sazae-san Uchiakebanashi
- Tarō no Seishun
Dubbing
- Another Stakeout
- Basic Instinct
- D·N·A II
- The Fisher King (Lydia Sinclair (Amanda Plummer))[4]
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Nun)
- Justice League (Wonder Woman/Diana Prince)
- Little Women (Bess)
- Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
- Micro Kids
- Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
- Murder in Miami
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side (unknown)
- Robin Cook no Shi he no Kyōfu
- Sahara (unknown)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Princess Leia Organa)
- The Empire Strikes Back (Princess Leia Organa)
- Return of the Jedi (Princess Leia Organa)
- Terminal Velocity (Kate)
- Watchmen (Sally Jupiter)
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
- 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.
- 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.
- https://feheroes.gamepedia.com/Shimamoto_Sumi
- "フィッシャー・キング[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
External links
- Shimamoto Sumi at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
- Sumi Shimamoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Sumi Shimamoto on IMDb
- Sumi Shimamoto at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Sumi Shimamoto convention appearances on AnimeCons.com