Mari Okamoto
Mari Okamoto (岡本 茉利, Okamoto Mari, born October 31, 1954) is a Japanese actress and voice actress.
Mari Okamoto | |
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岡本 茉利 | |
| Born | October 31, 1954 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
| Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
Biography
Despite being born in Tokyo, Okamoto was actually raised in Hirakata, Osaka, where she also spent her elementary-school years. In 1961, she made her debut for performing arts 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, as an extra.
In 1970, she had made her voice-acting debut in the anime series Inakappe Taishō, where she voiced Kikuko Ogaki. Her first major performances were in the anime television series is Yatterman. From the 1970s to the 1980s, she appeared in many anime works produced by Tatsunoko Production.
Filmography
Anime television
- Inakappe Taishō (1970) - Kikuko Ogaki
- Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog (1973) - Ranatan
- Neo-Human Casshern (1973) - Flora, Morena
- The Song of Tentomushi (1974) - Tsukimi Isshu
- Vicky the Viking (1974) - Tilde
- Dog of Flanders (1975) - Annie
- Time Bokan (1975) - Junko
- Paul's Miraculous Adventure (1976) - Laura
- Yatterman (1977) - Ai/Yatterman-2
- Gatchaman II (1978) - Lisa
- Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) - Teresa
- Tōshō Daimos (1978) - Reiko
- Hana no Ko Lunlun (1979) - Lunlun
- The Rose of Versailles (1979) - Dianne
- Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980) - Sprit of the Light
- Ohayō! Spank (1981) - Aiko Morimura
- The Three Musketeers (1987) - Queen Anne
- City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989) - Nina Shutenberg
- Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Anime series) (1998) - Sakura Suwa
- Tegami Bachi (2009) - Louisa
Anime films
Live-action films
- Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon (xxxx) - Tomoko Katori
- Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu (xxxx) - Asako
- Tora's Pure Love (xxxx) - Sayuri Ōzora
- The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) - Ramen shop girl
- Nomugi Pass (1979) - Ei Kubo
Television drama
- Hana no Ran - Chigusa
- Seigi no Shinboru Kondoruman - Sayuri Terada
Dubbing
- The Big Boss (1978 TV Asahi Dub) – Chiao Mei (Maria Yi)[1]
- Fist of Fury (1985 TBS Dub) – Yuan Li'er (Nora Miao)[2]
- The Magnificent Seven (1974 TV Asahi edition) – Petra (Rosenda Monteros)
- Suspiria (1977) (1979 TBS edition) – Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper)[3]
- Suspiria (2018) – Anke Meier (Jessica Harper)[4]
- Way of the Dragon – Chen Ching-hua (Nora Miao)[5]
- The Wizard of Oz (1974 TBS edition) – Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland)
- The Great Gatsby (1984 TBS Dub) - (Daisy)
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1986 Fuji TV Dub) - (Paula)
- Singin'in the Rain (1977 Fuji TV Dub) - (Kathy Selden)
- The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1980 TV Asahi Dub) - (Cinderella)
- Zorro (1977 TV Asahi Dub) - (Hortensia Pulido)
- The Strawberry Statement (Unknown TV Dub) - (Linda)
- Interiors (Unknown TV Dub) - (Joey)
- Inferno (1986 TBS Dub) - (Rose Elliott)
- And Hope to Die (1978 TBS Dub) - (Pepper)
- Omen IV: The Awakening (DVD Dub) - (Karen York)
References
- "ドラゴン危機一発 ＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "ドラゴン怒りの鉄拳 ＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "サスペリア＜４Kレストア版＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- "サスペリア". Twitter. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "ドラゴンへの道 ＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Mari Okamoto at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
- Mari Okamoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mari Okamoto at IMDb