Kujira

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Kujira
くじら
Born
Wakako Matsumoto
(松本 和香子)

(1960-04-01) April 1, 1960 (age 63)
OccupationVoice actress
Notable credit(s)Gintama as Otose
Naruto as Orochimaru

Wakako Matsumoto (松本 和香子, Matsumoto Wakako, born April 1, 1960[1]), better known by the stage name Kujira (くじら, Kujira), is a Japanese voice actress from the Tokyo Metropolis area. She is employed by 81 Produce. Her best-known roles are Otose in Gin Tama and Orochimaru in Naruto. She also voices Sakura Ogami in Danganronpa and the Scooter Lady in the You're Under Arrest series.

Filmography[edit]

Anime[edit]

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
1990 City Hunter Kazama Toru From City Hunter 3rd Season Episode 3 [3]
1992 Cooking Papa Katsuyo Yoshioka [3]
1995 Romeo no Aoi Sora Embelino, Faustino [3][4]
1995 Wedding Peach Nan Ma [3]
1996 You're Under Arrest 50 C.C. Old Lady [3][4]
1997 GeGeGe no Kitaro: Obake Naitā Jun Movie from 4th TV series 1996 [3]
1997 Flame of Recca Domon's mother [3]
1997 Yume no Crayon Oukoku Otora-san [3]
1997 Cho Mashin Hero Wataru Kanpun [3]
1998 Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Smeddy [3][4]
1998 Fancy Lala Bulldog Iwata [3]
1998 Alice SOS Ottoto princess
1999 Dai-Guard Muto [3]
2000 Gatekeepers Aunt [3]
2000 Ceres, Celestial Legend Kyū Oda / Mrs. Q [3][4]
2000 Hamtaro Tonkichi [3]
2000 Vandread Butan Also Second Stage [3][4]
2000 Dotto! Koni-chan Koni Lead role [3]
2001 Beyblade Nobuo [3]
2001 You're Under Arrest Second Season 50 C.C. Old Lady [3]
2001 I My Me! Strawberry Eggs Ruru Sanjō [3]
2001 Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto Sabure [3]
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Aunt film [3]
2002 Full Metal Panic! Goldberry [3]
2002 A Tree of Palme Unkempt [3]
2002 Daigunder Silver [3]
2002 Mao-chan Mikan Queen [3]
2002 Petite Princess Yucie Old woman [3]
2002 Naruto Orochimaru [3][4]
2003 Sonic X Ella [3]
2004–06 Kaiketsu Zororiseries Gorgon [3]
2004 Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey Gian (child) film [3]
2004 Kyo Kara Maoh! Queen Kumahachi [3]
2004 Sgt. Frog Disneyland yokozuna [3]
2004 Tactics Book Ghost [3]
2005 Hell Girl Meiko Shimono [3][4]
2005 Black Cat Madam Freesia [3]
2005 Mushishi Mushi [3][4]
2005 Keroro Rat Alien (Season 2, Episode 19) [3][4]
2005 Minami no shima no chīsana hikōki bādī
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Patrick [3]
2006 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Landlady, Tamae Hōjō [3]
2006–present Gin Tama Otose Also feature film and 2015 TV series [3][4][5]
2006 Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z Miss Tenjō [3]
2006 Kekkaishi Ichigatsu/ shirahago [3]
2007 Naruto: Shippuden Orochimaru [3]
2007 Nagasarete Airantō Obaba [3]
2007 Lucky Star Women in background [3]
2007 Bamboo Blade Reimi's Mama [3]
2007 You're Under Arrest Full Throttle 50 C.C. Old Lady [3]
2008 Sands of Destruction Innkeeper's Wife [3]
2008 Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Komiya's mother [3]
2008 Kannagi Kamimori old woman [3]
2008 Chaos;Head Katsuko Momose [3]
2009 One Piece Sweetpea
2009 Gokyodai Mongatari (Your Siblings Story)
ご姉弟物語
Nobuko [3]
2009 Tamagotchi! Aunt Chantchi [3]
2010 Giant Killing Wife of Goro [3]
2010–13 The World God Only Knows series Dokuro Skull [4]
2011 Battle Girls: Time Paradox Oda Nobusada [3]
2011 Sket Dance Himiko Minakami [3]
2011 Tales of Symphonia: The Animation The United World Episode Verius OVA
2012 Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden Orochimaru [3]
2012 Sengoku Collection Director [3]
2012 Shirokuma Cafe Raccoon [3]
2012 Doraemon Majime (Doraemon 2012 Special) [3]
2012 Bakuman. Nakai mother Season 3 [3]
2013 Senran Kagura Sukeban [3]
2013–14 Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy Shizune Kabata
2013 Danganronpa: The Animation Sakura Oogami
2013 Servant x Service Various characters [3]
2013 The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel Mifune no Haha theater [3]
2013 Yozakura Quartet: Hananouta Okiku-san
2014 Hero Bank Tamako Oi [3]
2014 Barakamon Punch [3]
2015 Re-Kan! Ero-neko [3][6]
2015 Mr. Osomatsu Matsuyo Matsuno [7]
2016 Sakamoto desu ga? Shigemi Kubota
2018 Pop Team Epic Popuko
2019 Cannon Busters Mama Hitch
2020 Great Pretender Kim Si Won
2021 Beastars Season 2 Rokume [8]
2021 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Human God[Jp. 1] [9]
2022 Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō Mother Kichi [10]
2023 Hyakushō Kizoku Okan [11]
2023 I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too President [12]
2023 Dark Gathering Kishimojin [13]
2024 Suicide Squad Isekai Amanda Waller [14]

Video games[edit]

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2002 Kingdom Hearts Ursula [3]
2003–present Naruto series Orochimaru [3]
2004 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Helga
2004 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Ursula Also Re [3]
2005 Shadow Hearts: From the New World Mao [3]
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Ursula Also Final Mix, [3]
2008 Chaos;Head series Katsuko Momose Also Noah [3]
2008 Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Verius [3]
2009 Tales of Vesperia Belius PS3 [3]
2009 The Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister Cherry PSP [3]
2010 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Sakura Ogami [3]
2010 Lucky Star Ryouou Gakuen Outousai Woman A, Female narrator PS2 [3][4]
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Ursula [3]
2014 Granblue Fantasy Nene
2019 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Margot [15]


Overseas dubbing[edit]

List of dub performances in overseas productions
Title Role Notes Source[2]
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Zeta [16]
Another Stakeout
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jackie Voice dub for Romy Rosemont
Doug Tippy Dink
Friends Helena Handbasket Voice dub for Kathleen Turner [17]
Ghostbusters Patty Tolan Voice dub for Leslie Jones [18]
The Platform Imoguiri Voice dub for Antonia San Juan [19]
Rocko's Modern Life Bev Bighead, Gib Hootsen
The Little Mermaid Ursula
Sing Meena's Mother [20]
Spell Ms. Eloise Voice dub for Loretta Devine [21]
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

Tokusatsu[edit]

Tokusatsu on TV
Year Title Role Notes Source
2001 Kamen Rider Agito Kaze no El (Voice) Kamen Rider Encyclopedia (WEB)
Tokusatsu Movies
Year Title Role Notes Source


Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 人神, Hito-gami

References[edit]

  1. ^ くじら, 武内駿輔, 鈴木崚汰 (July 28, 2021). くじらさん登場!あのキャラの裏側を暴露?!✨【武内駿輔×鈴木崚汰】#5 -Say U Play 公式声優チャンネル- (in Japanese). Event occurs at 3:25. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c くじら [Kujira]. 81 Produce (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示:くじら(Kujira)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Kujira]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. August 17, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Doi, Hitoshi (December 22, 2015). "Search results for "Kujira" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "銀魂|テレビ東京アニメ公式".
  6. ^ "Re-Kan! Horror Comedy Anime's Promo Video Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Mr. Osomatsu Comedy Anime Casts Kazuhiko Inoue, Kujira". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ^ "ついに!うふふ!". Twitter. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Anime Casts Kujira as Hitogami". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō Manga Gets TV Anime on October 3". Anime News Network. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Hiromu Arakawa's Autobiographical Hyakushō Kizoku Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Ending Song Artist, July 7 Debut". Anime News Network. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Kujira". IMDB. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Dark Gathering Episode 3 Synopsis". Twitter. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals More Cast Members". Anime News Network. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  15. ^ "サブキャラクター 2 - イースIX -Monstrum NOX-". Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  16. ^ "映画『アングリーバード2』オフィシャルサイト ソニー・ピクチャーズ". Sony Pictures Japan. Archived from the original on January 4, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "フレンズ シーズン7". The Cinema. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  18. ^ "ゴーストバスターズ(2016)". Star Channel. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  19. ^ "プラットフォーム". The Klockworx. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  20. ^ "SING/シング". Fukikaeru. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  21. ^ "スペル(2020)". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

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