Yōko Asagami

Yōko Asagami
Yōko Asagami
麻上洋子
Born	July 10, 1952 (age 71); Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Other names	Harumi Ichiryūsai; (一龍斎春水)
Occupation(s)	Voice actress, kōdanshi
Years active	1972-Present
Agent	Aksent
Notable credit	Yuki Mori in Space Battleship Yamato
Website	http://yokoharumi.com

Yōko Asagami (麻上洋子, Asagami Yōko, born July 10, 1952 in Otaru, Hokkaido) is a Japanese voice actress who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori (Space Battleship Yamato) and Saeko Nogami (City Hunter). Her married name is Yōko Ōkubo (大久保洋子, Ōkubo Yōko).^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, she began to study traditional Japanese storytelling kōdan under the master Teisui Ichiryūsai (一龍斎貞水, Ichiryūsai Teisui). By 2004 she had risen to become a star kōdanshi. When she performs as a storyteller, she goes by the art-name Harumi Ichiryūsai (一龍斎春水, Ichiryūsai Harumi).

Filmography

Television animation

1970s

Space Battleship Yamato (1974) – Yuki Mori
La Seine no Hoshi (1975) – Michelle
Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (1976) – Yuka Hōjō
Galaxy Express 999 (1978) – Claire, Kasumi
Majokko Tickle (1978) – Tiko

1980s

The Littl' Bits (1980) – Belfy, or "Lillabit" in the U.S. version
Space Runaway Ideon (1980) – Harulu Ajiba
Urusei Yatsura (1981) – Miki (ep. 39)
Igano Kabamaru (1983) – Kaoru Nonogusa
Sherlock Hound (1984) – Marie Hudson
City Hunter (1987) – Saeko Nogami
City Hunter 2 (1988) – Saeko Nogami
City Hunter 3 (1989) – Saeko Nogami

1990s

City Hunter '91 (1991) – Saeko Nogami
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (1992) – Fraw
Thumbelina: A Magical Story (1992) – Mama
Detective Conan (1998) – Yōko Asanuma
Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety (1999) – Narrator, Adachi

2000s

The Galaxy Railways (2003) – Layla Destiny Shura, Kanna Yuuki
Angel Heart (2005) – Saeko Nogami
Blue Drop (2007) – Shivariel, Blue AI
Koihime Musō (2008) – Shibaki Suikyō

Original video animation (OVA)

Urotsukidoji (1987) - Akemi Ito
Teito Monogatari (1991) – Keiko Mekata
Yamato 2520 (1995) – Amesis
Queen Emeraldas (1998) – Baraluda
Yukikaze (2002) – Rydia Cooley

Films

Space Battleship Yamato (1977) – Yuki Mori
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) – Yuki Mori
Galaxy Express 999 series (1979–1981) – Claire, Metalmena
Space Runaway Ideon: A Contact & Be Invoked (1982) – Harulu Ajiba
Final Yamato (1983) – Yuki Mori
City Hunter series (1989–2019) – Saeko Nogami
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) – Rufin
Waka Okami wa Shōgakusei! (2018) – Mineko

Video games

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (1996) – Norn
Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden (2001) – Machiko Valencia
Super Robot Wars NEO (2009) – Machiko Valencia
Syphon Filter (1999) – Lian Xing

Dubbing

1941 – Betty Douglas (Dianne Kay)
The Amazing Spider-Man – Aunt May (Sally Field)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Aunt May (Sally Field)
The Big Brawl – Nancy (Kristine DeBell)
Cats & Dogs – Mrs. Caroline Brody (Elizabeth Perkins)
Four Christmases – Marilyn (Mary Steenburgen)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde – Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1979 TBS edition) – Olympe (Virginia North)

References

External links

Yōko Asagami at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Template:Ja icon Aksent profile

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