Houko Kuwashima
Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Houko Kuwashima (桑島 法子, Kuwashima Hōko, born 12 December 1975) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.[2] Her first major role was as Yurika Misumaru in Martian Successor Nadesico and she has had lead or major roles in a number of others.
Houko Kuwashima | |
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桑島 法子 | |
Born | [1] Kanegasaki, Iwate, Japan[1] | 12 December 1975
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Years active | 1995–present |
Agent | Aoni Production |
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] |
Musical career | |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1996–present |
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She has voiced characters in several video games. On film, she has had voice roles as the title character in Princess Arete and in Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa and Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom.
She has performed songs for anime, such as "Tokihanate!" (解き放て), which was used as the opening theme to Blue Gender.[3]
Biography
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Perspective
Although a shy child, she was interested in acting as an escape from her real self, especially when she saw the musical and television dramas at the Shiki Theatre Company.[4]
While in elementary school, Kuwashima watched Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind while dreaming of becoming a voice actress. She wrote in a graduation collection, "I want to make the child's voices in the anime project of Hayao Miyazaki." She learned that there was no drama club or stage plays at the cultural festival at junior high school. At Iwate Prefectural Kurosawajiri North High School, she attended a correspondence course at Katsuta Voice Academy.The voice was recorded to cassette tape and corrected by the voice actor Hisashi Katsuta who was a director.[4] However, attendance at the time of advancement was insufficient, and from the third year it was transferred to Iwate Prefectural Forest Mausoleum High School.[citation needed]
After graduating, she moved to Tokyo. She entered Aoiso[further explanation needed] in 1994. In auditions after graduation, about 20 out of 71 people passed the examination and joined Aoni Production.[4] She made her debut in the 1995 anime series Sailor Moon S and voiced Necrokaizer in the OVA series adaptation Technōs/SNK's Neo Geo fighting game Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer. In 1996, in the anime series Martian Successor Nadesico, she had the role of the heroine Yurika Misumaru and gained popularity. She played Shiro Bonn in Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden and Maron Kusakabe in Phantom Thief Jeanne. In 1999, she sang the songs "Tokihanate!" and "Ai ga Oshiete Kureta", which were used as the opening and ending themes respectively to the anime series Blue Gender. She was appointed a cultural ambassador of Iwate Prefecture.[5]
Filmography
Animation
Film
Video games
Tokusatsu
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1999 | Barasa de Booska | Narrator | [55] | |
2020-21 | Mashin Sentai Kiramager | Queen Mabayuine | Episodes 22, 23 & 45 Also in Be Bop Dream. | [56] |
Drama CD
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[6] |
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2000 | Doll Suspension Ayatsuri Sora Elementary Original Drama Album II "Gaiden Rengoku Kinbaku Kinboku Hell" 人形草紙あやつり左近 オリジナルドラマアルバムII「外伝 怨恋振袖業火地獄」 | Amemiya Winter Season 雨宮冬季 | [7] | |
2000 | Icarus' birthday イカロスの誕生日 | Flexible 自在はるか | Radio | [7] |
2003 | In autumn cherry blossoms ja:秋桜の空に | Sakurabashi Suka 桜橋涼香 | [7] | |
2007 | City Busters シティーバスターズ | Misaki Okaki 岬ゆい | Radio | [7] |
2008 | Night on the Galactic Railroad | Kahoru / sensei / Maruso かほる/先生/マルソ | [7] | |
2009 | Miyazawa Kenji Monogatari – Rain Nimomakezuzu ~ 宮沢賢治物語~雨ニモマケズ~ | Toshi Miyazawa / Sato Tae 宮沢トシ/佐藤タエ | [7] | |
2010 | MM! | Michiru Oni 鬼瓦みちる | [7] | |
2011 | Keiji | Tosha 利沙 | Radio | [7] |
2012 | Two-minute adventure 二分間の冒険 | Kaori かおり | Radio | [7] |
2013 | New World ニューワールド | Lily リリィ | Radio | [7] |
2001–2002 | Scrapped Princess | Pacifica Casull | 6 part drama CD series | [7] |
2004 | The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross | Otaniya Haine 乙宮灰音 | [7] | |
Other dubbing
Title | Role | Dub for | Notes | Source |
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Battle of the Sexes | Marilyn Barnett | Andrea Riseborough | [57] | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Morgan Brody | Elisabeth Harnois | [6] | |
Doubt | Sister James | Amy Adams | [58] | |
Ender's Game | Alai | Suraj Parthasarathy | [59] | |
Flyboys | Lucienne | Jennifer Decker | [60] | |
Genius | Mileva Marić, Dora Maar | Samantha Colley | [61][62] | |
Me Too, Flower! | Cha Bong-sun | Lee Ji-ah | [6] | |
Out of Reach | Irena Morawska | Ida Nowakowska | [63] | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Syrena | Astrid Berges-Frisbey | [64] | |
Power Rangers Samurai | Lauren Shiba/Red Samurai Ranger | Kimberley Crossman | [6] | |
Sungkyunkwan Scandal | Kim Yoon-hee | Park Min-young | [6] | |
The Virgin Suicides | Cecilia Lisbon | Hanna R. Hall | [65] | |
W.I.T.C.H | Wilhelmina "Will" Vandom | Kelly Stables | ||
X-Men: First Class | Moira MacTaggert | Rose Byrne | [66] | |
X-Men: Apocalypse | [67] | |||
Notes
- Kuwashima briefly took over the role of Charlotte Pudding during Miyuki Sawashiro's maternity leave.[12]
References
External links
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