Yōko Asagami

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

Yōko Asagami
麻上 洋子
Born	(1952-07-10) July 10, 1952 (age 72) Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Other names	Ichiryūsai Harumi (一龍斎春水)
Occupation(s)	Voice actress, kōdanshi
Years active	1972–present
Agent	Aksent
Notable credit(s)	Yuki Mori in Space Battleship Yamato Saeko Nogami in City Hunter
Website	http://yokoharumi.com

Asagmi was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō. In 1952, she began to study traditional Japanese storytelling kōdan under the master Ichiryūsai Harumi [jp] (一龍斎 貞水). By 2004, she had risen to become a star kōdanshi. When she performs as a storyteller, she goes by the art name Ichiryūsai Harumi (一龍斎 春水). Since 2012, even the work of voice actor has started using the name of Ichiryūsai Harumi.

In 2022, she won the Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.^[1]

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 (1987–88) – Saeko Nogami
• City Hunter 2 (1988–89) – Saeko Nogami
• City Hunter 3 (1989–90) – Saeko Nogami

1990s

• City Hunter '91 (1991) – Saeko Nogami
• Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (1992) – Fraw (ep. 1)
• Thumbelina: A Magical Story (1992) – Mama
• City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• Detective Conan (1998) – Yōko Asanuma^[2]
• City Hunter: Death of Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (1999) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety (1999) – Narrator, Adachi

2000s

• PaRappa The Rapper (2001) – Miss Stew (Ep.11)
• 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

2010s

• Star Twinkle PreCure (2019) – Yōko Hoshina

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: .357 Magnum (1989) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) – Rufin
• Okko's Inn (2018) – Mineko
• City Hunter The Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust (2023) – Saeko Nogami^[3]

Video games

• Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (1996) – Norn
• Syphon Filter (1999) – Lian Xing
• Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden (2001) – Machiko Valencia^[2]
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 (2005) – Ajiba Harulu^[2]
• Super Robot Wars NEO (2009) – Machiko Valencia
• World of Final Fantasy (2016) – Princess Sarah^[2]

Dubbing

• 1941 – Betty Douglas (Dianne Kay)
• The Amazing Spider-Man – Aunt May (Sally Field)^[4]
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Aunt May (Sally Field)^[5]
• The Big Brawl – Nancy (Kristine DeBell)^[6]
• Cats & Dogs – Mrs. Caroline Brody (Elizabeth Perkins)^[7]
• Death on the Nile – Mrs. Bowers (Dawn French)^[8]
• Four Christmases – Marilyn (Mary Steenburgen)^[9]
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde – Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field)
• The Man from Hong Kong – Angelica Pearson (Rebecca Gilling)^[10]
• The Namesake – Ashima Ganguli (Tabu)^[11]
• Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume – Hélène Lamberti (Sophie Mousel)^[12]
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1979 TBS edition) – Olympe (Virginia North)
• Police Story 2 – May (Maggie Cheung)^[13]
• Pushing Daisies – Vivian Charles (Ellen Greene)^[14]
• The Reincarnation of Peter Proud – Ann Curtis (Jennifer O'Neill)^[15]
• West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) – Rosalia (Suzie Kaye)^[16]

Accolades

• Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards (2022)^[17]

References

1. "Some of 16th Seiyū Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "Yoko Asagami (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved May 25, 2024.
3. "野上冴子 | CHARACTER - 劇場版シティーハンター". cityhunter-movie.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2024.
4. "アメイジング・スパイダーマン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
5. "アメイジング・スパイダーマン２ＴＭ". Star Channel. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
6. "バトルクリーク・ブロー ＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
7. "キャッツ＆ドッグス[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
8. "ナイル殺人事件 －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
9. "フォー・クリスマス[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
10. "スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストア スタンダード版 Blu-ray". TC Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
11. "その名にちなんで ＜特別編＞". Fox Japan. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
12. "仏実写「シティーハンター」吹き替え版のリョウ役は山寺宏一 玄田哲章らアニメ版の声優陣も集結". eiga.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
13. "『ポリス・ストーリー/REBORN』公開記念 ポリス・ストーリー2 九龍の眼 4K Master Blu-ray". Twin. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
14. "プッシング・デイジー ～恋するパイメーカー～<ファースト・シーズン>". Warner Bros. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
15. "ホラー・マニアックス シリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
16. "ウエスト・サイド物語 －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
17. "「第十六回 声優アワード」先行発表で麻上洋子、池水通洋、津久井教生が受賞". Natalie. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

External links

• Yōko Asagami at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Harumi no Heya (in Japanese)
• Aksent profile Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)