Yōko Asagami

Yōko Asagami
Native name	麻上 洋子
Born	July 10, 1952 Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Other names	Harumi Ichiryūsai (一龍斎春水)
Occupation	Voice actress, kōdanshi
Years active	1972-Present
Agent	Aksent
Notable credit(s)	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).

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 Nanokusa
• 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)

• 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 (1989–1990) – Saeko Nogami
• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) – Rufin

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

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
• (Japanese) Harumi no Heya
• (Japanese) Aksent profile