, real name , is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film and anime and video games. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe. She is currently independent of any talent management company. She is married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe Chibikko Gang. Their first child, Shiori, has also done voice acting. Roles Her best-known voice roles include Nausicaä in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Suzuko in Fire Tripper and Kyoko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku. She won the role of Nausicaä after she impressed Hayao Miyazaki with her role as Clarisse in his debut film The Castle of Cagliostro, subsequently appearing in two more of his movies, My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke. Anime TV 1977 Seito Shokun (Māru (Mariko Hōjō) 1980 Lupin the Third Part II (Maki Ōyamada in Farewell Beloved Lupin episode) 1982 Combat Mecha Xabungle (Maria Maria; only first 9 episodes) Urusei Yatsura (Asuka Mizunokoji, Kiriko Amenomori) 1983 Yume Senshi Wingman (Matsuoka-sensei) 1984 Doraemon (Kībō) 1985 Princess Sarah (Sarah Crewe) Dirty Pair (Margaret Tainer) Ninja Senshi Tobikage (Princess Romina Ladorio) 1986 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) Maison Ikkoku (Kyoko Otonashi) Dragon Ball (Mermaid) Ōi! Ryōma (Sakae Sakaki) Pippi Longstocking (Japanese dub) (Lady) Sango-shō Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie (Elfie) Seishun Anime Zenshū Izu no Odoriko (Kaoru) 1987 City Hunter (Maki Himuro) 1988 Soreike! Anpanman (Shokupanman, Dekako Mom, other voices) Vampire Princess Miyu (Shinma Enju) Kiteretsu (Kiteretsu's mother) 1989 The Adventures of Peter Pan (Tinker Bell) Patlabor: The TV Series (Ayano Fujii) Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (Goddess of Harmony Vishnu) 1990 Moomin (Mrs. Fillyjonk) NG Knight Ramune & 40 (Monobe-sensei) Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Usa no Tsunade) 1991 Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's (Hilary) Oniisama e (Rei Asaka) Sally, the Witch (new) (Sumire's mother) Reporter Blues (Toni) Pigmario (Shōryō Orie) Madara (Princess Sakuya) 1992 Floral Magician Mary Bell (Mama Belle) Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (Kawakami-sensei) Kindaichi Case Files (Risa Kurea, Arisa Midō) Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Sister Conrad) Mikan Enikki Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (Sawako Yamaguchi) 1993 Pokonyan! (Momoko-sensei) Sorcerer Hunters (Big Mama) 1994 Akazukin Chacha (Piisuke, Urara principal, Shiine's mother, other voices) Asobō!! Hello Kitty (Mama) 1995 Zenki (Rengetsu) Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (Ripley) 1996 Rurouni Kenshin (Tae Sekihara, Sae Sekihara) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Akane) 1997