Mari Okamoto
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is a Japanese actress and voice actress who is currently a member of the Mausu Promotion
agency.
, Okamoto was actually raised in Hirakata, Osaka
, where she also spent her Elementary School years. In 1961, she made her deput for performing arts activities in comedy. In 1970, she moved back to Tokyo, with subsequent transfer to the headquarters of the city where she changed her name from Noda Mutsumi to her current name. In 1971, she had starred in the comedy film Tora-san's Love Call
as one of the extra characters.
In 1971, she had made her voice acting deput in the anime cartoon series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
, where she was marked as a guest. Her major works were in Hana no Ko Lunlun
and Yatterman
. From the 1970's to the 1980's, she has appeared in many anime works produced by the Tatsunoko Production
.
Mausu Promotion
, formerly known as Ezaki Productions, is a Japanese talent management agency representing a fair number of prolific voice actors.-Mausu Promotion-influenced works:*Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand*Eureka Seven*Heartwork ~Symphony Of Destruction~...
agency.
Biography
Despite being born in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Okamoto was actually raised in Hirakata, Osaka
Hirakata, Osaka
is a city located in north-eastern Osaka, Japan, near the prefectural borders of Nara and Kyoto. It is renowned for its chrysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park — an amusement park featuring five roller coasters....
, where she also spent her Elementary School years. In 1961, she made her deput for performing arts activities in comedy. In 1970, she moved back to Tokyo, with subsequent transfer to the headquarters of the city where she changed her name from Noda Mutsumi to her current name. In 1971, she had starred in the comedy film Tora-san's Love Call
Tora-san's Love Call
aka Tora-san's Love Song is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma , and Junko Ikeuchi as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Love Call is the eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.-Synopsis:Hoping to find...
as one of the extra characters.
In 1971, she had made her voice acting deput in the anime cartoon series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, or Honeybee Hutch, is an anime cartoon series produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The cartoon features the adventures of a young bee named Hutch : the son of a Queen bee, Hutch is separated from his mother when his native beehive is destroyed by an attack of wasps...
, where she was marked as a guest. Her major works were in Hana no Ko Lunlun
Hana no Ko Lunlun
, translated to English as The Flower Child Lunlun and Lulu, The Flower Angel is a magical girl manga by Shiro Jinbo, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was adapted into an anime by Toei Animation in 1979, and the anime was greatly successful in the West, particularly in Europe and...
and Yatterman
Yatterman
is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the Time Bokan series by Tatsunoko Productions...
. From the 1970's to the 1980's, she has appeared in many anime works produced by the Tatsunoko Production
Tatsunoko Production
, often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. Founded in October 1962 by acclaimed anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida along with his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu...
.
In anime
- City Hunter: Ai to shukumei no Magnum - Nina Shutenberg.
- Demetan Croaker, The Boy FrogDemetan Croaker, The Boy Frog, also known as Demetan the Frog and The Brave Frog, is a 39 episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired in 1973.-Overview:...
- Ranatan. - Dog of Flanders - Annie.
- Gatchaman II - Lisa.
- Hana no Ko LunlunHana no Ko Lunlun, translated to English as The Flower Child Lunlun and Lulu, The Flower Angel is a magical girl manga by Shiro Jinbo, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was adapted into an anime by Toei Animation in 1979, and the anime was greatly successful in the West, particularly in Europe and...
- Lunlun. - Inakappe taisho - Ogaki Kikuko.
- Neo-Human Casshern - Flora, Morena.
- Ohayō! SpankOhayo! Spankis a Japanese shōjo manga written by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and drawn by Shizue Takanashi. The series has been adapted as an anime television series, broadcast in Japan from 1981 to 1982, and a theatrical movie released in 1982...
- Aiko Morimura. - Otoko wa Tsurai yoOtoko wa Tsurai yoOtoko wa tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans...
(Anime series) - Sakura Suwa. - Paul's Miraculous AdventurePaul's Miraculous Adventureis an action-adventure anime television series created by Tatsunoko Productions. The series was broadcast across Japan on the Fuji TV network from October 3, 1976, to September 11, 1977, and lasted 50 half-hour episodes. The series director was Hiroshi Sasagawa, of Speed Racer and Tokimeki Tonight...
- Laura. - Space Battleship Yamato IISpace Battleship Yamato IIis a sequel to the original Space Battleship Yamato manga series. The story is set in the year 2201. The White Comet Empire, a new danger that is a even greater threat than the Gamilons, attacks Earth after the Yamato crew investigate an SOS signal from the mysterious Trelaina of planet Telezart...
- Teresa. - Tegami BachiTegami Bachiis a ongoing shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada. This manga is set in the fictional land called "AmberGround", where a artificial sun only illuminates the capital of the land, Akatsuki...
- Louisa. - The Rose of VersaillesThe Rose of Versailles, also known as Lady Oscar or La Rose de Versailles, is one of the best-known titles in shōjo manga and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into several Takarazuka Revue musicals, as well an anime television series, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast by the...
- Dianne. - The Three Musketeers - Queen Anne.
- Tōshō Daimos - Reiko.
- Vicky the VikingVicky the VikingVicky the Viking, known as in Germany and Austria and in Japan, is an Austrian-German-Japanese cartoon series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows...
- Tilde.
Other voice over work
- The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz (1939 film)The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
- Dorothy GaleDorothy GaleDorothy Gale is the protagonist of many of the Oz novels by American author L. Frank Baum, and the best friend of Oz's ruler Princess Ozma. Dorothy first appears in Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels...
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Selected filmography
- Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no monKarafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no monis a 1974 Japanese film based on the Soviet Union's military action on Karafuto during the Soviet–Japanese War near the ending of World War II. The movie is set in Maoka , at the time of a tragedy of the death of nine maidens who worked in the postal telegraph office in the city...
- Tomoko Katori. - Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu - Asako.
- Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi - Ramen Shop Girl.
- Tora's Pure LoveTora's Pure Loveaka Torasan Meets his School-Mates and Tora-san's Heart of Gold is a 1976 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma , and Machiko Kyō as his love interest or "Madonna"...
- Sayuri Ōzora.
Television drama
- Hana no RanHana no Ranwas the 33rd Taiga drama to be broadcast on the NHK network in Japan. It premiered on 3 April 1994 and its finale aired on 25 December of the same year.-Synopsis:The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Ancient Japan, in the midst of the Ōnin War...
- Chigusa. - Seigi no Shinboru Kondoruman - Terada Sayuri.