Yōko Asagami

Harumi Ichiryūsai
Harumi Ichiryūsai
一龍斎春水
	Ichiryūsai in 2023
Born	Yōko Asagami; July 10, 1952 (age 74); Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupations	Voice actress, kōdanshi
Years active	1972–present
Agent	Aksent
Notable credit(s)	Yuki Mori in Space Battleship Yamato; Saeko Nogami in City Hunter
Website	https://yokoharumi.com

Harumi Ichiryūsai (一龍斎春水, Ichirūsai Harumi), previously known as Yōko Asagami (麻上洋子, Asagami Yōko; born July 10, 1952) is a Japanese voice actress and kōdanshi 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]}

Asagmi was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō. In 1952, she began to study traditional Japanese storytelling kōdan under the master. 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). As of 2012, she currently does voiceover work under that name.

In 2022, she won the Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.

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
City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) – Saeko Nogami
Detective Conan (1998) – Yōko Asanuma
City Hunter: Death of Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (1999) – Saeko Nogami
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
City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) – Saeko Nogami
City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) – Saeko Nogami
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
City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust (2023) – Saeko Nogami

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
Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 (2005) – Ajiba Harulu
Super Robot Wars NEO (2009) – Machiko Valencia
World of Final Fantasy (2016) – Princess Sarah

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)
Death on the Nile – Mrs. Bowers (Dawn French)
Four Christmases – Marilyn (Mary Steenburgen)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde – Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field)
The Man from Hong Kong – Angelica Pearson (Rebecca Gilling)
The Namesake – Ashima Ganguli (Tabu)
Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume – Hélène Lamberti (Sophie Mousel)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1979 TBS edition) – Olympe (Virginia North)
Police Story 2 – May (Maggie Cheung)
Pushing Daisies – Vivian Charles (Ellen Greene)
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud – Ann Curtis (Jennifer O'Neill)
West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) – Rosalia (Suzie Kaye)

Accolades

Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards (2022)

References

↑ "Some of 16th Seiyū Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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.
↑ "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.
↑ アメイジング・スパイダーマン. Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
↑ アメイジング・スパイダーマン2TM. Star Channel. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
↑ バトルクリーク・ブロー＜日本語吹替収録版＞. NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
↑ キャッツ&ドッグス[吹]. Star Channel. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
↑ ナイル殺人事件－日本語吹き替え版. Fukikaeru. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
↑ フォー・クリスマス[吹]. Star Channel. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
↑ スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストアスタンダード版 Blu-ray. TC Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
↑ その名にちなんで＜特別編＞. Fox Japan. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
↑ 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. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
↑ 『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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
↑ ウエスト・サイド物語－日本語吹き替え版. Fukikaeru. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
↑ 「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)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038290/?ref_=tt_ov_3_2
http://viaf.org/viaf/252583262

[1] "Some of 16th Seiyū Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[btva-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[8] ナイル殺人事件－日本語吹き替え版. Fukikaeru. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[9] フォー・クリスマス[吹]. Star Channel. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

[11] その名にちなんで＜特別編＞. Fox Japan. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[16] ウエスト・サイド物語－日本語吹き替え版. Fukikaeru. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. 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.