Ai Orikasa Explained

Ai Orikasa
Native Name:折笠 愛
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Name:[1] [2]
Birth Date:12 December 1963[3]
Birth Place:Tokyo,[4] Japan
Other Names:[5]
Years Active:1980–present
Agent:Axlone[6]
Known For:Kyatto Ninden Teyandee as Pururun
Tenchi Muyo! as Ryoko
Sakura Wars as Ayame Fujieda/Kaede Fujieda
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing as Quatre Raberba Winner
One Piece as Kozuki Momonosuke
Height Cm:154

is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer.

She has played a variety of characters, from young girls to women and boys. In her leading roles, she often voiced boys, and has also done the voice of a mother. She also played the voice of Hagu-Hagu, a strange creature who only says "Hagu-Hagu" in the TV series Haō Taikei Ryū Knight. In recent years, she has voiced Shizuka's mother in Doraemon, and has also provided the Japanese dub voice for Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Biography

Orikasa comes from Tokyo, Japan. After moving on from high school in 1982, she graduated from the drama department of the Nihon Denshikōgakuin College (now Nihon Kogakuin College). After performing on stage as an actress with the Bungeiza Theater Company and the Sōhen Theater Company, she participated in an audition for the TV series Little Lord Fauntleroy out of a desire to broaden her work. After several rounds of auditions, she made her debut as a voice actress in 1988, playing the main character, Cedie.[7] According to Orikasa, Minami Takayama and Megumi Hayashibara were the other finalists in the audition for the role of Cedie, and Orikasa says that she was chosen for the role of Cedie because of her innocence rather than her acting ability.

Her stage name, "Ai Orikasa," implies her wish to be loved by everyone. The staff went to the restroom while thinking of her stage name, and came up with it.[8]

In the early days, she appeared in many works of Nippon Animation. Especially in the World Masterpiece Theater, she was one of frequently appearing voice actors like Kazue Ikura, Ginga Banjō, Ken'ichi Ogata, etc.; next to "three major voice actors" Mitsuko Horie, Eiko Yamada and Keiko Han.

Of all the characters she has played in anime, she cites Ryōko from the Tenchi Muyo! series as her most memorable character. She has also dubbed for dramas, movies, and animation produced overseas, and has been active as a singer among other things.

At the end of September 2011, it was announced that she had left Production Baobab, where she had belonged for many years since her debut, and moved to Axlone, Toshiyuki Morikawa's agency.

Filmography

Television animation

1988
1989
1990
1991
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OVA

Films

Tokusatsu

Drama CDs

Video games

Dubbing

Live-action

Animation

Selected discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: テレビ・タレント人名事典（第2版）. 202. Nichigai Associates Inc.. 4-8169-1315-7. July 1995.
  2. Book: Nihon Tarento Meikan (2011). vol.1. 497. VIP Times Inc.. 978-4-90-467402-4. 2011-02-07.
  3. Web site: 折笠 愛｜日本タレント名鑑 . 日本タレント名鑑 . . 21 December 2019 . ja.
  4. Web site: 折笠愛（おりかさあい）のプロフィール・画像・出演スケジュール｜【スタスケ】（0000034985）. 2019-07-10.
  5. News: 折笠愛 . Excite News . エキサイト株式会社 . 2020-09-03 . 2021-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203173626/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/dictionary/person/UDAR10006021/ . dead .
  6. Web site: 折笠愛｜アクセルワン. 2021-02-03.
  7. Book: Nichigai Associates Inc. テレビ・タレント人名事典. 第6版. 268. June 2004. 4-8169-1852-3.
  8. 倉田幸雄編「今さら友だちのWA!!（折笠愛→？）」AnimeV February 1993 issue, Gakken, 1993-02-01, Magazine 01591-02, page 60
  9. Book: Jerry Beck. The Animated Movie Guide. registration. 28 October 2005. Chicago Review Press. 978-1-56976-222-6. 278–.
  10. Web site: 『PROJECT X ZONE（プロジェクト クロスゾーン）』仲間＆ライバルキャラクター紹介. ja. s.famitsu.com. September 13, 2012. March 20, 2022.
  11. 【DFFオペラオムニア】フライヤ. ja. YouTube. September 27, 2018. June 23, 2023.
  12. Web site: Romano. Sal. October 1, 2021. Sega announces 'choose your own ending RPG' Sin Chronicle for iOS, Android. Gematsu. October 4, 2021.
  13. Web site: クライムサスペンス「アブセンシア3～FBIの疑心～」. February 8, 2021. Twin.
  14. Web site: ユアン少年と小さな英雄. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
  15. Web site: キャプテン・アメリカ 帝国の野望 レンタル落ちVHS×2本字幕版吹替版. November 2, 2021. PayPay Flea Market.
  16. Web site: アダム-神の使い 悪魔の子- DVD. October 27, 2021. Mercari.
  17. Web site: Home Alone (Japanese Dubbing Complete Edition) Collector's Blu-ray Box (First Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray). December 23, 2021. Amazon. 25 November 2015.
  18. Web site: ホステージ(DVD). June 20, 2023. Shochiku Home Entertainment.
  19. Web site: ジングル・オール・ザ・ウェイ [Blu-ray]]. November 25, 2021. Amazon. 26 October 2011.
  20. Web site: マーリー２ 世界一おバカな犬のはじまりの物語. October 28, 2019. Star Channel.
  21. Web site: ナッティ・プロフェッサー／クランプ教授の場合. December 3, 2021. Star Channel.
  22. Web site: めぐり逢えたら. December 31, 2021. Sony Pictures.

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