Kazue Ikura Explained

Kazue Ikura
Native Name:	伊倉 一恵
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	23 March 1959
Birth Place:	Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Years Active:	1979–present
Agent:	Aoni Production
Height:	155 cm

is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who works for Aoni Production. She was previously affiliated with theater groups/production companies 劇舎燐, 俳協, Production Baobab and NABEYA.

She is most known for the roles of Kaori Makimura (City Hunter), Toraoh (Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru), Ryuunosuke Natsume (All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku), and Leni Milchstrasse (Sakura Wars). Kazue Ikura has even taken her voice acting skills on stage to perform, in costume, Leni Milchstrasse during several events starting in 1998 to the present.

Filmography

Television animation

• City Hunter (1987–1991) (Kaori Makimura)
• The Adventures of Peter Pan (1989) (Tootles)
• The Three-Eyed One (1990) (Sharaku Hosuke)
• Ranma ½ (1992) (Satori)
• Sailor Moon (1995) (Natsumi Ichinose)
• City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996) (Kaori Makimura)
• City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) (Kaori Makimura)
• Detective Conan (1998) (Kaori)
• All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1998) (Natsume Ryunosuke)
• City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (1999) (Kaori Makimura)
• Crayon Shin-chan (1999) (Ryuko Fukazume)
• Sakura Wars (2000) (Leni Milchstrasse)
• Detective Conan (2001) (Yuki Togawa)
• Kirby of the Stars (2002) (Broom King)
• Angel Heart (2005) (Kaori Makimura)
• One Piece (2004) (Jessica)
• One Piece (2006) (Tony Tony Chopper (substitute for Ikue Ōtani))
• Black Lagoon (2006) (Garcia)
• One Piece (2009) (Sentomaru)
• Naruto Shippuden (2012) (Mebuki Haruno)
• Cutie Honey Universe (2018) (Octo Panther)

Unknown date

• Captain Tsubasa (Teppei Kisugi, Yoshiko Fujisawa)
• Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (Toft)
• Hime-chan's Ribbon (Pokota)
• Slayers (Hellmaster Phibrizzo)
• Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Vulcan)
• Soreike! Anpanman (Shiratama-san)
• Robin Hood no Dai Boken (Robin Hood/Robert Huntington)

OVA

• (1991) (Mora Bascht)
• RG Veda (1991) (Ashura)
• Sukeban Deka (1991) (Saki Asamiya)
• All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1992) (Natsume Ryunosuke)
• Godzilland (1994/1996) (Mothra)

Unknown date

• Sakura Wars (Leni Milchstrasse)

Theatrical animation

• (1988) (Rezin Schnyder)
• City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989) (Kaori Makimura)
• City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) (Kaori Makimura)
• City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) (Kaori Makimura)
• Sailor Moon SuperS Plus: Ami's First Love (1995) (Bonnone)
• City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019) (Kaori Makimura)^[1]
• City Hunter the Movie: Angel Dust (2023) (Kaori Makimura)^[2]

Unknown date

• (Conductor)
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (Bertuo Rodriguez)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon (Mora Bascht)
• (Mebuki Haruno)
• One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (Tony Tony Chopper)

Video games

• (1992) (Manjimaru)
• Sakura Wars 2 (1998) (Leni Milchstrasse)
• Ape Escape (1999) (Hiroki)

Unknown date

• (Richard)
• League of Legends (Teemo)
• (Narrator, Valley Women's Division High School Minister of Housewives, Chief Publisher's Wife, and Hideko)
• (Jinana)
• Super Robot Wars series (Rezin Schnyder)
• Tales of Eternia (Shizel)
• Tales of Vesperia (Shizel)

Tokusatsu

• Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan (1981) (Puppeteer) (Actor) (ep. 27)
• Kamen Rider Black RX (1989) (100 Eyed Baaa (ep. 41))
• Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (1992) (Monster Goda) (Ep. 39)
• Ultraman Tiga (1997) (Irudo)
• Moero!! Robocon (1999) (voice of Robocon)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Die Hard with a Vengeance (1998 Fuji TV edition) (Raymond (Aldis Hodge))
• (Miss Lucinda Bond (Joan Cusack))^[3]
• L.A. Law (Grace Van Owen)
• Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon (Skippy's wife (Audrey Lamy))^[4]
• Painted Faces (Child Samo)^[5]

Animation

• Chowder (Truffles)
• Clifford the Big Red Dog (Cleo)^[6]
• Garfield's Pet Force (Vetvix)^[7]
• A Troll in Central Park (Gus)

External links

• Official agency profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 「シティーハンター」劇場アニメ新作決定！キャスト＆監督は"あの頃のまま". March 20, 2018. Natalie. March 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319230231/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/274180. live.
2. Web site: 劇場版シティーハンター. December 9, 2022. eiga.com. December 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209070945/https://eiga.com/movie/96975/. live.
3. Web site: キット・キトリッジ アメリカン・ガール・ミステリー［吹］. July 14, 2019. Star Channel. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022095953/https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=19017. live.
4. Web site: シティーハンター THE MOVIE 史上最香のミッション. November 20, 2019. Fukikaeru. February 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210223030115/https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=12801. live.
5. Web site: 七小福. July 30, 2020. Twin. November 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101034700/https://www.twin2.co.jp/catalog/%E4%B8%83%E5%B0%8F%E7%A6%8F/. live.
6. Web site: クリフォード. https://web.archive.org/web/20060508205817/http://www.cartoon.co.jp/program/kuriforad/index.html. dead. October 29, 2019. Cartoon Network. May 8, 2006.
7. Web site: ガーフィールド・ザ・ヒーロー 3D. May 2, 2022. HMV. August 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230824155601/https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89_000000000319617/item_%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC-3D_3831041. live.