Miina Tominaga Explained

Miina Tominaga
Native Name:	冨永 みーな
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Name:	Yoshiko Tominaga
Birth Date:	3 April 1966
Birth Place:	Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Years Active:	1971–present
Agent:	Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
Height:	162 cm
Children:	2

, better known by her stage name, is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. She is currently attached to Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.

Tominaga is best known for her roles in Sazae-san (as Katsuo Isono), Persia, the Magic Fairy (as Persia Hayami), Anpanman (as Rollpanna and Dokin), Patlabor (as Noa Izumi), Maison Ikkoku (as Kozue Nanao), Rurouni Kenshin (as Myōjin Yahiko), Jigoku Sensei Nūbē (as Miki Hosokawa), DNA² (as Karin Aoi) and Bikkuriman 2000 (as Takeru).

Relationships

Tominaga married voice actor Kazuki Yao on June 29, 1990,^[1] though they later divorced. In August 2001 she married Yoshimoto Kogyo tarento Shōichirō Masumoto and gave birth to a daughter in January 2002.

Roles

Television animation

• Tokimeki Tonight (1982) (Yōko Kamiya)
• Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984) (Persia Hayami)
• Maison Ikkoku (1986) (Kozue Nanao)
• Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol (1986) (Kakimaru)
• Hokuto no Ken 2 (1987) (Lin)
• City Hunter (1987) (Kasumi Asou)
• Soreike! Anpanman (1988) (Dokin-chan (second voice), Rollpanna, Akugidori (second voice), Shirokabu-kun, Tsumire-chan)
• City Hunter 2 (1989) (Kasumi Asou)
• Mobile Police Patlabor (1989) (Noa Izumi)
• City Hunter 3 (1989–90) (Kasumi Asou)
• (1991) (Maam)^[2]
• DNA² Dokokade Nakushita Aitsuno Aitsu (1994) (Karin Aoi)
• Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (1996) (Myōjin Yahiko)^[2]
• Hell Teacher Nūbē (1996) (Miki Hosokawa)
• Pokémon (1997) (Squirtle, Lara Laramie, Kay)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) (Ailean Rao)
• Fruits Basket (2001) (Ritsu Sōma)
• Akazukin Chacha (1994) (Dorothy, Elizabeth, Teacher Oyuki, Mary)
• Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (1995) (Yuko Uzaki)
• Smile PreCure! (2012) (Majorina)

Unknown date

• Anime Himitsu no Hanazono (Mary Lennox)
• Araiguma Rascal (Alice Stevenson)
• Astro Boy (Bea-chan)
• Bikkuriman 2000 (Takeru)
• Chikkun Takkun (Miko Minamida)
• D.Gray-man (Fo)
• Don Don Domel and Ron (Cherry)
• Ginga Hyōryū Vifam (Clare Barbland)
• Hunter × Hunter (2011) (Melody)
• Hiroshi-Hiro-kun (Utako)
• Maya the Honey Bee
• Ojarumaru (Den-San)
• Paranoia Agent (Kamome)
• Porphy no Nagai Tabi (Mariannu)
• Rascal the Raccoon (Alice Stevenson)
• Sazae-san (Hayakawa-san (second voice), Ukie Isazaka (second voice), Katsuo Isono (third voice))
• Shura no Toki - Age of Chaos (Oryō)
• Suzuka (Suzune Asahina)
• Touch (Kaori Shinozuka (first series), Yuka Nitta (second series))
• (Pinoko)

OVA

• Birth (1984) (Rasa)
• Suashi no Houkago (1985) (Miiko, Nami, and Ms. Shizuka, insert song)
• Kaminari no Densetsu Shuu: Ganbare! Yamamura Shuiichi (1986) (Hikaru Kamiya)
• Karuizawa Syndrome (xxxx) (Eri Tsunoda)
• Kyūkyoku Chōjin R (1991) (Shīko Horikawa)
• Maps (1994) (Ripuradō Gaisu)
• Megazone 23 (1985) (Tomomi Murashita)^[2]
• Yōma (1989) (Aya #2)

Theatrical animation

• The Star of Cottonland (xxxx) (Chibi-neko)
• Tatsu no Kotarō (xxxx) (Aya)
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (Lastelle)
• (1989) (Noa Izumi)^[2]
• (1993) (Noa Izumi)^[2]
• (2002) (Noa Izumi)
• (2018) (Sayoko Iwai)
• (2020) (Brief)^[3]

Video games

• Snatcher (1992) (Mika Slayton,^[2] Katherine Gibson)
• Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai series (1994–1998) (Rumi Sasaki)
• Imagination Science World Gulliver Boy (1995) (Phoebe)
• Last Bronx (1996) (Lisa Kusanami)^[2]
• Magical Drop III (1997) (Fortune, Judgment, Temperance)
• Metal Slug (1998) (Sophia, Ending song)
• The King of Fighters 2001 (2001) (Ángel)^[2]
• Pokémon (2003) (Squirtle)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) (Squirtle)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) (O)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (Squirtle)
• (2019) (The Seer, Puff-Puff Girl)^[2]
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020) (O)^[2]

Unknown date

• Atelier Elie ~The Alchemist of Salburg 2~ (xxxx) (Romauge Bremer)
• Winning Post 3 (xxxx) (Mii Tomino)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1979 TV Asahi edition) – Jenny Robinson (Hollye Holmes)
• Ally McBeal – Hope Mercey (Alicia Witt)
• Columbo – Audrey (Dawn Frame)
• Commando (1987 TBS edition) – Jenny Matrix (Alyssa Milano)
• – Ivonne Fernandez (Melonie Diaz)
• Dae Jang Geum – Jang-deok (Kim Yeo-jin)
• The Exorcist (1980 TBS edition) – Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair)
• For Love or Money – Andy Hart (Gabrielle Anwar)
• The Goodbye Girl (1982 TBS edition) – Lucy McFadden (Quinn Cummings)
• – Trudy Pomeranski (J. Smith-Cameron)
• Little House on the Prairie – Carrie Ingalls (Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush)
• Paper Moon (1982 TV Asahi and 1984 TBS editions) – Addie Loggins (Tatum O'Neal)
• The Pianist – Halina Szpilman (Jessica Kate Meyer)^[4]
• Riding in Cars with Boys – Fay Forrester (Brittany Murphy)^[5]
• Taxi Driver (1981 TBS edition) – Iris (Jodie Foster)

Animation

• The Black Cauldron (Princess Eilonwy)^[6]
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Gadget Hackwrench)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (Babs Bunny)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (BS2 dub) (April O'Neil)

Live-action roles

• Ultraman Leo (1974–1975) (Ueda Kaoru)
• Ultraman R/B (2018) (Booska (ep. 17))
• Ultraman New Generation Chronicle (2019) (Booska)^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

External links

• Official blog
• Official agency profile

Notes and References

1. 冨永みーな「私も六月の花嫁」『アニメージュ』1991年6月号、徳間書店、p.72
2. Web site: Miina Tominaga (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors. behindthevoiceactors.com. December 5, 2021. . Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources..
3. Web site: 映画クレヨンしんちゃん 激突！ラクガキングダムとほぼ四人の勇者. September 3, 2020. eiga.com.
4. Web site: 戦場のピアニスト. October 5, 2021. Wowow.
5. Web site: サンキュー、ボーイズ. August 11, 2023. Sony Pictures.
6. Web site: コルドロン. January 30, 2023. The Cinema.
7. Web site: ja:新番組「ウルトラマン ニュージェネレーションクロニクル」1月より放送 . https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/311031 . Natalie . December 6, 2018 . ja . December 6, 2018.
8. Web site: ja:新番組『ウルトラマン ニュージェネレーションクロニクル』5 January 2019 (土)9:00～ テレビ東京系にて放送開始！ . https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000025.000033128.html . December 6, 2018 . ja . December 6, 2018.
9. Web site: ja:新番組『ウルトラマン ニュージェネレーションクロニクル』5 January 2019 (土)あさ9時よりテレビ東京系にて放送開始！ . https://m-78.jp/news/post-4972/ . December 6, 2018 . ja . December 6, 2018.
10. Web site: Ultraman New Generation Chronicle TV Series Announced . Tokusatsu Network . December 6, 2018 . December 6, 2018.