Yōko Asagami Explained

Yōko Asagami
Native Name:	麻上 洋子
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	July 10, 1952
Birth Place:	Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Other Names:	Ichiryūsai Harumi (一龍斎春水)
Occupation:	Voice actress, kōdanshi
Years Active:	1972–present
Credits:	Yuki Mori in Space Battleship Yamato Saeko Nogami in City Hunter
Agent:	Aksent
Website:	http://yokoharumi.com

is a Japanese voice actress who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of (Space Battleship Yamato) and Saeko Nogami (City Hunter). Her married name is .

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 . Since 2012, even the work of voice actor has started using the name of Ichiryūsai Harumi.

In 2022, she won the Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.^[1]

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)
• (1992) – Mama
• City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• Detective Conan (1998) – Yōko Asanuma^[2]
• City Hunter: Death of Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (1999) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• (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^[2]
• City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• (1998) – Rufin
• Okko's Inn (2018) – Mineko
• City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019) – Saeko Nogami^[2]
• City Hunter the Movie: Angel Dust (2023) – Saeko Nogami^[3]

Video games

• (1996) – Norn
• Syphon Filter (1999) – Lian Xing
• Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden (2001) – Machiko Valencia^[2]
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 (2005) – Ajiba Harulu^[2]
• Super Robot Wars NEO (2009) – Machiko Valencia
• World of Final Fantasy (2016) – Princess Sarah^[2]

Dubbing

• 1941 – Betty Douglas (Dianne Kay)
• The Amazing Spider-Man – Aunt May (Sally Field)^[4]
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Aunt May (Sally Field)^[5]
• The Big Brawl – Nancy (Kristine DeBell)^[6]
• Cats & Dogs – Mrs. Caroline Brody (Elizabeth Perkins)^[7]
• Death on the Nile – Mrs. Bowers (Dawn French)^[8]
• Four Christmases – Marilyn (Mary Steenburgen)^[9]
• – Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field)
• The Man from Hong Kong – Angelica Pearson (Rebecca Gilling)^[10]
• The Namesake – Ashima Ganguli (Tabu)^[11]
• Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume – Hélène Lamberti (Sophie Mousel)^[12]
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1979 TBS edition) – Olympe (Virginia North)
• Police Story 2 – May (Maggie Cheung)^[13]
• Pushing Daisies – Vivian Charles (Ellen Greene)^[14]
• The Reincarnation of Peter Proud – Ann Curtis (Jennifer O'Neill)^[15]
• West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) – Rosalia (Suzie Kaye)^[16]

Accolades

• Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards (2022)^[17]

External links

• • Harumi no Heya
• Aksent profile

Notes and References

1. News: Some of 16th Seiyū Award Winners Announced. February 15, 2022. March 5, 2022. Anime News Network.
2. Web site: Yoko Asagami (visual voices guide). behindthevoiceactors.com. May 25, 2024. . 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..
3. Web site: 野上冴子 | CHARACTER - 劇場版シティーハンター|website=cityhunter-movie.com. ja. May 25, 2024.
4. Web site: アメイジング・スパイダーマン. July 20, 2020. Fukikaeru.
5. Web site: アメイジング・スパイダーマン２ＴＭ. October 28, 2019. Star Channel.
6. Web site: バトルクリーク・ブロー ＜日本語吹替収録版＞. April 29, 2019. NBCUniversal Japan.
7. Web site: キャッツ＆ドッグス[吹]]. July 7, 2019. Star Channel.
8. Web site: ナイル殺人事件 －日本語吹き替え版. February 28, 2022. Fukikaeru.
9. Web site: フォー・クリスマス[吹]]. July 5, 2019. Star Channel.
10. Web site: スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストア スタンダード版 Blu-ray. February 10, 2023. TC Entertainment.
11. Web site: その名にちなんで ＜特別編＞. March 5, 2019. Fox Japan.
12. Web site: 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. September 19, 2019. eiga.com.
13. Web site: 『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. July 30, 2020. Twin.
14. Web site: 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>. December 18, 2023. Warner Bros..
15. Web site: 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!. December 7, 2021. Happinet.
16. Web site: ウエスト・サイド物語 －日本語吹き替え版. October 2, 2021. Fukikaeru.
17. Web site: 「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. March 8, 2022. Natalie.