Rica Matsumoto
Rica Matsumoto | |
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Native name | 松本 梨香 |
Born |
Yokohama, Japan | November 30, 1968
Other names | Rika Matsumoto |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1980–present |
Agent | Amuleto |
Notable work | Satoshi (Pokémon) |
Website |
www7a |
Rica Matsumoto (松本 梨香 Matsumoto Rika, born November 30, 1968) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and J-pop singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan.[1][2] Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rika Matsumoto. She was a founding member of vocal supergroup JAM Project.
After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers. The most popular role by Rica is Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in English translations), the main character of the anime series Pokémon. She also had a role in the Yu-Gi-Oh series as Ryo Bakura and Yami Bakura. As such, Matsumoto has taken on roles for young boys. Matsumoto also performs the songs for many of the openings for the Japanese Pokémon anime.
Matsumoto has had lead or supporting roles in dozens of series. She has also had a radio show in Japan and does some dubbing work for translations of American films and TV series into Japanese. Matsumoto was also a founding member of JAM Project in 2000. She announced in April 2008 she was taking time off from the group and her solo work.[3]
Filmography
Television animation
- 1988
- Anpan Man - Rakugaki Kozō
- Osomatsu-kun - Choromatsu (debut role)
- Wowser - Blackie
- 1989
- Obotchama-kun - Binbō
- 1990
- Anpan Man - Piano Man
- Heisei Tensai Bakabon - Nise Musuko, Kumada-kun, ryokan employee, lazy wife, multiple other roles
- Magical Angel Sweet Mint - Aru, Gureamu
- Pygmalion - Leon
- 1991
- Anpan Man - Baby Donut
- City Hunter '91 - Sonya
- Jankenman - Soccer-kun
- Magical Princess Minky Momo - kid B
- Marude Dameo - Kanemochi Sugoi, young dinosaur, Prince, town girl
- Matchless Raijin-Oh - Jin Hyuga (first leading role)
- Moero! Top Striker - Julian
- 1992
- Anpan Man - Natto Man, Shūmai Musume, Medamayaki-kun
- The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn - Seiji Takasugi
- Calimero - Pankuratcho
- Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger - Jin Hyuga
- My Patrasche - Jan
- Tekkaman Blade - Rick
- 1993
- Anpan Man - Tengu Boy
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Haro, Warren Trace, Renda de Paloma
- Muka Muka Paradise - Hazuki
- 1994
- Akazukin Chacha - Poppy-kun
- Tonde Burin - Keiko Kuroha, Buta Session, Buta Session G
- Yu Yu Hakusho - Kiyoshi Mitarai, Koashura
- 1995
- Azuki-chan - Midori Kodama, Yōko's mom
- Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus - Miki Poyota
- Ninku - Fūsuke
- 1996
- Ganba! Fly High - Mariko Sagara
- Kaiketsu Zorro - Bernardo
- Magical Girl Pretty Sammy - Chihiro
- You're Under Arrest - Aoi Futaba
- 1997
- Anpan Man - Kurukuru Okoma-chan
- Pocket Monsters - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- 1998
- Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden - Shuringe
- Dokkiri Doctor - Tomoko Asaoka
- Hikarian - Hikarian Star Queen
- If I See You in My Dreams - Namiko Isobe
- The Kindaichi Case Files - Narumi Fuwa, Reiko Kitami
- Let's Nupu Nupu - Kumi Kitamura-sensei, Tori Sushi
- Master Keaton - Ilya
- Outlaw Star - James "Jim" Hawking
- Trigun - Kaite
- Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari - Momoko Hanakamakiri
- 1999
- Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V - Witchy
- Hoshin Engi - Raishinshi
- Now and Then, Here and There - Sis
- Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- 2000
- Case Closed - Ritsuko Usui
- Hidamari no Ki - Okon
- Lupin III: $1 Money Wars - Sandy Fishburne
- Mon Colle Knights - Flame Angel
- Mewtwo! I Am Here - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- Rerere no Tensai Bakabon - Momotarō, Non-chan
- Vandread - Fanieta
- 2001
- Captain Tsubasa - Kojirō Hyūga (as a boy)
- Star Ocean EX - Opera Vectra
- You're Under Arrest Second Season - Aoi Futaba
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - Ryo Bakura (Dark Bakura/Thief King Bakura)
- 2002
- Bomberman Jetters - Misty
- Case Closed - Reiko Kujō
- Dragon Drive - Mukai
- Fortune Dogs - Pochi
- Gun Frontier - Sinunora
- Hanada Shōnen Shi - Jiro, Yōhei, Madame Katherine, Satsuki Baa-san, Yoshiko's friend
- Pocket Monsters Side Stories - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- You're Under Arrest - Aoi Futaba
- 2003
- Astro Boy - Rin
- Case Closed - Jun Kataoka
- Machine Robo Rescue - Chāmī Satō
- Ninja Scroll - Nekome
- 2004
- Gokusen - Shizuka Fujiyama
- Gravion Zwei - Dr. Barnett
- The Prince of Tennis - Hanna
- 2005
- Black Jack - Jun, Satoru
- Naruto - Suzume-bachi
- Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes - Freya
- Paradise Kiss - Koizumi-kun
- 2006
- Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori - Mirai Saeda
- The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon - Satoshi (TV special)
- Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- 2007
- MapleStory - Puudou
- Neuro: Supernatural Detective - Ayumi Kaku (Hysteria)
- Sensō Dōwa: Futatsu no Kurumi - Shōkichi
- Sgt. Frog - Yamato
- You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle - Aoi Futaba
- 2008
- Atashin'chi - Monta
- 2009
- Chi's Sweet Home: Chi's New Address - Tora
- Nelly & Caesar - Caesar
- 2010
- Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- Stitch! ~ Best Friends Forever ~ - Zuruko (Tsuruko Sasuga)
- Stitch! ~ The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure ~ - Zuruko (Tsuruko Sasuga)
- Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector - Carla Borgnine
- 2012
- Humanity Has Declined - Doc
- Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2 - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- Stitch and the Planet of Sand - Zuruko (Tsuruko Sasuga)
- 2013
- Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure - Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian
- Pocket Monsters: XY - Satoshi
- 2014
- Wasimo - Wasimo
- 2015
- Panpaka Pants - Silky
- Pocket Monsters: XY&Z - Satoshi
- 2016
- Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon - Satoshi
Original video animation (OVA)
- Fake (1996) - Bikky
- Shamanic Princess (1996-1998) - Japolo
- Miyuki-chan in Wonderland (1995) (Sumire-chan)
- Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999-2000) - April
- Phantom Quest Corp (1994-1995) - Ayaka Kisaragi
Theatrical animation
- Metropolis (2001) (Female customer)
- Piano no Mori (2007 (Daigaku Kanehira)
- Roujin Z (1991) (Chie Satō)
- Taiho Shichauzo the Movie (1999) (Aoi Futaba)
- Hunter x Hunter (1998) (Gon Freecss)
- Perfect Blue (1998) (Rumi)
- Pocket Monsters films (1998-) (Satoshi)
Video games
- Brave Fencer Musashi (1998) (Musashi)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gyakushū! Yōma Dai Kessen (????) (Kitarō)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkai Kitan (????) (Kitarō)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Kikiippotsu! Yōkai Rettō (????) (Kitarō)
- Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (Megara)
- Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (1994) (Nall)
- Maria 2: Jutaikokuchi no Nazo (1999) (Maria Kunitoma)
- Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013) (Announcer)
- Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushido Retsuden (1997) (Rashojin Mizuki)
- Ricarla Borgnine - Super Robot Wars Alpha (2000, PlayStation), Super Robot Wars Original Generations (PlayStation 2)
- Haunted Junction (PlayStation, 1997) - Asahina Mutsuki
Tokusatsu
- Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (1989) (Suzunari Boma, Omamori Boma)
- Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman (1990) (Arthur G6)
- Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991) (Gomi Jigen)
- Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992) (Dora Reiger)
- Engine Sentai Go-onger (2008) (Savage Land Barbaric Machine Beast Bōseki Banki)
- Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger (2012) (Masako "Miyabi" Yamada)
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Patricia Arquette
- True Romance (Alabama Whitman)
- Holy Matrimony (Havana)
- Flirting with Disaster (Nancy Coplin)
- Nightwatch (Katherine)
- Bringing Out the Dead (Mary Burke)
- Little Nicky (Valerie Veran)
- Human Nature (Lila Jute)
- Holes (Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow)
- Medium (Allison Dubois)
- Boyhood (Olivia Evans)
- CSI: Cyber (Avery Ryan)
- Drew Barrymore
- Bad Girls (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Lily Laronette)
- Ever After (Danielle De Barbarac)
- Never Been Kissed (Josie Geller)
- Charlie's Angels (Dylan Sanders)
- Riding in Cars with Boys (Beverly Ann "Bev" Donofrio)
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Dylan Sanders)
- 50 First Dates (Lucy Whitmore)
- Fever Pitch (Lindsey Meeks)
- Renée Zellweger
- A Price Above Rubies (Sonia Horowitz)
- The Bachelor (Anne Arden)
- Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones)
- Chicago (Roxanne "Roxie" Hart)
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones)
- Cinderella Man (Mae Braddock)
- Leatherheads (Lexie Littleton)
- Sandra Bullock
- Demolition Man (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Lieutenant Lenina Huxley)
- Speed (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Annie Porter)
- The Net (TV Asahi edition) (Angela Bennett)
- Miss Congeniality (2005 NTV edition) (Gracie Hart)
- Crash (Jean Cabot)
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2008 NTV edition) (Gracie Hart)
- Reese Witherspoon
- Pleasantville (Jennifer)
- Little Nicky (Holly)
- Legally Blonde (Elle Woods)
- Sweet Home Alabama (Melanie "Carmichael" Smooter Perry)
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (Elle Woods)
- This Means War (Lauren Scott)
- Juliette Lewis
- Cape Fear (Danielle Bowden)
- The Basketball Diaries (Diane Moody)
- From Dusk till Dawn (Kate Fuller)
- The Way of the Gun (Robin)
- All the Right Moves (1991 NTV edition) (Lisa Lietzke (Lea Thompson))
- Big Eyes (Margaret Keane (Amy Adams))
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Mina Harker (Winona Ryder))
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - E.T. (second dubbing)
- Father of the Bride (Annie Banks (Kimberly Williams-Paisley))
- Father of the Bride Part II (Annie Banks-Mackenzie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley))
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (J.J. (Saffron Henderson))
- Selena (Selena (Jennifer Lopez))
- Ted (Norah Jones)
- The Terminator (2003 TV Tokyo edition) (Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton))
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth))
Animation
- Adventure Time (Shelby, Sweet Pig-Trunks)
- Angela Anaconda (Angela Anaconda)
- Back at the Barnyard (Bessy the Cow)
- Dr. Dimensionpants! (Dragon Master Paul)
- The Fox and the Hound 2 (Dixie)
- Jetsons: The Movie (Judy Jetson)
- The Land Before Time series (Cera)
- Recess (Lawson)
- The Road to El Dorado (Chel)
- Stressed Eric (Liz Feeble)
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (Chiro)
- Thumbelina (Mrs. Toad)
Discography
Albums
Title | Released | Label | Format(s) | Catalog # | Peak position[4] | Sales | Notes |
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Cluster | April 28, 1993 | EMI Music Japan | CD | TYCY-5301 | — | [5] | |
華の宴 (Hana no Utage) |
May 19, 1993 | EMI Music Japan | CD | TYTY-5302 | — | [6] | |
Destiny | July 12, 1995 | Pioneer LDC | CD | PICA-1067 | — | [7] | |
Rica the Best | May 23, 2001 | VAP | CD | VPCD-81374/5 | — | 2 CDs [8] | |
まんまる (Manmaru) |
September 30, 2009 | Sound Mission Label | CD | ZMCZ-5087 | — | [9] | |
松本梨香が歌うポケモンソングベスト (Matsumoto Rika ga Utau Pokemon Songu Besuto) |
July 16, 2011 | Kadokawa / Media Factory | CD, digital download | ZMCP-7317 | #85 | Spent 7 weeks on the Oricon charts[10] |
Other songs
- "Get a Dream" (Opening of Sunrise Eiyuutan/Sunrise Eiyuutan R)
- "Alive A life" (Opening for Kamen Rider Ryuki, Remix tracks of Rider Chips' Song Attack Ride Vol.1)
- "Mezase Pokémon Master" (Opening for Pokémon)
- "Mezase Pokémon Master 2001" (Opening for Pokémon Movie 4: Serebii Toki wo Koeta Deai)
- "Mezase Pokémon Master 2002" (Opening for Pokémon Movie 5: Mizu no Miyako no Mamori Gami - Latias to Latios)
- "Pocket ni Fantasy" (Ending for Pokémon), sung with Mayumi Iizuka
- "Oyasumi, Boku no Pikachu" (from the Mezase Pokémon Master album)
- "Pokémon Master e no Michi" (from the Pokémon Rocket Gang! It's a White Tomorrow! CD drama)
- "Type: Wild" (Ending for Pokémon)
- "Rivals!" (Opening for Pokémon)
- "Minna de Aruko!" (from the Pokémon Riding on Lapras album)
- "Minna ga Itakara" (Insert song for Pokémon Movie 2: Maboroshi no Pokémon: Lugia Bakutan)
- "OK!" (Opening for Pokémon)
- "OK! 2000" (Opening for Pokémon Movie 3: Kesshou Tou no Teiou: Entei)
- "Challenger!" (Opening for Pokémon: Advanced Generation)
- "SPURT!" (Opening for Pokémon: Advanced Generation)
- "High Touch!" (Opening for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, sung with Megumi Toyoguchi)
- "High Touch! 2009" (Opening song of Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e)
- "Burning Soul" (Hyuga Kojiro image song for the Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 Song Of Kickers CD)
- "Chiisana Dai Bouken" (Opening for Chi's Sweet Home: Chi's New Address)
- "Best Wishes!" (Opening for Pokémon: Best Wishes!)
- "In Your Heart" (From Ultraman Neos), sung with Project DMM
- "Yajirushi ni Natte!" (Opening for Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2)
- "Yajirushi ni Natte! 2013" (Opening for Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2 Episode N)
- "V" (Alternate Version) (Opening for Pokémon XY)
- "XY&Z" (Opening for Pokémon XY&Z)
References
- ↑ Doi, Hitoshi. "Matsumoto Rica". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Behind The Voice Actors - Rica Matsumoto". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "[JAM Project] Message form Rica Matsumoto 松本梨香 からのメッセージ (燃えろ!俺の魂~勇者の熱血ブログ)". mysinablog.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ 松本梨香の作品 アルバム [Rica Matsumoto Albums]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "CLUSTER" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "華の宴" [Flower Party] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Destiny" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "RICA the BEST" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "まんまる" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "松本梨香が歌うポケモンソングベスト" [Rika Matsumoto Sings the Best Pokemon Songs] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
External links
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Rica Matsumoto's Japanese home page (Japanese)
- Rica Matsumoto's English home page
- Profile at Yahoo! Talent
- Jolly Dog blog at Ameba (Japanese)
- Rica Matsumoto at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (Japanese)
- Rica Matsumoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Rica Matsumoto at the Internet Movie Database