Sumi Shimamoto (島本 é ˆç¾Ž, Shimamoto Sumi, born December 8, 1954),
real name Sumi Koshikawa (è¶Šå· é ˆç¾Ž, Koshikawa Sumi), is a
Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film and anime and
video games. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama
and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe.
She is currently independent of any talent management company.She is
married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe
Chibikko Gang. Their first child, Shiori, has also done voice
acting.Her best-known voice roles include Nausicaä in Nausicaä of
the Valley of the Wind ,Suzuko in Fire Tripper and Kyoko Otonashi in
Maison Ikkoku.She won the role of Nausicaä as she had played Clarisse
in Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro and impressed Hayao Miyazaki.
Patrick Drazen praised Shimamoto's acting in a scene where Nausicaä
stops an insect from diving into an acidic pool by getting in its way.
Nausicaä is burned by the acid and she screams. Drazen described this
scream as being one which "tears at the listener and raises the bar
for cartoon voices".
real name Sumi Koshikawa (è¶Šå· é ˆç¾Ž, Koshikawa Sumi), is a
Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film and anime and
video games. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama
and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe.
She is currently independent of any talent management company.She is
married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe
Chibikko Gang. Their first child, Shiori, has also done voice
acting.Her best-known voice roles include Nausicaä in Nausicaä of
the Valley of the Wind ,Suzuko in Fire Tripper and Kyoko Otonashi in
Maison Ikkoku.She won the role of Nausicaä as she had played Clarisse
in Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro and impressed Hayao Miyazaki.
Patrick Drazen praised Shimamoto's acting in a scene where Nausicaä
stops an insect from diving into an acidic pool by getting in its way.
Nausicaä is burned by the acid and she screams. Drazen described this
scream as being one which "tears at the listener and raises the bar
for cartoon voices".
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