Miki Itō

Miki Itō
伊藤 美紀
Born	Miki Itō (1962-10-21) October 21, 1962 (age 61) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tsukuba
Occupations	Voice actress narrator
Years active	1985–present
Agent	Office Osawa
Notable work	Dragon Ball Z as Android 18 Taiga Fujimura Sonomi Daidouji Higurashi: When They Cry as Miyo Takano
Height	152 cm (5 ft 0 in)

Miki Itō (伊藤 美紀, Itō Miki, , born October 21, 1962) is a Japanese voice actress and narrator who is affiliated with the Office Osawa (大沢事務所) agency.^[1]

Biography

She graduated from the University of Tsukuba. She began attending the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy in her third year, and in January 1985 she debuted as a voice actress in OVA Greed. She first starred in a child's project in 1986. In the early 1990s, she transferred to the Office Osawa talent agency in order to work as a narrator.

Filmography

Television animation

1985

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Mineva Lao Zabi)

1986

• Bosco Adventure (Jenny)
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Mineva Lao Zabi)

1987

• Bubblegum Crisis (Irene)

1988

• City Hunter 2 (Machiko Gamō)

1989

• Aoi Blink
  (Princess Kirara)
• Chimpui (Sayaka Hata)
• Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli
  (Kichi)

1992

• Dragon Ball Z (Android 18)
• Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
  (Thetis, Princess Dia, U Bara, Arisu Itsuki)
• Tokyo Babylon (Hokuto Sumeragi)

1993

• Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Aiko)
• Gunnm (Gally
  )
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Lup Cineau)

1994

• Brave Police J-Decker
  (Eva Fahrzeug)
• Magic Knight Rayearth (Nova)
• Mahōjin Guru Guru
  (Churu)

1996

• Dragon Ball GT (Android 18)

1997

• Battle Athletes Victory
  (Jessie Gartland)

1998

• Cardcaptor Sakura (Sonomi Daidouji)
• Detective Conan
  (Eri Akechi (Eps. 379-380); Hatsuho Hōjō (Eps. 261-262); Miho Nishitani (Ep. 70))
• Twinbee Paradise
  (Mint-Herb & Gwinbee)
• Weiß Kreuz (Schoen)

1999

• Angels of the Stars: Angel Links (Anne)

2000

• Boogiepop Phantom (Makiko Kisugi)

2002

• Saishu Heiki Kanojo
  (Fuyumi)

2003

• Ashita no Nadja (Savellli, Julietta)
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
  (Azusa Ishida)

2004

• Aishiteruze Baby (Miki Sakashita)
• Maria-sama ga Miteru (Sachiko Ogasawara)
• Maria-sama ga Miteru: Printemps
  (Sachiko Ogasawara)

2005

• Ah! My Goddess (Lind)^[2]
• Hell Girl (Keiko Yasuda)
• Kamichu! (Akane Hitotsubashi)
• Shuffle! (Asa Shigure)

2006

• Air Gear (Ryo Mimasaka)
• Higurashi When They Cry (Miyo Takano)
• Fate/stay night (Taiga Fujimura)^[3]
• Ghost Hunt (Keiko Ubusuna)
• Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (Kisara's mother)
• Maria-sama ga Miteru (Sachiko Ogasawara)

2007

• Baccano! (Natalie Beriam)
• Gin Tama
  (Kujaku Hime Kada)
• Higurashi When They Cry: Kai (Miyo Takano)
• Myself ; Yourself (Aoi Oribe's mother)

2008

• Glass Maiden (Monica)
• Natsume's Book of Friends (Touko Fujiwara)
• Tales of the Abyss (Legretta the Quick)

2009

• Maria-sama ga Miteru (Sachiko Ogasawara)
• Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Eva Ushiromiya)^[2]

2010

• The World God Only Knows (Okada)
• Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~ (Carmen)

2011

• Freezing (Olivia el Bridget)
• Gosick (Kazuya's mother)
• Persona 4: The Animation (Eri Minami)

2012

• From the New World (Mizuho Watanabe)

2013

• Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (Taiga Fujimura)
• Magi: The Kingdom of Magic (Ren Gyokuen)

2014

• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) (Taiga Fujimura)
• Glasslip (Suzune Nagamiya)
• Noragami (Mrs. Iki)

2015

• Dragon Ball Super (Android 18)
• Noragami Aragoto (Mrs. Iki)

2016

• Fukigen na Mononokean
  (Nara Ashiya)

2017

• Hozuki's Coolheadedness (Jigoku Dayu)

2018

• Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (Sonomi Daidouji)
• Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary (Lady Pong)

2019

• Star Twinkle PreCure (AI)

2020

• Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou (Miyo Takano)^[4]

2021

• Higurashi: When They Cry – Sotsu (Miyo Takano)

2022

• Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! ω (Haruko Sakurai)^[5]

2023

• The Tale of the Outcasts (Kate)^[6]

Unknown year

• The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (Kaede Enjō)
• Hamatora (Naoko Itō)
• Kino's Journey (Sakura's mother)^[2]
• Odin Sphere (Milis)
• Project A-ko (A-ko Magami)^[2]
• Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okaishiin Da Ga.
  (Kyoko Kōzaki)
• Sekirei (Takami Sahashi)
• Shiki
  (Nao Yasumori)
• Time of Eve (Rina)
• Touka Gettan
  (Juna & Yumiko Kamiazuma)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Sol Bianca (1990) (May Jessica)
• The Hakkenden (1990) (Princess Fuse Satomi)
• Burn Up! (1991) (Reimi)^[2]
• Battle Angel (1993) (Gally)
• Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gotaman (1994) (Saori Minami)
• Princess Minerva (1995) (Princess Minerva)
• Battle Athletes (1997) (Jessie Gurtland)
• Higurashi When They Cry: Rei (2009) (Miyo Takano)

Theatrical animation

• Project A-ko (1986) (A-ko)
• City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) (Miki)
• City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) (Miki)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) (Paruparu)
• Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994) (Android 18)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Genesis Diary
  (1995) (Girl)
• Hermes – Winds of Love (1997) (Aphrodite)
• Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe (1999) (Rian's Mother)
• Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called The Jungle
  (2000) (TV Narrator)
• The Garden of Sinners (2007–2009) (Tomoe's Mother(part 5))
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) (Taiga Fujimura)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles
  (2012) (Nobita's Grandmother)
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) (Android 18)
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower (2017) (Taiga Fujimura)
• Natsume's Book of Friends Movie
  (2018) (Touko Fujiwara)
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly (2019) (Taiga Fujimura)
• Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) (Android 18)

Video games

• Sol Bianca (1990) (May Jessica)
• Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden (1993) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (1995) (Android 18)
• Battle Athletes (1996) (Jessie Gurtland)
• Gunnm: Martian Memory (1998) (Gally)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (2002) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (2004) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (2005) (Android 18)
• Super Dragon Ball Z (2005) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai (2006) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
  (2006) (Android 18)
• Fate/stay night Réalta Nua
  (2007) (Taiga Fujimura)
• Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road
  (2007) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
  (2007) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (2008) (Android 18)
• GetAmped2 (2008) (Linda Bobo)
• Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (2008) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (2009) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
  (2010) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (2010) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (2011) (Android 18)
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012) (Fat Princess)
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (2014) (Android 18)
• Muramasa: The Demon Blade (2014) (Cho Cho Dayu)
• Granblue Fantasy (2014) (Cordelia)
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse (2015) (Android 18)
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (2016) (Android 18)
• Fate/Grand Order (2016) (Jaguar Warrior)
• Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018) (Android 18)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Bring It On (Courtney (Clare Kramer))^[7]
• Committed (Joline (Heather Graham))^[8]
• The Cotton Club (Vera Cicero (Diane Lane))^[9]
• Emmanuelle (1996 TV Tokyo edition) (Marie-Ange (Christine Boisson))^[10]
• Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber))^[11]
• Helix (Dr. Julia Walker (Kyra Zagorsky))^[12]
• High Fidelity (Laura (Iben Hjejle))^[13]
• Kate & Leopold (Darci (Natasha Lyonne))^[14]
• The Mask (Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz))^[15]
• MotherFatherSon (Kathryn Villiers (Helen McCrory))^[16]
• Mrs. Doubtfire (Lydia "Lydie" Hillard (Lisa Jakub))^[17]
• Pulp Fiction (Fabienne (Maria de Medeiros))^[18]
• There's Something About Mary (Mary Jensen (Cameron Diaz))^[19]
• Under Siege (Jordan Tate/Ms. July (Erika Eleniak))^[20]
• The War (Lidia Simmons (Lexi Randall))^[21]

Animation

• A Christmas Carol (Belle)^[22]
• Finding Dory (Cindy)^[23]
• Go Jetters (Kyan)

Discography

• Higurashi When They Cry Character Case Book 2 (January 16, 2008) – Sang "Bon" and in the drama as Miyo Takano^[24]
• Higurashi When They Cry Character Case Book 3 (February 14, 2008) – In the drama as Miyo Takano^[25]

References

1. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Itou Miki". Seiyuu Database. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011. Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Doi, Hitoshi. "Itou Miki roles (anime)". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
3. ^ Oochi, Yoko. "The Official Art of Fate/stay night". (January 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 101-107.
4. ^ "New Higurashi: When They Cry Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Episode 1's October 1 Debut, Episode 14's January 7 Debut (Updated)". Anime News Network. August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
5. ^ "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Anime Season 2 Reveals 2nd Key Visual, More Cast, Ending Theme Song, October 1 Debut". Anime News Network. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
6. ^ "The tale of outcasts (TV) - Anime News Network".
7. ^ "チアーズ！". The Cinema. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
8. ^ "【VHSビデオ】『ノンストップ・ガール』日本語吹替版/2001年/ヘザー・グラハム/ケイシー・アフレック/ルーク・ウィルソン". Yahoo! Auctions. Retrieved December 1, 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. ^ "コットンクラブ The Cotton Club [リチャード・ギア／ダイアン・レイン]｜中古DVD". Rakuten. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
10. ^ "エマニエル夫人［吹］木曜洋画劇場版". Star Channel. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
11. ^ "堀内賢雄さん、山寺宏一さん、大谷育江さんら吹替声優が出演する『フルハウス』の続編がフィナーレへ！ 『フラーハウス』新エピソードの日本語版配信に向けたコメントが到着". animate Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
12. ^ "ＨＥＬＩＸ －黒い遺伝子－ シーズン２". Sony Pictures. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
13. ^ "ハイ・フィデリティ［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
14. ^ "ニューヨークの恋人（２００１）". Star Channel. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
15. ^ "マスク（１９９４）". Star Channel. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
16. ^ "リチャード・ギア主演「マザー・ファーザー・サン」". Wowow. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
17. ^ "ミセス・ダウト". Star Channel. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
18. ^ "パルプ・フィクション". Wowow. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
19. ^ "メリーに首ったけ". Star Channel. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
20. ^ "沈黙の戦艦". Star Channel. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
21. ^ "８月のメモワール[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
22. ^ "Ｄｉｓｎｅｙ'ｓ クリスマス・キャロル[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
23. ^ "ファインディング・ドリー". Fukikaeru. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
24. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Character Case Book 2". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
25. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Character Case Book 3". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Miki Itō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia