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Yoshiko Sakakibara

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Yoshiko Sakakibara

Born May 31, 1956 in Senzoku, Taito, Tokyo, Japan63 films

Yoshiko Sakakibara (榊原 良子, Sakakibara Yoshiko, May 31, 1956) is a Japanese actress, voice actress (seiyuu) and narrator. She was born in Senzoku, Taitō City, Tokyo, and grew up in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. She was formerly affiliated with Production Baobab, Tokyo Actor's Life Cooperative (Haikyo) and Combination (until November 1, 2017). She is currently freelance. On February 16, 2021, she received the Kazue Takahashi Award at the 15th Seiyuu Awards.

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Her notable roles include Furōre in God Mars (her debut as a seiyuu), Lady Armaroid in Space Adventure Cobra, Kushana in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Haman Karn in Mobile Suit Z Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, and Nagumo Shinobu in Patlabor.

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Warriors of the Wind posterFirst watchWarriors of the Wind19847.9as Kushana (voice)After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence poster7.4Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence2004Ghost in the Shell 2.0 poster7.4Ghost in the Shell 2.02008Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society poster7.5Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society2007Vampire Hunter D poster6.6Vampire Hunter D1985PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie poster7.0PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie2015Patlabor 2: The Movie poster7.4Patlabor 2: The Movie1993Patlabor: The Movie poster6.9Patlabor: The Movie1989Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths poster6.9Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths2005

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. 2026Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the SerpentSuikoin (voice)
  2. 2026Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-Kunie Sonoi (voice)
  3. 2025Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of RageSuikoin (voice)
  4. 2019LaidbackersVaranelan (voice)
  5. 2015HarmonyOs Cara Stauffenberg (voice)
  6. 2015The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo WarShinobu Nagumo (voice)
  7. 2015Detective Conan: Sunflowers of InfernoKeiko Anderson (voice)
  8. 2015PSYCHO-PASS: The MovieJoushuu Kasei (voice)
  9. 2014MitsuwanoMrs. Okami (voice)
  10. 2012GOTHICMADENarrator
  11. 2009Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young LoversOld Anemone (voice)
  12. 2009Cobra The Animation: Time DriveArmaroid Lady
  13. 2008Cobra the Animation: The Psycho-GunArmaroid Lady
  14. 2008Ghost in the Shell 2.0The Puppet Master (voice)
  15. 2007Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State SocietyKayabuki (voice)
  16. 2006Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the StarsHaman Karn (voice)
  17. 2005Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: LoversHaman Karn (voice)
  18. 2005Detective Conan: Strategy Above the DepthsMinako Akiyoshi (voice)
  19. 2004Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceHaraway (voice)
  20. 2001Blue RemainsMayzamik
  21. 2001Zone of the Enders: IdoloDr. Rachel Links (voice)
  22. 2000GhibliesYukari-sama (voice)
  23. 1999You're Under Arrest: The Motion PictureKaoruko Kinoshita (voice)
  24. 1999Digimon AdventureTaichi's Mother (voice)
  25. 1998Galaxy Express 999: Eternal FantasyHelmazaria (voice)
  26. 1993Patlabor 2: The MovieShinobu Nagumo (voice)
  27. 1992Scramble WarsSylia (voice)
  28. 1992Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in ChinatownBugnug (voice)
  29. 1991Moonlight PierceTakao Reisenji (voice)
  30. 1991Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition GreenPaula (voice)
  31. 1991Ninja GaidenSarah (voice)
  32. 1991Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of RevengeBugnug (voice)
  33. 1990Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack
  34. 1990Cyber City Oedo 808Sarah (voice)
  35. 1990Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2Bugnug (voice)
  36. 1990Devilman - Volume 2: Demon BirdSilen (voice)
  37. 1989Patlabor: The MovieShinobu Nagumo (voice)
  38. 1989Mobile Suit SD Gundam's CounterattackHaman Khan / Qubeley (voice)
  39. 1989Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IIHaman Karn
  40. 1989Crusher Joe: The OVAsTanya (voice)
  41. 1988Maison Ikkoku: The Final ChapterSayoko Kuroki (voice)
  42. 1988Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry SkyMama (voice)
  43. 1988Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackNanai Miguel (voice)
  44. 1988Mobile Suit SD GundamHaman Khan
  45. 1987Kaze to Ki no Uta Sanctus: Sei Naru KanaArion Rosemariné (voice)
  46. 1987Lily C.A.T.Carolyn (voice)
  47. 1987Black Magic M-66Sybel (voice)
  48. 1987Bats & TerryMegumi Battō (voice)
  49. 1986Twinkle Heart: Gingakei made TodokanaiCecilian (voice)
  50. 1986Grey: Digital Targetlala (voice)
  51. 1986Megazone 23 IIRayna (voice)
  52. 1986The HumanoidAntionette (voice)
  53. 1985Vampire Hunter DYounger Snake Sister (voice)
  54. 1985Karuizawa SyndromeKaoru Matsunuma (voice)
  55. 1985GreedMimau
  56. 1984Bagi, the Monster of Mighty NatureVillager (voice)
  57. 1984Warriors of the WindKushana (voice)
  58. 1983DallosMelinda Hearst (voice)
  59. 1983Urusei Yatsura: Only YouOtama
  60. 1982Space Adventure CobraLady Armaroid (voice)
  61. 1980Port Arthur
  62. 1979Run Truck Rascal, Run!
  63. 1971Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat