Saori Sugimoto

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Saori Sugimoto
杉本 沙織
Born(1964-11-17)17 November 1964
Died21 October 2021(2021-10-21) (aged 56)
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1987–2021
EmployerAoni Production
Notable work

Saori Sugimoto (杉本 沙織, Sugimoto Saori, 17 November 1964 – 21 October 2021) was a Japanese voice actress known for voicing Ramurin Makiba and Nyakkii Momoyama in Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō, Martina von Trapp in Trapp Family Story, Kisanta Yamamura in Nintama Rantarō, and Sanae Minami in Green Green.

Biography[edit]

Saori Sugimoto, a native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, was born on 17 November 1964.[1] She was educated at Aonijuku's Tokyo campus, where she was part of the sixth graduating class.[2] She voiced Asuka in Fist of the North Star 2, which she later said was her debut role.[3]

She was nationally-known as a voice actress in children's programming.[4][5] In 1993, she began voicing Ramurin Makiba in Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō and continued doing so afterwards;[6] she also voiced Nyakkii Momoyama.[4] She also voiced Kisanta Yamamura in Nintama Rantarō, succeeding Tomiko Suzuki.[6] She also starred as Martina von Trapp in Trapp Family Story, Catherine Bloom in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Sanae Minami in Green Green.[7][6] On 1 January 2003, she changed her stage name from Saori Suzuki (鈴木 砂織, Suzuki Saori) to Saori Sugimoto.[8]

Sugimoto was a licenced chef and nutritionist.[2] She collected spoons as a hobby and her special skill was flower therapy.[2]

Sugimoto took a career hiatus from May 2017 until April 2018 due to health issues.[9] Sugimoto died on 21 October 2021, aged 56, due to congestive heart failure associated with anorexia.[6] Her family held a private funeral on 28 October.[4] An in memoriam caption was added to the end of the 30 October 2021 broadcast of Shimajiro no Wao!.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Animated television[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
1987 Fist of the North Star 2 Asuka [2]
1988 Bikkuriman Chakkun Cutter, Joshi Suisai [7]
1988 Sakigake!! Otokojuku Child [7]
1988 Hello! Lady Lynn Nancy [2]
1989 Kariage-kun Takashi Kimura [7]
1989 Shin Bikkuriman Besutaniya [2]
1991 Chibi Maruko-chan Natsumi Murata [7]
1991 Matchless Raijin-Oh Reiko Ikeda, Miki Mano [2]
1991 The Brave of Sun Fighbird Takashi [7]
1991 Trapp Family Story Martina von Trapp [7]
1993 Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō Ramurin Makiba [2]
1995 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Catherine Bloom [6]
1995 Romeo and the Black Brothers Nana [7]
1998 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Ruru [7]
1998 Takoyaki Mantoman Princess [2]
1998 Fortune Quest L Cathy [7]
2001 Crayon Shin-chan Kutsuzoko Atsumi [2]
2003 Green Green Sanae Minami [7]
2003 Sonic X Boom 1 [7]
2004 Nintama Rantarō Kisanta Yamamura [6]
2008 Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō Ramurin Makiba [7]
2010 Shimajirō Hesoka Ramurin Makiba [7]

Original video animation[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
1991 Midori no Mamorigami Weather girl [7]
1996 Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns Malina [7]
1997 Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Caroline Bloom [11]

Animated film[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
1993 Sangokushi: Chōkō Moyu! Singing children [7]
2011 Nintama Rantarō: Ninjutsu Gakuen Zen'in Shutsudō! no Dan Kisanta Yamamura [7]
2013 Shimajiro to Fufu no Daiboken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana Nyakkii Momoyama [7]
2014 Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta Nyakkii Momoyama [7]

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
1992 Galaxy Fräulein Yuna Marina [7]
1994 Kunio no Oden Hasebe, Momozono [11]
1994 Sotsugyō II: Neo Generation Yurika Tani [7]
1995 Galaxy Fräulein Yuna II: Eternal Princess Marina [7]
1996 Sotsugyō: Crossworld Yurika Tani [7]
1997 Dragon Master Silk Lardy, Princess Sheila [7]
1997 Sotsugyō: Vacation Yurika Tani [7]
1997 Galaxy Fräulein Yuna 3: Lightning Edition Emelina Fairchild, Marina, Kaede Yumioka [7]
1998 First Kiss Story Miho Kasugano [11]
1998 Galaxy Fräulein Yuna: Final Edition Marina, Emilia Fairchild, Kaede Yumioka [7]
1999 Pokekano: Hōjōin Shizuka Shizuka Hōjōin [7]
2001 Jade Cocoon 2 Vanilla [7]
2001 Green Green Sanae Minami [7]
2003 Green Green: Kanenone Dynamic Sanae Minami [7]
2003 Green Green: Kanenone Romantic Sanae Minami [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "杉本沙織". Animate Times (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "杉本　沙織". Aoni Production. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ "シンマの国～私のかわいい分身". Saori☆Sugimoto*ここで会えるよ♪. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Harding, Daryl (28 October 2021). "Gundam Wing Voice Actor Saori Sugimoto Passes Away Aged 58". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ^ Luster, Joseph (29 October 2021). "Gundam Wing VA Saori Sugimoto Passes Away at 58". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Pineda, Rafael Antonio (29 October 2021). "Shimajirō Voice Actress Saori Sugimoto Passes Away at 58". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "鈴木砂織(Saori Suzuki)＝杉本沙織". Voice Artist Database. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  8. ^ "AONI HOT NEWS". 青二プロダクション. Archived from the original on 1 February 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  9. ^ "忍たま乱太郎」声優の杉本沙織さん死去、食思不振症に伴ううっ血性心不全". Nikkan Sports. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "「しまじろうのわお！」で追悼テロップ　にゃっきい役の声優・杉本沙織さん死去". Sponichi Annex. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "Saori Sugimoto (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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