Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of Escaflowne. Other major roles in anime include Riho Yamazaki in Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, Moe Katsuragi in Risky Safety, Princess Tomoyo in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club, Sayaka Nakasugi in Birdy the Mighty, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butl
She has also branched into singing, performing songs in both English and Japanese. She released her debut single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" in collaboration with Yoko Kanno under Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996. Her singles "Tune the Rainbow", "Loop", "Ame ga Furu", and "Triangler" have all reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart: "Triangler" in particular charted at number 3 and remained charting for 26 weeks. Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1. She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on March 31, 2010, her thirtieth birthday. In the Japanese localization of overseas dubs, she has voiced Padme Amidala as presented in the Star Wars films and cartoons, as well as being the dub voice for Natalie Portman on numerous films.
Born
Mar 31, 1980
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting
Movies
113 acting
4 crew
Popularity
2.9
Known For
Look Back
2024
as Woman from 4-Frame Manga (voice)
Ghost in the Shell
1995
as Kusanagi Girl (voice)
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
2020
as Lyza / Narration (voice)
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021
as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009
as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
Sword of the Stranger
2007
as Hagihime (voice)
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
2021
as Maria (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
2015
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
The First Slam Dunk
2022
as Haruko Akagi (voice)
Escaflowne: The Movie
2000
as Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
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