Ai Orikasa

Japanese actress, voice actress and singer

Actress
voice actress
singer

Years active1980–presentAgentAxlone^[6]^[4]Known forKyatto Ninden Teyandee as Pururun
Tenchi Muyo! as Ryoko
Sakura Wars as Ayame Fujieda/Kaede Fujieda
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing as Quatre Raberba Winner
One Piece as Kozuki MomonosukeHeight154^[3] cm (5 ft 1 in)Websiteorikasa.chu.jp

Ai Orikasa (折笠愛, Orikasa Ai, born Kikue Orikasa (折笠きく江, Orikasa Kikue) on December 12, 1963) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer.^[3]

She has played a variety of characters, from young girls to women and boys. In her leading roles, she often voiced boys, and has also done the voice of a mother. She also played the voice of Hagu-Hagu, a strange creature who only says "Hagu-Hagu" in the TV series Haō Taikei Ryū Knight. In recent years, she has voiced Shizuka's mother in Doraemon, and has also provided the Japanese dub voice for Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Biography

Orikasa comes from Tokyo, Japan. After moving on from high school in 1982, she graduated from the drama department of the Nihon Denshikōgakuin College (now Nihon Kogakuin College).^[1] After performing on stage as an actress with the Bungeiza Theater Company and the Sōhen Theater Company, she participated in an audition for the TV series Little Lord Fauntleroy out of a desire to broaden her work. After several rounds of auditions, she made her debut as a voice actress in 1988, playing the main character, Cedie.^[1]^[7] According to Orikasa, Minami Takayama and Megumi Hayashibara were the other finalists in the audition for the role of Cedie, and Orikasa says that she was chosen for the role of Cedie because of her innocence rather than her acting ability.

Her stage name, "Ai Orikasa," implies her wish to be loved by everyone. The staff went to the restroom while thinking of her stage name, and came up with it.^[8]

In the early days, she appeared in many works of Nippon Animation. Especially in the World Masterpiece Theater, she was one of frequently appearing voice actors like Kazue Ikura, Ginga Banjō, Ken'ichi Ogata, etc.; next to "three major voice actors" Mitsuko Horie, Eiko Yamada and Keiko Han.

Of all the characters she has played in anime, she cites Ryōko from the Tenchi Muyo! series as her most memorable character. She has also dubbed for dramas, movies, and animation produced overseas, and has been active as a singer among other things.

At the end of September 2011, it was announced that she had left Production Baobab, where she had belonged for many years since her debut, and moved to Axlone, Toshiyuki Morikawa's agency.

Filmography

Television animation

1988

Little Lord Fauntleroy (Cedric Errol (Cedie))
Mister Ajikko (Maurice)

1989

Madō King Granzort (Kabbi(ep 16), Musa(ep 36))
Aoi Blink (Julie)
Time Travel Tondekeman (Arthur, June, Andre)
Jungle Book: Boy Mowgli (Lala)
Momotaro Densetsu (Pochi's Dog, Otohime)
Wrestler Gundan Seisenshi Robin Jr. (Mashi Raimeru)

1990

Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko (Nagai Maria)
Chibi Maruko-chan (Maruo's Mother, Hamaji, Mari Uesugi)
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Pururun)
Tenku Senki Shurato (Matsuri)
Mashin Eiyuden Wataru 2 (Arukidemesu)
Knights of Ramune & 40 (Tereyan, Cham)
Karasu Tengu Kabuto (Kurosaten)
Edokko Boy: Gatten Taro (Oryu)
Pygmalio (Kurt)

1991

Ore wa Chokkaku (Jun)
Jankenman (Jankenman)
Moero! Top Striker (Mario Santis, Sophia Ruggiero)
Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Diaochan, Emperor Xian of Han(Young))
Marude Dameo (Tonma, Catherine, Sayuri)

1992

Oniisama E... (Shinobu Hikawa's Lover)
Flower Witch Mary Bell (Ken)
Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger (Koutarou Kirigakure)
Tenchi Muyo! (Ryoko)
Tetsujin 28-go FX (Yoko)
Ashita e Free Kick (Morita Mirei)
Yu Yu Hakusho (Koto, Shizuru Kuwabara)

1993

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Fuala Glifon, Ness Husher)
Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow (Butcher's Wife)

1994

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight (Hagu Hagu)
Yamato Takeru (Kushinaga)
Crayon-shinchan (Akemi Matsuda)
Metal Fighter Miku (Ginko)
Blue Seed (Ryoko Takeuchi)
Captain Tsubasa J (Kazuo Tachibana)

1995

Romeo and the Black Brothers (Romeo)
Kyōryū Bōkenki Jura Tripper (Ajari)
Juu Senshi Garukiba (Ryuto)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Quatre Raberba Winner)
Mojako (Sorao Amano)
Tenchi Universe (Ryoko)

1996

B'tX (Miisha)
Saber Marionette J (Baikou)

1997

Shin Tenchi Muyo (Ryoko)
Maze (Solude "Whirlwind" Schfoltzer)
Revolutionary Girl Utena (Kanae Ōtori)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Seiko Kayama (ep 4–6), Yurie Kazekura (ep 16–17), Yuko Wakabayashi (ep 115))
Battle Athletes Victory (Yumiko Karashima)
Virus Buster Serge (Donna Dorado)
Gall Force: Revolution (Pfizer)

1998

Nessa no Haou Gandalla (Yang Mimei)
Momoiro Sisters (Sakura Murakami)
PopoloCrois Monogatari (Pietro)
St. Luminous Mission High School (Tadeku Umi)
Saber Marionette J to X (Baiko)
Super Yo-Yo (Inseto Hojo)

1999

Ojamajo Doremi (Lala)
Steel Angel Kurumi (Dr. Reiko Amagi)

2000

Gensomaden Saiyuki (Linchei)
Sakura Wars (Ayame Fujieda)
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp (Lala)
Vandread (Meia's Oma)
Gravitation (Tohma Seguchi)

2001

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade (Max Mizuhara)
Motto! Ojamajo Doremi (Lala)
Vandread: The Second Stage (Meia's Oma)
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (Young Jun Misugi)

2002

Mirage of Blaze (Yukio Takeda)
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002 (Max Mizuhara)
Tenchi Muyo! GXP (Ryoko)
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!! (Lala)
Kiddy Grade (Timothy Constance)

2003

Inuyasha (Jakotsu)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Sanou)
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution (Max)
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology (Matsuko Kogure)
Planetes (Fee Carmichael)
Mermaid Forest (Isago)

2004

Windy Tales (Kaito)
Futakoi (Miyabi Hinagiku)
Black Jack (Debit)

2005

Sgt. Frog (Sylvie)
Gallery Fake (Marian)
Kaiketsu Zorori (Angel)
Doraemon (Shizuka's mom)
Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu (Kidamu)
Moeyo Ken (Yuuko Kondou)
Boku no Bokugo (Narrator)

2006

Hell Girl (Aki Abe)
Demonbane (Nya)
Detective Conan (Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya) (Episodes 425–436)
Silk Road Kids (Yuto)
Oban Star-Racers (Nin)
Super Robot Wars OG: Divine Wars (Shiro)
KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple (Saori Shirahama)

2007

Touka Gettan (Landlady)
Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o (Naoko Asakura)
Claymore (Galatea)
Toward the Terra (Mother Computer)
Blue Drop (Azanael)
You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle (Fortune Teller)
Ryūsei no Rockman Tribe (Orihime)

2008

Porfy no Nagai Tabi (Michael Balbattsua)
Penguin no Mondai (Kurisu Yamaguchi)
Kaiba (Moka)
The Telepathy Girl Ran (Junpei Tokita)
Koihime Musou (Kashin)
Noramimi 2 (Furiotto)

2009

Casshern Sins (Hoto)
The Sacred Blacksmith (Lucy)
Kaidan Restaurant (Girl in the White House)

2010

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (Hari Onna)
Shiki (Chizuru Kirishiki)
Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector (Mai Kobayashi, Shiro)

2011

Dog Days (Mother Fox Spirit)
A-Channel (Tōru's mother)
Sket Dance (Boy (ep 18))
Maria Holic Alive (Mariya Irene)
C3 (Zenon Hōjō)

2012

Natsume's Book of Friends (Amana)
Senki Zesshō Symphogear (Flower's Aunt)
Saint Seiya Omega (Peacock Pavlin)
Tanken Driland (Lasetsu)
My Little Monster (Kyoko Misawa)

2013

Monogatari Series Second Season (Araragi Mother)
One Piece (Momonosuke)

2014

PriPara (Mireille's Mother)
Wasimo (Mom)

2015

Blood Blockade Battlefront (K.K.)

2017

Tsugumomo (Honoka)

2020

Fruits Basket: 2nd Season (Ren Sōma)

2021

Fruits Basket: The Final (Ren Sōma)

OVA

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (1992) as Ryoko/Zero
Domain of Murder (1992) as Ranko Yotawara
Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special (1994) as Ryoko
801 T.T.S. Airbats (1994) as Arisa Mitaka
Battle Skipper (1995) as Sayaka Kitaouji
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1995) as Ryoko Orikasa
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland (1995) as Cheshire Cat
Blue Seed Beyond (1996) as Ryoko Takeuchi
Gall Force: The Revolution (1996) as Pfizer
Variable Geo (1996) as Jun Kubota
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997) as Quatre Raberba Winner
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor (1997) as Quatre Raberba Winner
Fire Emblem (1997) as Mars (young)
Saber Marionette J Again (1997) as Baiko
Sakura Wars (1997) as Ayame Fujieda
Gravitation: Lyrics of Love (1999) as Tohma Seguchi
Angel Sanctuary (2000) as Alexiel
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation (2000) as Rose
Sakura Wars: Sumire (2002) as Kaede Fujieda
Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken (2003) as Yuuko Kondou
Ojamajo Doremi Naisho (2004) as Lala
Phantom - The Animation (2004) as Lizzie Garland
Saikano: Another Love Song (2005) as Mizuki
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation (2005) as Shiro and Mai Kobayashi/Levi Tolar
Tales of Symphonia: The Animation (2007) as Genius Sage

Films

Floral Magician Mary Bell: The Key of Phoenix (1992) as Ken
Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love (1996) as Ryoko^[9]
Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness (1997) as Ryoko
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz ~Special Edition~ (1998) as Quatre Raberba Winner
Tenchi Forever! The Movie (1999) as Ryoko
Doraemon: Nobita's Winged Heroes (2001) as Mom Gusuke
Sakura Wars: The Movie (2001) as Kaede Fujieda
Beyblade: The Movie (2002) as Max Mizuhara
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) as Hiroki Sawada
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002) as Momabi
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) as Shizuka's mom
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022) as Shizuka's Mom

Tokusatsu

Garo (2005) as Madou Necklace Silva
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013-2014) as Funfilled Spy Luckyulo (eps. 1 - 34, 36 - 48) (voice)/old lady disguise (ep. 40) (actor)
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music (2013) as Luckyulo
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends (2014) as Luckyulo
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Returns: Hundred Years After (2014) as Apprentice Wise Goddess Luckyuro
Zero: Black Blood (2014) as Madou Necklace Silva
Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (2015) as Luckyulo
Power Rangers Dino Force Brave (2017) as Funfilled Spy Luckyulo
Zero: Dragon Blood (2017) as Madou Necklace Silva
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger 「Brave 33.5: This is Brave! Battle Frontier」 (2018) as Funfilled Spy Luckyulo

Drama CDs

Kami-Kaze (????) as Kaede
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Blind Target (????) as Quatre Raberba Winner

Video games

Astal (1995) as Astal
Magical Drop F (1995) as Empress and Strength Jr.
Super Robot Taisen 4S (1995) as Shiro
Mega Man 8/Rockman 8 (1996) as Rockman (Mega Man)
Sakura Wars (1996) as Ayame Fujieda
Other Life: Azure Dreams (1997) as Nico Southey
Sakura Wars Hanagumi Taisen Columns (1997) as Ayame Fujieda
Sakura Wars Steam Radio Show (1997) as Ayame Fujieda
Super Robot Wars F (1997) as Shiro
Bulk Slash (1997) as Naira Savage
Daraku Tenshi - The Fallen Angels (1998) as Musuashu (Yuiren)
Sakura Wars Teigeki Graph (1998) as Ayame Fujieda/Kaede Fujieda
Sakura Wars 2 (1998) as Kaede Fujieda
Super Robot Wars Final (1998) as Shiro
Super Adventure Rockman (1998) as Rockman (Mega Man)
Super Robot Taisen Complete Box (1999) as Shiro
Valkyrie Profile (1999) as Aimee, Genevieve, Clair, Miriya and J.D. Warris
Phantom of Inferno (2000) as Lizzie Garland
PopoloCrois Story II (2000) as Prince Pietro
Sakura Wars Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2000) as Kaede Fujieda
Super Robot Taisen Alpha (2000) as Shiro and Levi Tolar, Quatre Raberba Winner
Project Justice (2000) as Zaki
Sakura Wars 3 (2001) as Kaede Fujieda
Sakura Wars 4 (2002) as Kaede Fujieda
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side (2002) as Tsukushi
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz (2003) as Silvie and SHBVD Sergeanr Leddon
Sakura Wars: To My Heated Blood (2003) as Ayame Fujieda
Tales of Symphonia (2003) as Genis Sage
Rumble Roses (2005) as Anesthesia/Dr. Anesthesia
Namco x Capcom (2005) as Saya and Kyuujuukyuu
PopoloCrois Story: Adventure of Prince Pietro (2005) as Prince Pietro
Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shonenshojo (2005) as Ari Ruruliant Houzuki
3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy (2005) as Mai Kobayashi, Quatre Raberba Winner
Another Century's Episode 2 (2006) as Quatre Raberba Winner
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (2006) as Aimee, Genevieve, Clair, Miriya, and J.D. Warris
Rumble Roses XX (2006) as Anesthesia/Dr. Anesthesia
Super Robot Wars: Original Generations (2007) as Shiro and Mai Kobayashi/Levi Tolar
Super Robot Wars OG Gaiden (2007) as Shiro and Mai Kobayashi
Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier (2008) as Saya
Suikoden Tierkreis (2008) as Shams
Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier EXCEED (2010) as Saya
Super Robot Wars Z/2 (2011) as Quatre Raberba Winner
Project X Zone (2012) as Ayame^[10] and Saya
Project X Zone 2 (2015) as Ayame, Saya, Tarosuke
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale (2015) as Prince Pietro
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward (2015) as Igeyorhm
Granblue Fantasy (2014) as Lady Grey
Fire Emblem Heroes (2017) as Ayra
PopoloCrois Story Narcia's Tears and the Fairy's Flute (2018) as Prince Pietro
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (2018) as Freya Crescent^[11]
Sin Chronicle (2021) as Violet^[12]

Dubbing

Live-action

Absentia as Julianne Gunnarsen (Natasha Little)^[13]
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as Ewan Adams (Oliver Golding)^[14]
Captain America as Bernice Stewart / Sharon (Kim Gillingham)^[15]
Falling Down as Adele Trevino (Joey Hope Singer)
Godsend as Adam Duncan (Cameron Bright)^[16]
The Good Son as Henry Evans (Macaulay Culkin)
Home Alone as Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin)^[17]
Hostage as Tommy Smith (Jimmy Bennett)^[18]
Jingle All The Way (2000 Fuji TV edition) as Jamie Langston (Jake Lloyd)^[19]
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years as Marley (Grayson Russell)^[20]
The Nutty Professor as Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett)^[21]
The Poseidon Adventure as Susan Shelby (Pamela Sue Martin)
Power Rangers in Space as Astronema (Melody Perkins)
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy as Karone/Pink Ranger (Melody Perkins)
RoboCop 2 as Hob (Gabriel Damon)
Sleepless in Seattle as Jonah Baldwin (Ross Malinger)^[22]
The Sound of Music (50th Anniversary edition) as Sister Agatha (Doreen Tryden)

Animation

Aladdin as Whahido
Batman: The Animated Series as Young Dick Grayson/Robin
Darkwing Duck as Honker Muddlefoot
Widget (Widget, additional voices)
Mr. Bogus as Brattus and Additional Voices
Rugrats as Tommy Pickles

Selected discography

Shukujo Choutokkyu [淑女超特級]
Moonlight Café
Room Service
Mitsumete [みつめて]
I
Truth
LeTTer
BREATH
Popolocrois Monogatari

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