Ikue Ōtani
Ikue Ōtani (大谷 育江, Ōtani Ikue, born August 18, 1965) (オオタニ イクエ) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, a singer and narrator from Tokyo.[1] She is best known for her anime roles in the Pokémon series (as Pikachu), One Piece (as Tony Tony Chopper), Naruto (as Konohamaru Sarutobi), Detective Conan (as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya), Smile PreCure! (as Candy), Uchi no Sanshimai (as Fu), Konjiki no Gash Bell (as Gash), and Persona 5 (as Morgana). She is currently attached to Mausu Promotion. Her pet name is "Iku-chan". She is known for playing both male and female roles, and sometimes plays multiple roles in one production. She is a native of Tokyo, but grew up in Niigata Prefecture.
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大谷 育江 | |
Born | [1] | August 18, 1965
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Years active | 1986–present |
Agent | Mausu Promotion |
Notable work | Pokémon as Pikachu |
Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)[1] |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1993–present |
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Associated acts | JAM Project |
Filmography
Television animation
OVA
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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1990 | CB Chara Nagai Go World | Sayaka Yumi | |
1991 | Shakotan Boogie | Yumi | |
1993 | Oh My Goddess! | Sora Hasegawa | |
1996 | Twin Signal | Signal | All 3 volumes |
1997 | Variable Geo | Manami Kusunoki | |
2000 | Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden | Margareta von Herxheimer | |
2002 | Gate Keepers 21 | Ayane Isuzu | |
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de~Ajisai Yumegatari~ | Fuji-hime | ||
Nurse Witch Komugi | Koyori Kokubunji, Maya | ||
2003 | Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 ~Shiroki Ryuu no Miko~ | Fujiwara no Yukari, Fujiwara no Misono | |
2004 | Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho | Hana-chan, Majo Monroe | |
2005 | Majokko Tsukune-chan | Kanako | |
2007 | Pretty Cure | Smile Pact | Uncredited |
2013 | Corpse Party | Sachiko Shinozaki | |
2016 | Persona 5: The Animation - The Day Breakers | Morgana |
Theatrical animation
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988) – A Girl
- Detective Conan films (1997–) – Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (except for Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem)
- Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness (1998) – Yukina Shiratori
- Pokémon films (1998–) – Ash's Pikachu
- Oh My Goddess! (2000) – Sora Hasegawa
- Ojamajo Doremi #: The Movie (2000) – Hana-chan
- One Piece films (2002–) – Tony Tony Chopper (except for Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle)
- Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono (2004) – Gash Bell
- Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie 2: Attack of the Mecha-Vulcan (2005) – Gash Bell
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors (2009) – Terara
- Gothicmade (2012) – Love
- Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi (2012) – Candy
- Smile PreCure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book (2012) – Candy
- Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi (2013) – Candy
- Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) – Tib-cat
- Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019) – AI
Video games
- Another Eden (Morgana, Nopaew)
- Ar tonelico Qoga (Mute)
- Battle Stadium D.O.N (Tony Tony Chopper)
- Blood Will Tell (Dororo)
- Brave Fencer Musashi (Topo, Jam)
- Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear (Sachiko Shinozaki)
- Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (Sachiko Shinozaki)
- Corpse Party:Blood Drive (Sachiko Shinozaki)
- Corpse Party - The Anthology - Sachiko’s Game of Love Hysteric Birthday 2U (Sachiko Shinozaki)
- Daraku Tenshi - The Fallen Angels (Musuran (Yuiran)
- Detective Conan: Tsuioku no Mirajiyu (Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya)
- Fire Emblem Awakening (Tiki)
- Fire Emblem Heroes (Adult Tiki)
- FIST (Ai Momoyama)
- Guardian Heroes (Nicole Neil)
- Gulliver Boy (Edison)
- Gunbird 2 (Marion)
- Gunparade March (Isizu)
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de as Fuji-hime
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 as Fujiwara no Yukari and Misono
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 as Hakuryuu (Child)
- Kingdom Hearts II (Vivi Orunitia)
- Konjiki no Gash Bell!! series (Gash Bell)
- League of Legends (Teemo)
- Martian Successor Nadesico (Yukina)
- Marvel vs. Capcom series (Hoover)
- Mega Man Legends series (Data, Bon Bonne)
- Musashi: Samurai Legend (Amestris)
- Nora to Toki no Kōbō: Kiri no Mori no Majo (Keke)
- Ojamajo Doremi series (Hana-chan)
- One Piece series (Tony Tony Chopper)
- Persona 5 (Morgana)
- Pokémon series (Pikachu)
- Popolocrois: Narcia's Tears And The Fairy's Flute (Kirara)
- Pretty Fighter (Ai Momoyama)
- Project X Zone 2 (Tiki)
- Sdorica (Maria)
- Shenmue II (Fangmei)
- Shironeko Project (Nanahoshi)
- Smile Precure! Let's Go! Märchen World (Candy)
- Sonic Shuffle (Lumina)
- Super Smash Bros. series (Pikachu)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Pikachu, Tiki (Japanese voice), Morgana (Japanese voice)) a
- Tales of the Abyss (Ion, Sync, Florian)
- ToHeart (Rio Hinayama)
- Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side (Mizuki Sudou)
- Wild Arms Alter Code: F (Jane Maxwell)
^a The Japanese vocal tracks for these characters also appear in the Chinese and Korean versions of the game.
Live-action film
- Love & Peace (2015) – Kame (voice)
- Detective Pikachu (2019) – Detective Pikachu (voice)
- Patalliro! (2019) – (voice)
Drama CD
- Ouran High School Host Club (Mitsukuni Haninozuka)
- Elemental Gelade (Cisqua)
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Election (Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon))[4]
- Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump Junior (Haley Joel Osment))[5]
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Cindy Lou Who (speaking voice) (Taylor Momsen))[6]
- Mercury Rising (Simon Lynch (Miko Hughes))[7]
- Milk Money (Frank Wheeler)[8]
- Multiplicity (Zack Kinney)[9]
- One Fine Day (Maggie Taylor (Mae Whitman))[10]
- Ramona and Beezus (Ramona Quimby (Joey King))[11]
- Stuart Little (George Little (Jonathan Lipnicki))[12]
- Uptown Girls (Laraine "Ray" Schleine (Dakota Fanning))[13]
Animation
- Moominvalley (Little My)[14]
- The Addams Family (Pugsley Addams)
- Annie: A Royal Adventure! (Molly)
- Apollo 13 (2003 Fuji TV edition) (Jeffrey)
- ER (Wendy Goldman)
- Flipper (Kim (Jessica Wesson))
- Fuller House (Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin))
- Full House (Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin))
- The Mummy Returns (TV Asahi edition) (Alex O'Connell)
- The Shining (Danny Torrance)
- Videomatch (María Eugenia Ritó)
- Waterworld (TV Tokyo edition) (Enola)
Animation
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (WOWOW edition) (Alvin and Eleanor)
- An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (Fievel)
- An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (Fievel)
- Animaniacs (Dot Warner (Tress MacNeille))
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (Dennis)
- Hotel Transylvania 3 (Dennis)
- The Land Before Time (Chomper (Max Wolf Burkholder, Rob Paulsen))
Others
- Sanrio character ("Cinnamoroll") (Chiffon, Milk) -->
Discography
Other songs
- "Pīsumairu!" (Ending for Pokémon: XY & Pokémon: Pikachū, Kore Nan no Kagi?), sung with Jewel (J☆Dee'Z)
- "Getta Ban Ban" (Alternate Opening for Pokémon: XY), sung with Rika Matsumoto
- "Pikachū no Uta" (Ending for Pokémon: XYZ)
- "Arōra!!" (Opening for Pokémon: Sun & Moon), sung with Rika Matsumoto
- "Hey! Pikachū" (from the Pokémon Raibaru! album), sung with Inuko Inuyama
- "Fuyuyasumi Fan Kurabu" (Opening for Pokémon: Kurisumasu de Asobo! & Yuki de Asobo!), sung with Pokémon Kids & Pokémon Papa-san
- "Karafuru Fuyuyasumi" (Ending for Pokémon: Kurisumasu de Asobo! & Yuki de Asobo!), sung with Pokémon Kids & Unshō Ishizuka
- "Pika Pika Massai Chū" (Ending for Pokémon: Pikachū no Natsuyasumi), sung with Pokémon Kids & Unshō Ishizuka
- "Minna de Aruko!" (from the Pokémon; Rapurasu ni Notte album), sung with Rika Matsumoto, Mayumi Iizuka, Satomi Koorogi, Yūji Ueda, Rikako Aikawa, Tomokazu Seki, Mika Kanai & Megumi Hayashibara
- "Natsuyasumi Fan Kurabu" (Opening for Pokémon: Pikachū no Natsuyasumi), sung with Pokémon Kids & Pokémon Papa-san
References
- http://www.vip-times.co.jp/?talent_id=W94-0101 (in Japanese)
- "大谷育江のアニメキャラ・最新情報まとめ" (in Japanese). Animate. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "CHARACTER -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース』公式サイト". jojo-animation.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- "ハイスクール白書/優等生ギャルに気をつけろ!". Star Channel. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- "フォレスト・ガンプ/一期一会". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "グリンチ". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "マーキュリー・ライジング[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "ミルク・マネー". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "クローンズ". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "素晴らしき日[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "ラモーナのおきて[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "スチュアート・リトル[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "アップタウン・ガールズ[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "Moominvalley animation series attracts an A-list voice cast in Japan". Moomin. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Ikue Ōtani at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
- Ikue Ōtani at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ikue Ōtani on IMDb
- Ikue Ōtani at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)