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Behind the anime
Voice actor
A Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film, anime and video games.
Sumi Shimamoto is a voice actor with 57 credits in Aniphoria's catalog. Sumi is from Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Born December 8, 1954.
In the voice booth, Sumi has played leads such as Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind) and Eucliwood Hellscythe (Is this A Zombie? of the Dead). Behind the scenes, the most common credits are dialect guidance, insert song performance, and theme song performance.
Our catalog lists 57 credits, including Peter Pan & Wendy, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Sore Ike! Anpanman: Yuuki no Hana ga Hiraku Toki.
Listed roles include Miyako Shiba, Mamiya, Narrator, and Toki.
Their hometown is listed as Kochi Prefecture, Japan.
The person behind the work
A Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film, anime and video games. She is currently independent of any talent management company. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe. Her best-known voice roles include Nausicaä in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and Kyouko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku.
She won the role of Nausicaä as she had played Clarisse in The Castle of Cagliostro and impressed Hayao Miyazaki. She is married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe Chibikko Gang. Their first child, Shiori Koshikawa, has also done voice acting.
Browse titles and the roles they contributed.
52 titles listed
Notable roles, most popular first.
Bleach
Weathering With You
The Apothecary Diaries
Princess Mononoke
Gintama
My Neighbor Totoro
Nichijou - My Ordinary Life
Dragon Ball
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
Lucky☆Star
Girls' Last Tour
March comes in like a lion Season 2
Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind · Main role
Space Dandy
Rurouni Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin
Yu-Gi-Oh!