Acting
Marika Matsumoto
JA cinema · 41 credits
Born
12 September 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 松本真理香 · 마츠모토 마리카 · ماریکا ماتسوموتو
Marika Matsumoto (松本 まりか, Matsumoto Marika, born September 12, 1984) is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satoshi Tsumabuki. Since November 2005, she has been on the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen. Her major roles in anime include Maya Tōmi in Fafner in the Azure, Chocolat Meilleure in Sugar Sugar Rune, Miwako Sakurada in Paradise Kiss, Kazamori Sasa in Un-Go and Diancie in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. In video games, she provides the voice of Rikku in Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Kingdom Hearts II. In live-action films, she portrayed herself in the Kōji Shiraishi-directed horror film The Curse, and Yuka Morita in the Takashi Shimizu film Reincarnation.
Known for
Filmography
The Potentials
as Rika Tsuchiya
Black Jack
as Patient with Lion's Face Disease
I SCREAM FEVER
as Yu Takashima
Kyrie
as Ikko's Ex-boyfriend's Girlfriend
Ice Cream Fever
as Yu Takashima
Whisper of the Heart
as [Shizuku's Senior]
Shrieking in the Rain
as Hanako
Farewell Song
as TV Reporter
Life Finds A Way
as Doctor
Nisekoi: False Love
as Kyoko Nichihara
The Sacrament
as Matsumoto
Opening Night
as Marika Hara
Traces of Sin
as Reiko Yamamoto
Memoirs of a Murderer
as Minako Kawakita
Same Old, Same Old
as Aoba Harada
What Happens Before War?
as Narration
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
as Diancie (voice)
Penance
as Kaori
Cold Bloom
as Shoko
Space Battleship Yamato
as M. Nishina
Fafner: Heaven and Earth
as Maya Tomi (voice)
Reincarnation
as Yuka Morita
Noroi: The Curse
as Self
