Maaya Sakamoto
Acting
- Born:
- 1980-03-31
- Place of birth:
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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 Butler, Shinobu Oshino in Monogatari, Shiki Ryougi in the Kara no Kyoukai film series, and Motoko Kusanagi in the newer Ghost in the Shell films and series. In video games she voices Aura and Natsume in .hack, Lisa Hamilton / La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Aeris in Kingdom Hearts, Aigis in Persona 3, Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in the Tekken series, and Alisa Illinichina Amiella in God Eater. 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.
Known For
Filmography
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
One Piece Heroines
The Ghost in the Shell
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Labyrinth
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
Once Upon a Witch's Death
劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Look Back
A Condition Called Love
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2023
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
Pretty Cure All Stars F
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka Fujimaru
The Fire Hunter
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
Revenger
The First Slam Dunk
Arknights
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Tekken: Bloodline
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3
Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1
Fruits Basket -prelude-
Love of Kill
The Heike Story
Super Crooks
坂本真綾 25周年記念LIVE「約束はいらない」 at 横浜アリーナ
Ranking of Kings
Bright: Samurai Soul
Child of Kamiari Month
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
Fate/Grand Carnival
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram
Pretty Boy Detective Club
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME