Maaya Sakamoto
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: March 31, 1980 (45 years old)
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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.
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Actor Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2
Actor Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3
Actor Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1
Actor Akashi (voice)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Actor Haruko Akagi (voice)
The First Slam Dunk
Actor Tamayo (voice)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Actor Annerose von Grünewald
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
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Actor Chihaya (voice)
Bright: Samurai Soul
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坂本真綾 25周年記念LIVE「約束はいらない」 at 横浜アリーナ
Actor Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm Of The Round Table: Camelot Paladin; Agateram
Actor Maria (voice)
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
Actor Shiro (voice)
Child of Kamiari Month
Actor Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Actor Leonardo da Vinci / Alexander III / Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Actor Merlin (voice)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
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Actor Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
Actor Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ghost In The Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver
Actor Aigis (voice)
PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth
Actor Meyers (voice)
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
Actor Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
Actor Leila Malkal (voice)
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
Actor Ren Homura (young) (voice)
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
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Actor Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
Actor Leila Malkal (voice)
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred
Actor Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Actor Karorina (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
Actor Aigis (voice)
PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
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Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
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Actor Nami (voice)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Actor Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Actor Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Actor Sarina Endō (voice)
STAR DRIVER: The Movie
Actor Leila Malkal (voice)
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Recalled Out Summer - Extra Chorus
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Actor Tomoe Kaburagi (voice)
TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning
Actor Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Actor Leila Marukaru (voice)
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives
Actor Self
SAKAMOTO MAAYA COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012→2013 ～TOUR"Mitsubachi"FINAL～
Actor Funamushi (voice)
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
2011
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue
Actor Amelia
Trigun: Badlands Rumble
Actor Ling Xiaoyu (voice)
TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance
Actor Deunan Knute (voice)
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
Actor Self
Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 in the silence
Actor Deunan Knute (voice)
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
Actor Gin-o-gou
You & Me
Actor Julia Crichton (voice)
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos
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Actor Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 2)
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Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2009 "WE ARE KAZEYOMI!"
Actor Illinichina Amiella, Alisa (voice)
God Eater Prologue
Actor Kiyomi Takada (voice)
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
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Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven
Actor Ranxue Mei
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
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Chatting with Creatures
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Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording
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Takane's Bicycle
Actor Lin (voice)
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
Actor Motoko Kusanagi (young) (voice)
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
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Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1)
Actor Shiki Ryougi (voice)
The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View
Actor Hikaru Toyoki (voice)
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
Actor Rin (voice)
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fight
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Sword of the Stranger
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