Marika Matsumoto

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.

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All Because of Me (2022)

Yuta lives in an orphanage while waiting for her mother to pick her up. One day, Yuta, who happened to know his mother's whereabouts, escaped from the facility with all his heart. However, there was a mother who depended on her cohabiting man and lived a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusaku Matsumoto
CAST:  Haruto Shiratori  •  Ririka Kawashima  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Marika Matsumoto

Yuta lives in an orphanage while waiting for her mother to pick her up. One day, Yuta, who happened to know his mother's whereabouts, escaped from the facility with all his heart. However, there was a mother who depended on her cohabiting man and lived a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusaku Matsumoto
CAST:  Haruto Shiratori  •  Ririka Kawashima  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Marika Matsumoto

Yokai Housemate the Movie (2022)

Mio Meguro (Fuka Koshiba) continues her dream of becoming a writer, while living with yokai (folklore monsters) in a share house. She struggles in her job in the editorial department of a publishing company. She proposes plans at her company, but her plans are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Fuka Koshiba  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Katsuya Maiguma  •  Koji Ohkura

Mio Meguro (Fuka Koshiba) continues her dream of becoming a writer, while living with yokai (folklore monsters) in a share house. She struggles in her job in the editorial department of a publishing company. She proposes plans at her company, but her plans are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Fuka Koshiba  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Katsuya Maiguma  •  Koji Ohkura

Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm

A cinematic cutscene taking place between Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2.  (more)

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CAST:  Mayuko Aoki  •  Kazuya Nakai  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Masakazu Morita

A cinematic cutscene taking place between Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2.  (more)

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CAST:  Mayuko Aoki  •  Kazuya Nakai  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Masakazu Morita

Night, Birds Scream (2022)

Shinichi debuted as a novelist at a young age, but his career has been stagnant for many years. He also has broken up with his girlfriend. His day have now become gloomy. At this time, Yuko and her son moves into Shinichi's home. Yuko is the ex-wife of Shinichi's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Yuki Yamada  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Yurito Mori  •  Yurika Nakamura

Shinichi debuted as a novelist at a young age, but his career has been stagnant for many years. He also has broken up with his girlfriend. His day have now become gloomy. At this time, Yuko and her son moves into Shinichi's home. Yuko is the ex-wife of Shinichi's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Jojo
CAST:  Yuki Yamada  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Yurito Mori  •  Yurika Nakamura

Ice Cream Fever (2023)

Follows the story in which the thoughts and lives of four women in their teens to 30s intersect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Chihara
CAST:  Serena Motola  •  Riho Yoshioka  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Utaha

Follows the story in which the thoughts and lives of four women in their teens to 30s intersect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Chihara
CAST:  Serena Motola  •  Riho Yoshioka  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Utaha

Alone Together (2023)

A state of emergency was declared for the first time under the Law Concerning Special Measures against COVID-19, on April 7th, in Japan. It has changed everyone’s life. The film is based on the actual experience of the film director, Mishima Yukiko on April 22nd, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima
CAST:  Ryo Ikeda  •  Yoko Ōtaka  •  Mihoko Kamo  •  Takahiro Konishi

A state of emergency was declared for the first time under the Law Concerning Special Measures against COVID-19, on April 7th, in Japan. It has changed everyone’s life. The film is based on the actual experience of the film director, Mishima Yukiko on April 22nd, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukiko Mishima
CAST:  Ryo Ikeda  •  Yoko Ōtaka  •  Mihoko Kamo  •  Takahiro Konishi

The Women in the Lakes (2024)

The Women in the Lakes  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsushi Ōmori
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Momoko Fukuchi  •  Yoshimasa Kondo

The Women in the Lakes  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsushi Ōmori
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Momoko Fukuchi  •  Yoshimasa Kondo
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