Maaya Sakamoto

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 ...

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Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)

Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Megumi Ogata  •  Takehito Koyasu

Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Megumi Ogata  •  Takehito Koyasu

TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance (2011)

Set in the rich Tekken universe, Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D follows Xiaoyu Ling, seasoned martial artist and high school student, tasked by the G Corporation to infiltrate an international school in Kyoto to gather information on the mysterious student Shin Kamiya. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youichi Mouri
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Yuki Matsuoka  •  Unsho Ishizuka  •  Mamoru Miyano

Set in the rich Tekken universe, Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D follows Xiaoyu Ling, seasoned martial artist and high school student, tasked by the G Corporation to infiltrate an international school in Kyoto to gather information on the mysterious student Shin Kamiya. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youichi Mouri
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Yuki Matsuoka  •  Unsho Ishizuka  •  Mamoru Miyano

Appleseed XIII: Tartaros (2011)

Following World War V, a global-scale conflict fought with non-nuclear weapons that almost halved the earth's population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Hamana
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Mikako Takahashi  •  Hiro Shimono

Following World War V, a global-scale conflict fought with non-nuclear weapons that almost halved the earth's population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Hamana
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Mikako Takahashi  •  Hiro Shimono

Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007)

Legendary bycicle racer Marco Rondanini dies as team Pao Pao Beer is set to race in Japan. Team member Ciocci, close friend of Marco, starts to think about quitting. Under heavy rain, Ciocci and Pepe must put that aside as Team Pao Pao struggles to reach another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kitarou Kousaka
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Daisuke Imanaka  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Yuushi Sato

Legendary bycicle racer Marco Rondanini dies as team Pao Pao Beer is set to race in Japan. Team member Ciocci, close friend of Marco, starts to think about quitting. Under heavy rain, Ciocci and Pepe must put that aside as Team Pao Pao struggles to reach another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kitarou Kousaka
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Daisuke Imanaka  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Yuushi Sato

Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom (2005)

In their continuing journey to find the feathers that are the fragments of Sakura's lost memory, Syaoran, Kurogane, Fay, and Sakura move through time and space with Mokona. Here, they visit the "Country of Birdcages," a seemingly peaceful country where people and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsuro Kawasaki
CAST:  Miyu Irino  •  Yui Makino  •  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Tetsu Inada

In their continuing journey to find the feathers that are the fragments of Sakura's lost memory, Syaoran, Kurogane, Fay, and Sakura move through time and space with Mokona. Here, they visit the "Country of Birdcages," a seemingly peaceful country where people and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsuro Kawasaki
CAST:  Miyu Irino  •  Yui Makino  •  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Tetsu Inada

Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2011)

In a quicksand surrounded town called Makka, rumors spread of a legendary robber named Gasback is after the town. To protect it, Mayor Kepler has hired bounty hunters. These hunters have been following Gasback from town to town in hopes of getting the bounty. Vash ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Nishimura
CAST:  Masaya Onosaka  •  Satsuki Yukino  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Maaya Sakamoto

In a quicksand surrounded town called Makka, rumors spread of a legendary robber named Gasback is after the town. To protect it, Mayor Kepler has hired bounty hunters. These hunters have been following Gasback from town to town in hopes of getting the bounty. Vash ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Nishimura
CAST:  Masaya Onosaka  •  Satsuki Yukino  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Maaya Sakamoto

Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009)

Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his 30-year residence in Tokyo has written chart-topping hits with some of Japan's most influential musicians and composers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Comerford  •  Jeff Reece
CAST:  Yoko Kanno  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Chris Mosdell  •  Maaya Sakamoto

Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his 30-year residence in Tokyo has written chart-topping hits with some of Japan's most influential musicians and composers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Comerford  •  Jeff Reece
CAST:  Yoko Kanno  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Chris Mosdell  •  Maaya Sakamoto

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man (2005)

The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Yutaka Nakano

The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Kamiyama
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Osamu Saka  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Yutaka Nakano

Sword of the Stranger (2007)

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Ando
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Yuri Chinen  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Naoto Takenaka

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Ando
CAST:  Tomoya Nagase  •  Yuri Chinen  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Naoto Takenaka

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno
CAST:  Megumi Ogata  •  Yuko Miyamura  •  Kotono Mitsuishi  •  Maaya Sakamoto

Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideaki Anno
CAST:  Megumi Ogata  •  Yuko Miyamura  •  Kotono Mitsuishi  •  Maaya Sakamoto

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears (2014)

Posing as lovers on vacation, Motoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scrasath. Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by the Mermaid's Leg corporation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuchika Kise
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Ikkyu Juku  •  Kenichirou Matsuda  •  Kazuya Nakai

Posing as lovers on vacation, Motoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scrasath. Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by the Mermaid's Leg corporation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuchika Kise
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Ikkyu Juku  •  Kenichirou Matsuda  •  Kazuya Nakai

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014)

The upcoming installment's story takes place amidst signs of postwar reconstruction in the winter of 2028. Tensions are rising in New Port City as demonstrations are held concerning the interests of foreign cartels. This leads to a shooting incident involving riot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuchika Kise  •  Susumu Kudou
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Ikkyu Juku  •  Kenichirou Matsuda  •  Aya Hisakawa

The upcoming installment's story takes place amidst signs of postwar reconstruction in the winter of 2028. Tensions are rising in New Port City as demonstrations are held concerning the interests of foreign cartels. This leads to a shooting incident involving riot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuchika Kise  •  Susumu Kudou
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Ikkyu Juku  •  Kenichirou Matsuda  •  Aya Hisakawa

Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014)

After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. As spring turns into summer, he finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. He even meets new friends, including Aegis, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Megumi Ogata

After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. As spring turns into summer, he finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. He even meets new friends, including Aegis, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Megumi Ogata

The Garden of Sinners: Recalled Out Summer - Extra Chorus (2013)

Mikiya Kokutou gives Shiki Ryougi a cat to watch, as he will be away for a little while. Though Shiki protests, he leaves the cat anyway, and Shiki is stuck trying to understand her new feline companion. But as luck would have it, the cat seems to have taken a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ei Aoki
CAST:  Mamiko Noto  •  Kenichi Suzumura  •  Risa Taneda  •  Maaya Sakamoto

Mikiya Kokutou gives Shiki Ryougi a cat to watch, as he will be away for a little while. Though Shiki protests, he leaves the cat anyway, and Shiki is stuck trying to understand her new feline companion. But as luck would have it, the cat seems to have taken a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ei Aoki
CAST:  Mamiko Noto  •  Kenichi Suzumura  •  Risa Taneda  •  Maaya Sakamoto

Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide (2016)

For high schooler Kei—and for at least forty-six others—immortality comes as the nastiest surprise ever. Sadly for Kei, such a feat doesn't make him a superhero. In the eyes of both the general public and governments, he's a rare specimen who needs to be hunted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Ando  •  Hiroyuki Seshita
CAST:  Mamoru Miyano  •  Yoshimasa Hosoya  •  Aya Suzaki  •  Daisuke Hirakawa

For high schooler Kei—and for at least forty-six others—immortality comes as the nastiest surprise ever. Sadly for Kei, such a feat doesn't make him a superhero. In the eyes of both the general public and governments, he's a rare specimen who needs to be hunted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Ando  •  Hiroyuki Seshita
CAST:  Mamoru Miyano  •  Yoshimasa Hosoya  •  Aya Suzaki  •  Daisuke Hirakawa

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)

Koyomi Araragi was turned into a vampire by the legendary vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, and he needs to revive the weakened vampire back to her complete form to return to being human again. The only way for Koyomi to achieve his goal is to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Oishi
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Yui Horie  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Takahiro Sakurai

Koyomi Araragi was turned into a vampire by the legendary vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, and he needs to revive the weakened vampire back to her complete form to return to being human again. The only way for Koyomi to achieve his goal is to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Oishi
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Yui Horie  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Takahiro Sakurai

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones (2016)

The Ark Fleet has been destroyed, and a significant number of the enemy's troops have been wiped out due to its crash landing. As the remaining forces of the Holy Order of Michael regroup in order to launch a final assault on Weiswolf Castle, the wZERO unit, along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Akane
CAST:  Miyu Irino  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Takuma Terashima

The Ark Fleet has been destroyed, and a significant number of the enemy's troops have been wiped out due to its crash landing. As the remaining forces of the Holy Order of Michael regroup in order to launch a final assault on Weiswolf Castle, the wZERO unit, along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Akane
CAST:  Miyu Irino  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Takuma Terashima

Ghost In The Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver (2016)

An original story in the Ghost In The Shell franchise; an effort to the sensation of being in another world, meshing future technologies with art. A World of Purity: Holy Ground. "To end the war and protect my wife, I must delete you all…" Japan, 2025. Technology ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Higashi
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Kenichirou Matsuda  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Ryota Takeuchi

An original story in the Ghost In The Shell franchise; an effort to the sensation of being in another world, meshing future technologies with art. A World of Purity: Holy Ground. "To end the war and protect my wife, I must delete you all…" Japan, 2025. Technology ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Higashi
CAST:  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Kenichirou Matsuda  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Ryota Takeuchi

Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth (2016)

"The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped." To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Hikaru Midorikawa

"The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped." To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Hikaru Midorikawa

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)

One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Oishi
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Yui Horie  •  Takahiro Sakurai

One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Oishi
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Yui Horie  •  Takahiro Sakurai
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