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Masako Katsuki (勝生 真沙子), née Masako Shiono (塩野 雅子 Shiono Masako, born October 15, 1959) is a veteran seiyū who was born in Hachinohe, Aomori. She is employed by 81 Produce and has voiced in several notable films and tv series.

Profile

 * Name is sometimes mistranslated as Masako Katsuo
 * Bloodtype: A
 * Height: 163 cm
 * Hobbies: Golf, Knitting, skiing
 * Favorite Colors: Pink and black
 * Currently Affiliated with 81 Produce (formerly Theater Echo)
 * Although not noted at the Internet Movie Database, according to the Anime News Network as of early March 2007, Katsuki is one of the more prolific female seiyū with 150 roles credited to her name.

Career/Personal
Following her debut in the early 80s, Katsuki has lent her voice to anime, Japanese-dubbed films, games, drama CDs and narration.

Katsuki’s sensual, dignified voice quality is what distinguishes her the most. As for performance, she tends to mainly play strong and beautiful female characters. Katsuki is mostly in charge of an adult woman, but the spectrum of female types range widely. For example: nice and rational (Sailor Neptune, Hildegard), bitter and bully-like (Aya Misaki, Reiko Kawashira), stoic with a sense of duty (Farangius), short-tempered but righteous (Tsunade, Masuyo Ikari), stupid and playful (Maria Trapp, Cecilia von Spitzweg), minikin but passionate (Maya Kitajima), pretty but hides insanity (Remi Mizuchi), and comedic and wild (Samantha Jones, Yuuri Kenbishi). There were a few cases, but Katsuki also voiced boys (Zen Takazuchiya).

Also, on account of her dignified sound, there are many characters where she plays someone from nobility or someone who’s a mother or elder sister. Like the above-mentioned Masuyo Ikari from Kimengumi, Katsuki also tends to play a teacher or tutor, especially an aggressive teacher much like Ikari (Kouda Jasmine).

And finally, there are also many positions of a villain or rival (Yamato, Kayura, Sheffield, Zakuro).

Trivia

 * On the radio show Oh NARUTO NIPPON, Katsuki gave seiyū Junko Takeuchi (the star of Naruto) some advice on golf.


 * Katsuki has appeared in shows along with the late Kaneto Shiozawa where their roles were close:
 * In The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Katsuki played Faranguis while Shiozawa played Narcasse. Both are companions who assist Prince Arslan.
 * In High School! Kimengumi, Shiozawa played the gay student Dai Monohoshi while Katsuki played his fierce teacher Masuyo Ikari.
 * In Hades Project Zeorymer, both Rockfell (Katsuki) and Saiga (Shiozawa) were members of the Hau Dragon antagonist group.

Television animation

 * Alexandria in Buso Renkin
 * Cecilia von Spitzweg in Kyo Kara Maoh!
 * Chiho Kazamaki in Great Dangaioh
 * Female doctor/Asuka's stepmother in Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * Haku Sanshi and Ribi in Juuni Kokki (The Twelve Kingdoms)
 * Hell in Weiss Kreuz
 * Ikari Masuyo in Highschool! Kimen-gumi
 * Kiishimu in Tsubasa Chronicle
 * Kouda Jasmine in St. Luminous Mission High School
 * Lady Kayura in Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
 * Maya Kitajima in Glass Mask (1984 TV Series)
 * Sailor Neptune in Sailor Moon
 * Otohime (Liù Xīng Lóng) in Dragonball GT
 * Pajiramon in Digimon Tamers
 * Ms. Chono in Toei’s Yu-Gi-Oh!
 * Paulamoni in Princess Tutu
 * Ran'Tao and Sōma Yoshino in the Bleach anime.
 * Reccoa Londe in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
 * Sheffield in Zero no Tsukaima - Futatsuki no Kishi (2007)
 * Tamaki in Darkside Blues
 * Tsunade in Naruto
 * Yamato (Cassidy) in Pocket Monsters
 * True water goddess in InuYasha
 * Zen Takazuchiya in Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne

OVA

 * Deunan Knute in Appleseed
 * Faranguis in The Heroic Legend of Arslan
 * Eluda in Cool Devices
 * Natsume in Ranma ½ OVA
 * Asuka Saeko/Demonic Lady in Dream Hunter Rem
 * Mitsuki Utsunomiya in Papa to Kiss in the Dark
 * Reiko Kashiwara and Miko Akaiki in Gunbuster
 * Shazara in Dangaioh
 * Hildegard von Mariendorf in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
 * Remi Mizuchi in Sukeban Deka
 * Yuuri Kenbishi in Yukan Club

Theater animation

 * Princess Bala in Antz
 * Zakuro in Ninja Scroll
 * Reccoa Londe in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Trilogy
 * Dory in Finding Nemo (trailer only)

Video Games

 * Naruto games (Tsunade)

Tokusatsu

 * Denji Sentai Mega Ranger (Neji Yellow)
 * Mahou Sentai Magiranger (Neries the Siren)

Dubbing Roles

 * As Kim Cattrall
 * Sex and the City (Samantha Jones)
 * Ice Princess (Tina Harwood)


 * As Sharon Stone
 * Basic Instinct and Basic Instinct 2 (Catherine Tramell)
 * Casino (Ginger McKenna)


 * As Jodie Foster
 * Silence of the Lambs (Clarice Starling)
 * Contact (Dr. Ellir Arroway))
 * Inside Man (Madeline White)


 * Others
 * Austin Powers in Goldmember (Foxy Cleopatra)

References/Links

 * Official 81 Produce Profile (Japanese)
 * Audio drama roles at Audio Wiki (English)
 * Katsuki's IMDb resume (English)


 * Seiyuu Database WWW Profile (Japanese)

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