1998Nominee
Best Performance
Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz
Saori Sugimoto
Actor
Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
November 17, 1964
Biography
Saori Sugimoto (杉本 沙織, Sugimoto Saori, November 17, 1964) is a Japanese voice actress and narrator Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She used to work under the name of Saori Suzuki (鈴木 砂織, Suzuki Saori). She replaced Tomiko Suzuki in the role of Kisanta Yamamura in Nintama Rantarō since the season 12. She also played the role of Ramurin in the Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō series for many years, and also voiced Nyakkii, who appeared after Ramurin's departure. The films she voiced include Shimajiro and Fufu's Big Adventure (2013), Shimajiro and the Whale's Song (2014), Shimajiro and the Mother Tree (2015), Shimajiro in Bookend (2016), Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017), Shimajiro the Movie: Adventures on Magic Island (2018), Shimajiro and Ururu's Hero Island (2019), Shimajiro Sky and Bone (2021), Her final voice role was Shimajiro and The Prince of Glittering Kingdom (2022) which was released one year after her death in 2021. She died on October 21, 2021 from anorexia-induced heart failure.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2013Nominee
Best Performance
Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!
2011Nominee
Best Performance
Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Ninjutsu Academy - All Hands on Deck!
Career Highlights
2018Highlight
Best Performance
Shimajirou the Movie: Great Adventure on Magic Island
2014Highlight
Best Performance
Shimajiro and the Song of the Whale
Video
Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz
Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!
Shimajirou the Movie: Great Adventure on Magic Island