Naoko Asari

Naoko Asari

Actor · Director

Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Naoko Asari (浅梨 なおこ, Asari Naoko, born January 24) is a Japanese film sound engineer and animation sound director from Tokyo. She joined Omnibus Promotion in 1981 as a sound assistant. She mainly worked on Studio Ghibli works, and after that, she worked on many live-action, film music and sound editing. After being away from the animation sound direction for a long time since the 1996 TV anime Kodocha, she was in charge of the recording direction of the 2013 movie The Tale of the Princess Kaguya for the first time in 17 years, her first Studio Ghibli work since the 1995 film Whisper of the Heart.

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Representative Works

My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
8.1
/ Japanese
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service
7.8
/ Japanese
Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart
7.9
/ Japanese
Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso
7.8
/ Japanese
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
8.1
/ Japanese
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
7.8
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
6.7
/ Japanese
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
6.6
/ Japanese
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
6.9
/ Japanese
Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul
7.0
/ Japanese
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
6.7
/ Japanese
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner
7.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

My Neighbor Totoro
1988Winner

Best Performance

My Neighbor Totoro

Kiki's Delivery Service
1989Winner

Best Director

Kiki's Delivery Service

Whisper of the Heart
1995Winner

Best Director

Whisper of the Heart

Career Highlights

Porco Rosso
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Porco Rosso

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013Highlight

Best Performance

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

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