Kyōko Satomi
Description
Kyoko Satomi is a Japanese voice actress and actress born on March 19, 1935, in Tokyo, Japan. Her birth name is Mitsuyo Suzuki. She is married to composer Seiichiro Uno.
Satomi is recognized for her voice work in several classic anime productions from the 1960s through the 1980s. A notable aspect of her career is her frequent casting in roles for young boys, a common practice in the industry at the time. A prime example of this is her performance as the lead character Robin in the 1966 television series Rainbow Sentai Robin. In this pioneering superhero series, she voiced the young male protagonist, a half-alien boy leading a team of robots to defend Earth.
Another film role consistent with this typecasting was in the 1966 movie Kikansha Yaemon D51 no Daibōken, where she voiced the character Tadashi. Her film work also includes roles such as Mrs. Kuroshio in Flying Phantom Ship, Tsutomu Hayashi in Maken Liner-0011 Henshin Seyo!!, Mdm Sirene in Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman, and Princess Samir in Sindbad the Sailor. On television, her roles included Rafureru and Rikoku in Devilman, Amejorou in Dororon Enma-kun, and Rune in New Jungle Emperor, Go Ahead Leo!. Her career later expanded into video games, with a role as The Queen in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
Satomi is recognized for her voice work in several classic anime productions from the 1960s through the 1980s. A notable aspect of her career is her frequent casting in roles for young boys, a common practice in the industry at the time. A prime example of this is her performance as the lead character Robin in the 1966 television series Rainbow Sentai Robin. In this pioneering superhero series, she voiced the young male protagonist, a half-alien boy leading a team of robots to defend Earth.
Another film role consistent with this typecasting was in the 1966 movie Kikansha Yaemon D51 no Daibōken, where she voiced the character Tadashi. Her film work also includes roles such as Mrs. Kuroshio in Flying Phantom Ship, Tsutomu Hayashi in Maken Liner-0011 Henshin Seyo!!, Mdm Sirene in Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman, and Princess Samir in Sindbad the Sailor. On television, her roles included Rafureru and Rikoku in Devilman, Amejorou in Dororon Enma-kun, and Rune in New Jungle Emperor, Go Ahead Leo!. Her career later expanded into video games, with a role as The Queen in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Rainbow Sentai Robin
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kikansha Yaemon D51 no Daibōken
- JapaneseAnime overview: Maken Liner-0011 Henshin Seyo!!
- JapaneseAnime overview: Leo the Lion