Midori Sangoumi
Description
Midori Sangoumi is a Japanese voice actress, actress, and film director born on September 2 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Her career began on the stage before expanding into variety show reporting, drama, and film acting. This diverse background eventually led to extensive work in voice-over for foreign films and television series, as well as animation.
In the world of anime, Sangoumi is known for the role of Okami, the inn landlady, in the series Skip Beat!. Her other notable anime voice credits include the role of Sashima in RD Sennou Chousashitsu and the character Piko's mother in Stitch!. Her voice acting portfolio is particularly rich in the field of dubbing for overseas productions. She has provided the Japanese dub voice for numerous films, including a lead role as Leila in Cold Fusion, as well as roles in films such as Sugar Rush, The Switch, and the Netflix edition of Beware of the Gorilla. Her dub work also extends to television series, with credits including roles in Downton Abbey as Vera Bates, Jean-Claude Van Johnson, and Heroes.
Sangoumi is also a filmmaker. She wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the feature film 99% Cloudy... Always, a drama about a middle-aged woman with Asperger syndrome. This film was selected for the Nippon Cinema Now section at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival. She was previously the recipient of a Special Jury Prize at the inaugural Amazon Prime Video Take One Award during the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival, an achievement that encouraged her to pursue directing feature-length films. Her hobbies include opera singing, for which she participates in an annual recital, as well as yoga.
In the world of anime, Sangoumi is known for the role of Okami, the inn landlady, in the series Skip Beat!. Her other notable anime voice credits include the role of Sashima in RD Sennou Chousashitsu and the character Piko's mother in Stitch!. Her voice acting portfolio is particularly rich in the field of dubbing for overseas productions. She has provided the Japanese dub voice for numerous films, including a lead role as Leila in Cold Fusion, as well as roles in films such as Sugar Rush, The Switch, and the Netflix edition of Beware of the Gorilla. Her dub work also extends to television series, with credits including roles in Downton Abbey as Vera Bates, Jean-Claude Van Johnson, and Heroes.
Sangoumi is also a filmmaker. She wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the feature film 99% Cloudy... Always, a drama about a middle-aged woman with Asperger syndrome. This film was selected for the Nippon Cinema Now section at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival. She was previously the recipient of a Special Jury Prize at the inaugural Amazon Prime Video Take One Award during the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival, an achievement that encouraged her to pursue directing feature-length films. Her hobbies include opera singing, for which she participates in an annual recital, as well as yoga.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Skip Beat!