Chika Sakamoto

Nihongo|Chika Sakamoto|坂本 千夏|Sakamoto Chika|born August 17, 1959 She grew up in Kawasaki City and Totsuka Ward in Yokohama.

In fourth grade, she performed Kiyoko Suizenji's "Ippon Dokko no Uta" at a relative's wedding held in Ibaraki Prefecture.

The highlight of her time at school was chapel time, as she would use it to practice her singing, focusing on the melody for the first verse of a hymn and on the harmony for the second. even taking vocal lessons at Yamaha's Vocal Mates during high school. Besides that, she joined the Yokohama Folk Village and would practice with her band.

During her high school years, everyone would tell her "you have a weird voice". She chose Theater Echo because voice actors such as Kazuo Kumakura, Yasuo Yamada, and Ryūji Saikachi were a part of it at the time. Sakamoto had also been formerly affiliated with Shinkikaku. Later, in 1982, she passed the audition for the title character of Fuku-chan in the anime Fuku-chan, landing her first lead role. In 1983, she formed a group called "Kiran Gekijo" with friends and held performances twice a year

In 1989, Sakamoto was part of the GALLOP group with Kazue Ikura and Chie Kōjiro.

Current activity

In 2011, after a 20 year hiatus, GALLOP held a comeback concert, with Sakamoto, Ikura, and Kōjiro reuniting. Since then, the group has been active once every two years.

In October 2024, she, Kōichi Yamadera, Yuki Kaji, Ryūsei Nakao, Mika Kanai, and other prominent voice actors formed the "No More Unauthorized Generative AI" group to oppose AI-generated voices and videos created without consent. A series of videos featuring voice actors speaking their thoughts out on the usage of generative AI were released on October 21 as part of the campaign.

Filmography Television animation + List of voice performances in television animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1981 The New Adventures of Gigantor Additional voice Eps 22, 28, 36; Debut voice acting role 1982 Fuku-chan Fuku-chan Lead role 1983 Cat's Eye Ai Kisugi Main role 1983 Itadakiman Ryuko 1983 Nine Yukimi Yasuda 1983 Super Dimension Century Orguss Lieea 1983 Captain Tsubasa Sanae Nakazawa 1984 Urusei Yatsura Ginger 1985 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Shinta 1985 Princess Sara Peter 1986 Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin Daisuke 1986 High School! Kimengumi Hisako Otonari 1986 Maison Ikkoku Kentarō Ichinose 1986 Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Shinta 1986 Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol Kenta Misawa 1987 City Hunter Horikoshi Eps 16, 39 1987 Norakuro-kun Norakuro Lead role 1987 Kimagure Orange Road Kazuya Kasuga 1988 Let's Go! Anpanman Tendonman, Chibizou-kun 1989 Jungle Emperor Meyer 1989 Miracle Giants Dome-kun Dome Shinjo 1990 Tensai Bakabon Hajime 1990 Moomin Teety-Woo 1991 Anime Himitsu no Hanazono Martha Phoebe Sowerby 1992 Flower Witch Mary Bell Tambourine Main role 1993 Muka Muka Paradise Muka Muka 1993 Calimero Furufuru 1994 Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau Chicken Ep. 21 1995 Fushigi Yûgi Nuriko, Houki 1995 Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger Bakumaru 1996 Baby and Me Minoru Enoki 1996 Hell Teacher Nūbē Yukibe 1996 Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Yaten Kou/Sailor Star Healer 1997 Chūka Ichiban! Shirō 1997 Pokémon Obaba, Michael 1998 Coro Coro Kuririn Kuririn Lead role 1999 Cyborg Kuro-chan Kuro, Prince Malo Lead role; Malo in Ep. 59 1999 Digimon Adventure Agumon, Natsuko Takaishi 2000 Digimon Adventure 02 Agumon, Natsuko Takaishi 2001 Crush Gear Turbo Jin Kyōsuke 2001 Fighting Foodons Zen Makunouchi 2001 Pecola Tsunekichi 2001 Shaman King Allen 2002 Pecola Tsunekichi 2003 Origami Warriors Arata Okimura 2003 Ashita no Nadja Jean 2003 Machine Robo Rescue Ricky 2003 Mirmo! Chikku 2004 Pretty Cure Koguma Ep. 6 2005 Digital Monster X-Evolution WarGreymon X 2006 Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z Piyo Ep. 21 2006 Saru Get You -On Air- Specter, Kūta, Reporter 2007 Great Detective Conan Takumi Hashiratani Ep. 462 2007 Darker than Black Misuzu Ōyama 2008 Porphy no Nagai Tabi Irma 2009 Let's Go! Anpanman: Do Your Best Creampanda! The Christmas Adventure Chibizou-kun Television special 2010 Digimon Xros Wars Shoutmon, Agumon 2010 HeartCatch PreCure! Kaoruko Hanasaki/Cure Flower 2011 One Piece Young Jimbei, Young Stelly, S-Shark 2011 Doraemon Wani, Ichiro Abaraya 2012 Humanity Has Declined Fairy 2013 Danchi Tomoo Tetsuko Kinoshita Main role 2013 Toriko Chiyo 2015 Mysterious Joker Hachi's mother Ep. 23 2016 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Ken Oyanagi 2017 Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters Agumon 2017 Sazae-san Additional voice 2018 Late Night! Genius Bakabon Yoshida-kun 2019 Puzzle & Dragons X Devi Ep. 5 2020 Digimon Adventure Agumon 2021 Blue Period Ryuji's Grandmother Eps 5, 9 2021 Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō Koban, Shintaro, Abandoned Toy, Senmaru 2021 Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life! Maria Ep. 9 2026 Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Taeko Mori Eps 11-13

Theatrical animation + List of voice performances in theatrical animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Boy 1985 Night on the Galactic Railroad Campanella 1988 My Neighbor Totoro Mei Kusakabe 1995 Sailor Moon Supers: The Movie Peruru 1996 Pipi Tobenai Hotaru Aari Let's Go! Anpanman: The Flying Picture Book and the Glass Shoes Tendonman 2001 Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon Agumon Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers Omegamon Let's Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star Tendonman, Chibizou-kun 2002 Ecchan no Sensō Tatsuo Miyamoto 2002 Crush Gear Turbo the Movie: Kaiservern's Ultimate Challenge Kyousuke Jin Short film 2002 Ape Escape The Movie: Battle for the Golden Pipo Helmet Specter Short film 2010 HeartCatch PreCure The Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! Kaoruko Hanasaki 2013 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart Kage 2014 Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five Chippo 2015 Digimon Adventure tri. Agumon 2016 One Piece Film: Gold Rikka 2019 City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes Ai Kisugi Tama & Friends: Tama and the Mysterious Stone Statue Tora Let's Go! Anpanman: Sparkle! Princess Vanilla of the Land of Ice Cream Chibizou-kun 2020 Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Agumon 2021 Let's Go! Anpanman: Fluffy Fuwari and the Cloud Country Chibizou-kun 2022 Let's Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival Chibizou-kun 2023 City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Ai Kisugi 2025 Let's Go! Anpanman: Chapon's Hero! Chibizou-kun 2025 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers Ratel

Original video animation (OVA) + List of voice performances in original video animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1985 Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko Yoni 1991 Here is Greenwood Shun Kisaragi 1991 Slow Step Chika Tanaka 1994 Iria: Zeiram the Animation Komimasa 1996 Fushigi Yûgi OVA 1 Nuriko 1997 Fushigi Yûgi OVA 2 Nuriko, Houki 2001–02 Fushigi Yûgi Eikoden Nuriko, Houki 2004 Hydrangea Song Chestnut Helper 2008 Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet Ginger

Original net animation (ONA) + List of voice performances in original net animation Year Title Role Notes Source 2023 Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye Ai Kisugi

Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Source 1995 Arc the Lad Poco 1996 Rockman 8 Clownman, Aquaman 1997 Grandia Milda 1999 Ape Escape Specter 1999 Shenmue Keika 2002 Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-chan Kuro 2010 Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Huey, Dewey, and Louie 2013 Digimon Agumon, Greymon, MetalGreymon, WarGreymon 2022 Digimon Survive Agumon

Super Robot Wars series (????–????) (Kappei Jin, Lieea)

Tokusatsu Morimori Bokkun (1986) (Bokkun) Chikyu Sentai Fiveman (1990) (Sairagin (ep. 7, 19)) Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger Dino Video (1993) (Dino-kun) Ultraman Zearth (1996) (Digital Kanegon) Engine Sentai Go-Onger (2008) (Wameikle (Chibi) (ep. 41))

Dubbing Live-action Bad Santa – Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly) Baggage Claim – Gail Best (Jill Scott) The Crow – Sarah (Rochelle Davis) Fuller House – D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure) The Goonies (1988 TBS edition) – Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen (Jeff Cohen) The Man Who Knew Too Little – Lori (Joanne Whalley) Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Ada Harris (Lesley Manville) Near Dark (1990 TV Tokyo edition) – Homer (Joshua John Miller)

Animation Happy Feet Two – Atticus ¡Mucha Lucha! – The Flea