Marika Matsumoto
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1984-09-12 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 松本真理香 · 마츠모토 마리카 · ماریکا ماتسوموتو
Biography
Marika Matsumoto (松本 まりか, Matsumoto Marika, born September 12, 1984) is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satoshi Tsumabuki. Since November 2005, she has been on the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen. Her major roles in anime include Maya Tōmi in Fafner in the Azure, Chocolat Meilleure in Sugar Sugar Rune, Miwako Sakurada in Paradise Kiss, Kazamori Sasa in Un-Go and Diancie in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. In video games, she provides the voice of Rikku in Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Kingdom Hearts II. In live-action films, she portrayed herself in the Kōji Shiraishi-directed horror film The Curse, and Yuka Morita in the Takashi Shimizu film Reincarnation.
Known For
TV Shows (56)
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
My Husband is a Cartoonist
2010
Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~
2017
Sugar Sugar Rune
2005
as Chocolat Meilleure
Un-Go
2011
as Kazamori Sasa (voice)
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
2023
as Onna Oonezumi
Junjo Kirari
2006
Fafner Exodus
2015
as Maya Tōmi (voice)
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016
as Midori
Fafner: The Beyond
2019
as Maya Tomi(voice)
Fafner
2004
as Maya Tomi / Toomi Maya (voice)
Paradise Kiss
2005
as Miwako Sakurada (voice)
Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?
2017
as Momo Minamikawa (voice)
Kyojo
2020
as Aiko Tazawa（田澤 愛子）
Oh, Love Hotel
2014
Sherlock: Untold Stories
2019
as Teiko Akabane
Quartet
2017
Until I Destroyed My Husband's Other Family
2024
as Kisaragi Minori
A Girl & Three Sweethearts
2016
as Bride
Penance
2012
as Kaori
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi
2020
as Marika Matsumoto
The Good Wife
2019
as Yuna Ogawa
Luca on the Road
2024
as [Ikko's ex-lover's girlfriend]
Youkai Sharehouse
2020
as Iwa Yotsuya
The Great Haruko
2021
as Kikuchi Izumi
My High School Business
2017
as Yuriko Kosaka
CONNECTED: The Homebound Detective
2022
as Saika Sakamoto
Death Office
2019
as Nishikawa
Path of the Dragons
2020
as Mayumi Kirishima
Sayoko is Back
2000
as Masako Hanamiya
Teen Regime
2022
as Yamaguchi Saki
Cheers to Miki Clinic
2019
as Yuzuki Yukari
Throw It Away, Adachi
2020
as Yōko
Amuri in Star Ocean
2008
as Purmo Allen
Holiday Love
2018
as Rina Izutsu
Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love?
2021
as Jun Sumisu
The Nonfiction
as Narrator (voice)
Tokumei!
2023
as Todo Sayuri
Bocho Mania 09
2009
Mukou no Hate
2021
as Ikematsu Ritsuko
Dying Eye
2019
as Narumi Murakami
HR Hero
2025
as Hori Manami
Season of the Sun
2002
Rikon na Futari
2019
Stolen Love, High School Teacher
2021
as Hanako Tanaka
Miss Target
2024
as Asakura Sumire
Moto Kasouken no Onna
2026
as Shiori Yoshioka
Take Away Love, Summer
2019
as Sorano Anzu
Pareto's Miscalculation: Caseworker Murder Case
2020
Travel Your Life!
2024
Midsummer, Grasping Love
2025
as Manatsu Umino
Lunacy
2026
as Narrator (voice)
Gekidan Engimono
2004
Meikyō Shisui: Bu no KAMIWAZA
2021
Tokyo, aidano, koidano
2021
Movies (38)
Noroi: The Curse
2005
as Self
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
2014
as Diancie (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato
2010
as M. Nishina
Kyrie
2023
as Ikko's Ex-boyfriend's Girlfriend
Memoirs of a Murderer
2017
as Minako Kawakita
Farewell Song
2019
as TV Reporter
Gukoroku - Traces of Sin
2017
as Reiko Yamamoto
Reincarnation
2005
as Yuka Morita
Fafner: Heaven and Earth
2010
as Maya Tomi (voice)
The Women in the Lakes
2024
Whisper of the Heart
2022
as [Shizuku's Senior]
Nisekoi: False Love
2018
as Kyoko Nichihara
Shrieking in the Rain
2021
as Hanako
Penance
2013
as Kaori
All Because of Me
2022
Tropical-Rouge! Precure: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!
2021
as Sharon (voice)
Nighttime Warbles
2022
as Yuko
Black Jack
2024
as Patient with Lion's Face Disease
Fafner: Behind the Line
2023
Cold Bloom
2012
as Shoko
Ice Cream Fever
2023
as Yu Takashima
Opening Night
2017
as Marika Hara
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm
as Rikku
城山羊の会「勝手に唾が出てくる甘さ」
2025
The Sacrament
2018
as Matsumoto
Junji Inagawa's Shivering Horror
2005
Pokémon: Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain
2014
I SCREAM FEVER
2023
as Yu Takashima
Youkai Sharehouse: The False Prince on a White Horse
2022
as Iwa Yotsuya
Same Old, Same Old
2016
as Aoba Harada
The Little Star
2022
Fun House
2018
Life Finds A Way
2019
as Doctor
Blue
2016
Alone Together
2023
What Happens Before War?
2016
as Narration
The Grandfather’s Clock
2022
松本まりか : えくぼ日記
2002
About Marika Matsumoto
Marika Matsumoto (松本 まりか, Matsumoto Marika, born September 12, 1984) is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satoshi Tsumabuki. Since November 2005, she has been on the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen. Her major roles in anime include Maya Tōmi in Fafner in the Azure, Chocolat Meilleure in Sugar Sugar Rune, Miwako Sakurad… With 94 credits spanning from 2000 to 2026, Marika Matsumoto has appeared in 38 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular Marika Matsumoto Movies
- Noroi: The Curse (2005) — as Self
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) — as Diancie (voice)
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010) — as M. Nishina
- Kyrie (2023) — as Ikko's Ex-boyfriend's Girlfriend
- Memoirs of a Murderer (2017) — as Minako Kawakita
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