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.

Marika Matsumoto
松本 まりか
Born (1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Tokyo, Japan[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
AgentKen-On
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]

Filmography

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Live-action film

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List of acting performances in film
Year Title Role Director Notes Source
2005 Trilogia: Existence Yasuo Toda Lead role; anthology film [2]
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims Kankurō Kudō [2]
Noroi: The Curse Herself Kōji Shiraishi [2]
2006 Reincarnation Yuka Morita Takashi Shimizu [3]
My Grandfather's Clock Kōji Kobayashi [2]
2007 Serebu ga Kekkonshitai 13 no Akuma Miho Takeyuki Morikaku [2]
2008 Hikari sasu Umi, Boku no Fune Naoki Hashimoto [2]
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Takashi Yamazaki [2]
2013 Cold Bloom Shoko Atsushi Funahashi [2]
2017 Memoirs of a Murderer Minako Kawakita Yu Irie [2]
Opening Night Marika Hara Mai Sakai [2]
Same Old, Same Old Aoba Harada Rikiya Imaizumi [2]
Let Go of My Teen Days Hana Matsumoto [2]
Gukoroku: Traces of Sin Reiko Yamamoto Kei Ishikawa [2]
Tornado Girl Hitoshi Ōne [2]
2018 Nisekoi Kyoko Hayato Kawai [4]
The Sacrament Matsumoto Isora Iwakiri [2]
2019 Farewell Song TV reporter Akihiko Shiota [5]
2021 Shrieking in the Rain Hanako Eiji Uchida Lead role [6]
2022 Yokai Housemate: Is He Prince Charming? Oiwa-san Keisuke Toyoshima [7]
The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema Koharu Tōichirō Rutō [8]
It's All My Fault Rika Matsushita Yūsaku Matsumoto [9]
Nighttime Warbles Yūko Hideo Jojo [10]
Whisper of the Heart Yūichirō Hirakawa [11]
2023 Ice Cream Fever Yū Takashima Tetsuya Chihara [12]
Kyrie Shunji Iwai [13]
2024 The Women in the Lakes Kayo Toyoda Tatsushi Ōmori Lead role [14]

Live-action television

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List of acting performances in television
Year Title Role Notes Source
2000 Rokubanme no Sayoko [2]
Aoi Senhime Eps. 22 and 23; Taiga drama [2][15]
Himitsu Club o-daiba.com Ayano Itakura [2]
2001 Kabushiki Kaisha o-daiba.com Ayano Itakura [2]
2002 Taiyo no Kisetsu [2]
2003 Aka-chan wo Sagase! [2]
2005 Tiger & Dragon Ep. 3 [2]
2006 Junjō Kirari Kaoruko Takano Asadora [2]
2007 Hotaru no Hikari Suzuko Murota [2]
2010 GeGeGe no Nyōbō Setsuko Asadora [2]
2012 Penance Kaori Ep. 1; miniseries [2]
2014 Reverse Edge: Ōkawabata Tanteisha Mami Iikura Ep. 9 [2]
2016 A Girl & Three Sweethearts Ep. 2 [2]
Shōjo no Miru Yume Mizuho Kanazawa TV movie [2]
Midnight Diner Midori Ep. 5 [2]
2017 Quartet Ema Ōhashi Ep. 10 [2]
My High School Business Yuriko Kōsaka [2]
2018 Holiday Love Rina Izutsu [2]
Caseworker's Diary Azusa Maruyama Eps. 9 and 10 [2]
Black Scandal Sara Fujisaki [2]
CSI: Crime Scene Talks (Season 5) Anri Ihikura Ep. 6 [2]
2019 Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (Season 6) Dr. Maria Nakayama Ep. 8 [2]
Sherlock: Untold Stories Teiko Akabane Ep. 1 [2]
Shiyakusho Miwakio Nishikawa [2]
The Good Wife Yuina Ogawa Ep. 5 [2]
Emergency Interrogation Room Akane Kashimura Ep. 4 [2]
Cheers to Miki Clinic Yukari Yūzuki [2]
Dying Eye Narumi Murakami [2]
2020 Pareto's Miscalculation Yoshiko Anzai [2]
Path of the Dragons Mayumi Kirishima [16]
Akira Hamura: The Detective Most Unfortunate in the World Tamaki Noguchi Ep. 3 [2]
Throw It Away, Adachi Yōko Ep. 7 [2]
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi Ep. 6 [17]
How to Eliminate My Teacher Shizuka Maeno [18]
2020–22 Yokai Housemate Oiwa-san 2 seasons [16]
2021 Mukō no Hate Ritsuko Ikematsu Lead role [19]
Do You Still Swear Love? Jun Sumisu Lead role [20]
2021–22 The Great Haruko Izumi Kikuchi 2 seasons [21]
2022 Teen Regime Saki Yamaguchi Miniseries [22]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Onna-ōnezumi Taiga drama [15]
2024 Miss Target Sumire [23]
Until I Destroy My Husband's Family Minori Kisaragi [24]

TV anime

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List of voice performances in TV anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2004 Fafner in the Azure Maya Tōmi [25][26]
2005 Sugar Sugar Rune Chocola Meilleure [25]
2005 Paradise Kiss Miwako Sakurada [25]
2006 Pururun! Shizuku-Chan Norrin Also Aha in 2007 [25]
2008 Mach Girl Lip Anime shorts for Speed Racer spin-off [27]
2011 Un-Go Kazamori Sasa [25]
2015 Fafner in the Azure: Exodus Maya Tōmi [25][28]

Animated films

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List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2010 Fafner of the Azure: Heaven and Earth Maya Tōmi [25][29]
2014 Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Diancie [25][30][31]
2021 Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! Princess Sharon [32]

Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2001 Final Fantasy X Rikku PS2, also HD Remaster in 2013 [33][26]
2003 Final Fantasy X-2 Rikku PS2, also HD Remaster in 2013 [33][26]
2005 Fafner in the Azure Maya Tomi [33]
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Rikku PS2, also Final Mix in 2007 [33]
2011 Final Fantasy Type-0 Mutsuki PSP [33]
2016 World of Final Fantasy Rikku [33]

Other work

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List of voice performances in other works
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2001–03 Mini Stop Mini Stop-chan character in commercials

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