# Naoko Kouda

Yumiko Satō (佐藤 由美子, Satō Yumiko, born March 22, 1959 in Hokkaidō), better known by the stage name Naoko Kouda (幸田 直子, Kōda Naoko, previously credited with the Kanji 幸田 奈穂子), is a Japanese voice actress who works for Mausu Promotion. She graduated from Nihon University College of Art.

## Notable voice roles
### Anime

* Hidamari no Ki (2000) (Manjiro's Mother)
* Lupin III: Bye-Bye Lady Liberty (xxxx) (Judy)
* Saint Tail (xxxx) (Rosemary Sendou)
* Kuromajo-san ga Toru!! (2013) (Chikako Kurotori)
* Girls Band Cry (2024) (Tendou Awa)

### Game

* Valkyrie Profile (xxxx) (Lorenta, Platina's mother, Old woman at Hai Lan)
* Enemy Zero (xxxx) (Kimberly)
* Shinobido: Way of the Ninja (xxxx) (Lady Sadame)
* Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (xxxx) (Donna Vega)

### Tokusatsu

* Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) (Sea Fist Demon (Confrontation Beast Jelly-Fist) Rageku (eps. 1, 15 - 35, 49))
* Kamen Rider W (2009) (Shroud (Fumine Sonozaki) (eps. 19 - 49))
* Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core (2010) (Shroud (Fumine Sonozaki))
* Kamen Rider Ghost (2015) (Katchu Gamma (ep. 21 - 22))

### Dubbing
#### Live-action

* Sigourney Weaver
** Alien (Ellen Ripley)
** Aliens (Ellen Ripley)
** Alien 3 (Ellen Ripley)
** Alien Resurrection (Ellen Ripley)
** Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Lady Claudia Hoffman)
** Chappie (Michelle Bradley)
* Billie Whitelaw
** The Omen (Mrs. Baylock (2nd dub))
** Merlin (Auntie Ambrosia)
** Quills (Madame LeClerc)
* The 33 (María Segovia (Juliette Binoche)
* 9-1-1 (Athena Grant Nash (Angela Bassett))
* Angels in America (Nurse Emily, the Homeless Woman, the Angel of America (Emma Thompson))
* Black Panther (Ramonda (Angela Bassett))
* Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Ramonda (Angela Bassett))
* Dallas (Sue Ellen Ewing (Linda Gray))
* The Dark Crystal (Aughra, SkekEkt)
* Dick Tracy (Breathless Mahoney (Madonna))
* ER (Dr. Abby Keaton (Glenne Headly))
* Everything Everywhere All at Once (Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Jamie Lee Curtis))
* The Ghost Writer (Ruth Lang (Olivia Williams))
* Halloween (Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis))
* Halloween Kills (Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis))
* Halloween II (1988 NTV edition) (Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis))
* The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Mrs. Mott/Peyton Flanders (Rebecca De Mornay))
* Happiest Season (Tipper (Mary Steenburgen))
* Harry Potter film series (Sybill Trelawney (Emma Thompson))
* The Hole in the Ground (Noreen Brady (Kati Outinen))
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Elsa Schneider (Alison Doody))
* The Intern (Fiona (Rene Russo))
* Internal Affairs (Kathleen Avilla (Nancy Travis))
* Jerry Maguire (Laurel Boyd (Bonnie Hunt))
* Labyrinth (Junk Lady)
* Leap of Faith (Jane Larson (Debra Winger))
* Married to the Mob (Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer))
* Melrose Place (Amanda Woodward (Heather Locklear))
* The Missing (Gemma Webster (Keeley Hawes))
* Mission: Impossible (1999 Fuji TV edition) (Sarah Davies (Kristin Scott Thomas))
* MotherFatherSon (Maggie Barns (Sinéad Cusack))
* Passenger 57 (Sabrina Ritchie (Elizabeth Hurley))
* Practical Magic (Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock))
* Pretty Woman (Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts))
* Ready or Not (Becky Le Domas (Andie MacDowell))
* The River (Mae Garvey (Sissy Spacek))
* The Running Man (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Amber Méndez (María Conchita Alonso))
* Spin City (Caitlin Moore (Heather Locklear))
* Thumbsucker (Audrey Cobb (Tilda Swinton))
* To the Bone (Susan (Carrie Preston))
* Twin Dragons (Tong Sum (Nina Li Chi))
* X-Men (Mystique (Rebecca Romijn))
* X2 (Mystique (Rebecca Romijn))
* X-Men: The Last Stand (Mystique (Rebecca Romijn))
* Young Sheldon (Victoria MacElroy (Valerie Mahaffey))

#### Animation

* Cybersix (Elaine)
* Kung Fu Panda 4 (The Chameleon)
* Les Mondes Engloutis (Loria)
* X-Men: The Animated Series (Emma Frost)
* Looney Tunes (Sylvester's Mother)