# Kujira

Wakako Matsumoto (松本 和香子, Matsumoto Wakako, born April 1, 1960), better known by her stage name Kujira (くじら, Kujira), is a Japanese voice actress from the Tokyo Metropolis area. She is employed by 81 Produce. Her best-known roles include Otose in Gin Tama and Orochimaru in Naruto. She also voices Sakura Ogami in Danganronpa and the Scooter Lady in the You're Under Arrest series.

## Filmography
### Anime

List of voice performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | City Hunter | Kazama Toru | From City Hunter 3rd Season Episode 3 |
| 1992 | Cooking Papa | Katsuyo Yoshioka | |
| 1995 | Romeo no Aoi Sora | Embelino, Faustino | |
| 1995 | Wedding Peach | Nan Ma | |
| 1996 | You're Under Arrest | 50 C.C. Old Lady | |
| 1997 | GeGeGe no Kitaro: Obake Naitā | Jun | Movie from 4th TV series 1996 |
| 1997 | Case Closed | Heihachirō Shiotataira's wife, Tokomae Sayuri | |
| 1997 | Flame of Recca | Domon's mother | |
| 1997 | Yume no Crayon Oukoku | Otora-san | |
| 1997 | Cho Mashin Hero Wataru | Kanpun | |
| 1998 | Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | Smeddy | |
| 1998 | Fancy Lala | Bulldog Iwata | |
| 1998 | Alice SOS | Ottoto princess | |
| 1999 | Dai-Guard | Muto | |
| 2000 | Gatekeepers | Aunt | |
| 2000 | Ceres, Celestial Legend | Kyū Oda / Mrs. Q | |
| 2000 | Hamtaro | Tonkichi | |
| 2000– | Vandread | Butan | Also Second Stage |
| 2000 | Dotto! Koni-chan | Koni | Lead role |
| 2001 | Beyblade | Nobuo | |
| 2001 | You're Under Arrest Second Season | 50 C.C. Old Lady | |
| 2001 | I My Me! Strawberry Eggs | Ruru Sanjō | |
| 2001 | Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto | Sabure | |
| 2001 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Aunt | film |
| 2002 | Full Metal Panic! | Goldberry | |
| 2002 | A Tree of Palme | Unkempt | |
| 2002 | Daigunder | Silver | |
| 2002 | Mao-chan | Mikan Queen | |
| 2002 | Petite Princess Yucie | Old woman | |
| 2002 | Naruto | Orochimaru | |
| 2003 | Sonic X | Ella | |
| 2004–06 | Kaiketsu Zororiseries | Gorgon | |
| 2004 | Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey | Gian (child) | film |
| 2004 | Kyo Kara Maoh! | Queen Kumahachi | |
| 2004 | Sgt. Frog | Disneyland yokozuna | |
| 2004 | Tactics | Book Ghost | |
| 2005 | Hell Girl | Meiko Shimono | |
| 2005 | Black Cat | Madam Freesia | |
| 2005 | Mushishi | Mushi | |
| 2005 | Keroro | Rat Alien (Season 2, Episode 19) | |
| 2005 | Minami no shima no chīsana hikōki bādī ja:南の島の小さな飛行機 バーディー | Patrick | |
| 2006 | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni | Landlady, Tamae Hōjō | |
| 2006–present | Gin Tama | Otose | Also feature film and 2015 TV series |
| 2006 | Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z | Miss Tenjō | |
| 2006 | Kekkaishi | Ichigatsu/ shirahago | |
| 2007 | Naruto: Shippuden | Orochimaru | |
| 2007 | Nagasarete Airantō | Obaba | |
| 2007 | Lucky Star | Women in background | |
| 2007 | Bamboo Blade | Reimi's Mama | |
| 2007 | You're Under Arrest Full Throttle | 50 C.C. Old Lady | |
| 2008 | Sands of Destruction | Innkeeper's Wife | |
| 2008 | Rosario + Vampire Capu2 | Komiya's mother | |
| 2008 | Kannagi | Kamimori old woman | |
| 2008 | Chaos;Head | Katsuko Momose | |
| 2009– | One Piece | Sweetpea | |
| 2009 | Gokyodai Mongatari (Your Siblings Story) ご姉弟物語 | Nobuko | |
| 2009 | Tamagotchi! | Aunt Chantchi | |
| 2010 | Giant Killing | Wife of Goro | |
| 2010–13 | The World God Only Knows series | Dokuro Skull | |
| 2011 | Battle Girls: Time Paradox | Oda Nobusada | |
| 2011 | Sket Dance | Himiko Minakami | |
| 2011 | Tales of Symphonia: The Animation The United World Episode | Verius | OVA |
| 2012 | Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden | Orochimaru | |
| 2012 | Sengoku Collection | Director | |
| 2012 | Shirokuma Cafe | Raccoon | |
| 2012 | Doraemon | Majime (Doraemon 2012 Special) | |
| 2012 | Bakuman. | Nakai mother | Season 3 |
| 2013 | Senran Kagura | Sukeban | |
| 2013–14 | Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy | Shizune Kabata | |
| 2013 | Danganronpa: The Animation | Sakura Ogami | |
| 2013 | Servant × Service | Various characters | |
| 2013 | The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel | Mifune no Haha | theater |
| 2013 | Yozakura Quartet: Hananouta | Okiku-san | |
| 2014 | Hero Bank | Tamako Oi | |
| 2014 | Barakamon | Punch | |
| 2015 | Re-Kan! | Ero-neko | |
| 2015 | Mr. Osomatsu | Matsuyo Matsuno | |
| 2016 | Sakamoto desu ga? | Shigemi Kubota | |
| 2018 | Pop Team Epic | Popuko | |
| 2019 | Cannon Busters | Mama Hitch | |
| 2020 | Great Pretender | Kim Si Won | |
| 2021 | Beastars Season 2 | Rokume | |
| 2021 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | Human God | |
| 2022 | Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō | Mother Kichi | |
| 2023 | Hyakushō Kizoku | Okan | |
| 2023 | I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too | President | |
| 2023 | Dark Gathering | Kishimojin | |
| 2023 | The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You | Vice Principal An Baba | |
| 2024 | Pon no Michi | Beta | |
| 2024 | Suicide Squad Isekai | Amanda Waller | |
| 2024 | Astro Note | Obaa-chan | |
| 2025 | Ishura Season 2 | Kiyazuna the Axle | |
| 2025 | Blue Miburo | Hebi | |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Ursula | |
| 2003–present | Naruto series | Orochimaru | |
| 2004 | Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal | Helga | |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Ursula | Also Re |
| 2005 | Shadow Hearts: From the New World | Mao | |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Ursula | Also Final Mix, |
| 2008 | Chaos;Head series | Katsuko Momose | Also Noah |
| 2008 | Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World | Verius | |
| 2009 | Tales of Vesperia | Belius | PS3 |
| 2009 | The Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister | Cherry | PSP |
| 2010 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | Sakura Ogami | |
| 2010 | Lucky Star Ryouou Gakuen Outousai | Woman A, Female narrator | PS2 |
| 2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Ursula | |
| 2014 | Granblue Fantasy | Nene | |
| 2019 | Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | Margot | |
| 2025 | Rusty Rabbit | Soma | |

### Overseas dubbing

List of dub performances in overseas productions :
| Title | Role | Notes |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Zeta | |
| Another Stakeout | | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jackie | Voice dub for Romy Rosemont |
| Doug | Tippy Dink | |
| Friends | Helena Handbasket | Voice dub for Kathleen Turner |
| Ghostbusters | Patty Tolan | Voice dub for Leslie Jones |
| The Platform | Imoguiri | Voice dub for Antonia San Juan |
| Rocko's Modern Life | Bev Bighead, Gib Hootsen | |
| The Little Mermaid | Ursula | |
| Sing | Meena's Mother | |
| Spell | Ms. Eloise | Voice dub for Loretta Devine |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | | |

### Tokusatsu

Tokusatsu on TV :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2001 | Kamen Rider Agito | Kaze no El (Voice) | | Kamen Rider Encyclopedia (WEB) |
| 2024 | Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger | Cannonborg (Voice) | | |
Tokusatsu Movies :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |