# 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 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.

## Filmography
### Live-action film

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

### Live-action television

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

### TV anime

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

### Animated films

List of voice performances in film :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Fafner of the Azure: Heaven and Earth | Maya Tōmi |
| 2014 | Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Diancie |
| 2021 | Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! | Princess Sharon |

### Video games

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

### Other work

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