Hiroko Sakurai

is a Japanese actress and producer at Tsuburaya Productions. Her real name is . She is known for her roles as Yuriko Edogawa in Ultra Q and Akiko Fuji in Ultraman. She is also a member of the Ultraman Foundation.
==Career==
Since January 2021, Sakurai has run a podcast called ROCO TALK where she talks with guests, most of whom were Ultraman Series actors or directors. So far these guests have included: Yasuhiko Saijo, Tomoo Haraguchi, Toshihiro Iijima, Yoko Fujiyama, Bin Furuya, Kohji Moritsugu, Nami Tamura, Keiji Takamine, Susumu Kurobe, Akihide Tsuzawa, Keiko Nishi, Shinji Higuchi, and Hideaki Anno.
In August of the same year, due to the passing of Masanari Nihei, she expressed, "I suddenly felt concerned about the future and wanted to share some thoughts I had during the filming of Ultraman with everyone." Consequently, she opened a Twitter account and actively shared information related to the series on social media platforms.https://yorozoonews.jp/article/14491254
==Roles==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1966	Ultra Q 	Yuriko Edogawa 	
1966	The Birth of Ultraman 	Akiko Fuji 	
1966	Ultraman 	Akiko Fuji 	
1967	Kaiju Booska 	YY TV Reporter 	Episode 18
1967	Ultraseven 	Sanae Yamabe 	Episode 12 "From Another Planet with Love"
1968	Mighty Jack 	Eriko Izumi 	Episode 9 "Guide to Hell"
1968	Operation: Mystery 	Reiko Takiguchi 	Episode 4 "Fearful Phone Calls"
1972	Mirrorman 	Mysterious Woman/Invader 	Episode 24 "Challenge Coldon: The Capsule Freezing Monster!"
1974	Ultraman Leo 	Kanako Hoshimura 	Episode 30 "Japan Masterpiece Folklore Series - The Monster's Favor"
1981	Ultraman 80 	Mieko Saito (Takeo's mother) 	Episode 41 "Did You See the Zero Monster Bird"
1994	Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy 	Herself 	
1996	Revive! Ultraman 	Akiko Fuji 	Voiced stock footage
1996	Ultraman Zearth 	Fujiko 	
1997	Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow	Fujiko 	
1999	Ultraman Nice 	Kiku Yumeboshi 	
2000	Booska! Booska!! 	Old Woman Fortune Telling With Crystal Ball	Episode 19
2001	Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact 	Clevergon 	Voice
2001	Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact 	Citizen 	
2002	Ultraman Cosmos 	Clevergon 	VoiceEpisodes 29-31, 44
2002	Ultraseven 35th Anniversary: EVOLUTION 	Alien Pegassa Sayuri 	Human form and voiceEpisode 1 "Dark Side"
2003	Ultra Q Club 	Yuriko Edogawa 	Voice
2005	Ultraman Max 	Yukari Yoshinaga 	
2005	Ultra Q Kaiju Legend: Jun Manjome's Confessions 	Yuriko Edogawa 	
2005	Ultraman Kaiju Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth 	Akiko Fuji 	
2008	Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers 	Akiko Hayata (née Fuji) 	
2011	Q - Door to Another Dimension 	Yuriko Edogawa 	
2014	ULTRAMAN Motion Comic 	Akiko Fuji 	
2024	Ultraman: Rising 	Ami's Mother 	Japanese dubhttps://m-78.jp/news/post-7079https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/7318
==Books==
* (1994, Shōgakukan) ISBN 4-09-387128-0
* (2003, Shōgakukan) ISBN 4-09-387464-6.
* (2005, Kadokawashoten) ISBN 404853853.
==Gallery==
Yuriko Edogawa 1.png|Sakurai as Yuriko Edogawa in Ultra Q
Akiko Fuji.png|Sakurai as Akiko Fuji in Ultraman
Sanae Yamabe.png|Sakurai as Sanae Yamabe in Ultraseven
Eriko Izumi.png|Sakurai as Eriko Izumi in Mighty Jack
Reiko Takiguchi.png|Sakurai as Reiko Takiguchi in Operation: Mystery
Mysterious Woman.png|Sakurai as Mysterious Woman in Mirrorman
Kanako Hoshimura.png|Sakurai as Kanako Hoshimura in Ultraman Leo
Mieko Saito.png|Sakurai as Mieko Saito in Ultraman 80
Vlcsnap-2019-01-03-22h32m48s24 (2).png|Sakurai as herself in Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy
Fujiko.png|Sakurai as Fujiko in Ultraman Zearth
GOKAZOKU 23.png|Sakurai as Kiku Yumeboshi in Ultraman Nice
Hiroko Sakurai Citizen.png|Sakurai as a citizen in Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
9b9c4e48.jpg|Sakurai voices Clevergon in Ultraman Cosmos
Alien Pegassa Sayuri.png|Sakurai as Alien Pegassa Sayuri in Ultraseven: EVOLUTION
Yukari Yoshinaga 9.png|Sakurai as Yukari Yoshinaga in Ultraman Max
Akiko Fuji 2006.png|Sakurai as Akiko Fuji in Ultraman Kaiju Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
Akiko Fuji movie 1.png|Sakurai as Akiko Hayata in Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers
Hiroko Sakurai 2024 2.jpg|Sakurai is involved in the Japanese voice acting for Ultraman: Rising.https://twitter.com/roko_sakurai/status/1791167245445657068
===Miscellaneous===
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1794795_626731010780094_6975451809013008767_n.jpg|Yukari Taki (Arisa Sugita), Yuriko Hishimi (Anne Yuri), Hiroko (Akiko Fuji) and Takami Yoshimoto (Rena Yanase) representing the Ultraman Ginga, Ultraseven, Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga DVD/Blu-rays
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Hiroko Sakurai HD 013.jpg|Sakurai and Kiyotaka Taguchi imitating the scene from "The Pearl Defense Directive" where Fuji and Ide stroll through Ginza.https://twitter.com/roko_sakurai/status/1449270019511099405
Hiroko Sakurai 2024.jpg|Sakurai in 2024https://twitter.com/roko_sakurai/status/1774921165582295514
==Trivia==
*Although not appearing in the film itself, Sakurai appears in footage of an Ultraman Series 40th anniversary party shown in the ending credits of Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers.
==References==
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