Maaya Sakamoto
Acting
Born March 31, 1980 · Tokyo, Japan
Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of Escaflowne. Other major roles in anime include Riho Yamazaki in Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, Moe Katsuragi in Risky Safety, Princess Tomoyo in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club, Sayaka Nakasugi in Birdy the Mighty, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Shinobu Oshino in Monogatari, Shiki Ryougi in the Kara no Kyoukai film series, and Motoko Kusanagi in the newer Ghost in the Shell films and series. In video games she voices Aura and Natsume in .hack, Lisa Hamilton / La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Aeris in Kingdom Hearts, Aigis in Persona 3, Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in the Tekken series, and Alisa Illinichina Amiella in God Eater. She has also branched into singing, performing songs in both English and Japanese. She released her debut single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" in collaboration with Yoko Kanno under Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996. Her singles "Tune the Rainbow", "Loop", "Ame ga Furu", and "Triangler" have all reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart: "Triangler" in particular charted at number 3 and remained charting for 26 weeks. Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1. She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on March 31, 2010, her thirtieth birthday. In the Japanese localization of overseas dubs, she has voiced Padme Amidala as presented in the Star Wars films and cartoons, as well as being the dub voice for Natalie Portman on numerous films.
Films (107)
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
2026
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
2026
Labyrinth
2026
劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵
2024
Look Back
2024
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
2024
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
2024
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
2023
Pretty Cure All Stars F
2023
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
2023
EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
2023
The First Slam Dunk
2022
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
2022
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
2022
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
2022
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3
2022
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2
2022
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1
2022
Fruits Basket -prelude-
2022
坂本真綾 25周年記念LIVE「約束はいらない」 at 横浜アリーナ
2021
Bright: Samurai Soul
2021
Child of Kamiari Month
2021
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
2021
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
2021
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
2021
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram
2021
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram
2020
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
2020
NiNoKuni
2019
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
2019
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight
2019
Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn
2019
Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order
2018
The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky
2018
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
2017
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
2017
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
2016
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
2016
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
2016
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
2016
Ghost In The Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver
2016
Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth
2016
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
2016
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
2015
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred
2015
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
2015
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls
2015
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
2015
Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down
2015
Black Butler: Book of Murder
2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
2014
Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
2013
The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel
2013
The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus
2013
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided
2013
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
2013
STAR DRIVER: The Movie
2013
SAKAMOTO MAAYA COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012→2013 ～TOUR"Mitsubachi"FINAL～
2012
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
2012
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
2012
TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning
2012
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives
2012
Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 in the silence
2011
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
2011
TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance
2011
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
2011
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
2011
You & Me
2011
The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue
2010
Coral of the Moon
2010
Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Live "Gift" at Nippon Budokan
2010
Trigun: Badlands Rumble
2010
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
2009
Chatting with Creatures
2009
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009
God Eater Prologue
2009
The Garden of Sinners: Murder Speculation Part B
2009
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
2009
Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2009 "WE ARE KAZEYOMI!"
2009
The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven-
2009
The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording
2008
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
2008
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
2008
Takane's Bicycle
2008
The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine
2008
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
2008
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain
2008
The Garden of Sinners: Murder Speculation Part A
2007
The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View
2007
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
2007
Sword of the Stranger
2007
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting
2007
Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie
2006
Diebuster: The Movie
2006
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
2006
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
2005
Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom
2005
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2005
Escaflowne: The Movie
2000
Clover
1999
Ghost in the Shell
1995
Makkuro na Obentô
1990