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Junko Saito (斉藤 淳子, Saitō Jun'ko) (née Nakajima (中島 淳子, Nakajima Jun'ko, born 2 May 1952), more commonly known by her stage name Mari Natsuki (夏木 マリ, Natsuki Mari), is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress. Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007, Natsuki announced her engagement to percussionist Nobu Saitō, with their marriage taking place in Spring 2008.
Natsuki has participated in musical theatre, including Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables, Golde in Fiddler on the Roof and that of Yukio Ninagawa. She provided the voice of Yubaba in Spirited Away, played the young witch's mother in the Japanese TV remake of Bewitched and has twice been nominated for a Japanese Academy Award. Natsuki played the character Big Mama in the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and has also acted in television dramas, such as the 2005 series Nobuta o Produce, playing the Vice Principal, Katharine.
In 2024, Natsuki reprised her famous roles of Yubaba/Zeniba for the stage production of Spirited Away, performing in Japan and London.




Filmography






= Film

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Otoko wa Tsurai yo series:
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
Tora-san Confesses (1991)
Tora-San Makes Excuses (1992)
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)
Onimasa (1982)
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Fireflies in the North (1984)
Jittemai (1986)
Death Powder (1986)
The Hunted (1995)
Samurai Fiction (1998)
Spirited Away (2001), Yubaba (voice)
Shōjo (2001)
Ping Pong (2002)
Okusama wa Majo (2004)
Sugar and Spice (2006)
Sakuran (2007)
Girl in the Sunny Place (2013)
Isle of Dogs (2018), Auntie (voice)
Ikiru Machi (2018)
Vision (2018)
Over the Sky (2020), Mori Obaa-chan (voice)
Angry Rice Wives (2021), Taki
Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
From the End of the World (2023)
See Hear Love (2023), Tae Izumimoto




= Television

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G-Men '75 (1979–80)
Yoshitsune (2005) – Tango no Tsubone
Carnation (2011) – old Itoko Ohara
Montage (2016)
Meet Me After School (2018)
Welcome Home, Monet (2021)
I Will Be Your Bloom (2022) – Yuki Hanamaki




= Video games

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Big Mama) (2008)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Katherine Marlowe) (2011)




= Japanese dub

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Live-action

The Devil Wears Prada (2010 NTV edition) (Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep))
Feud (Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange))
The West Wing (seasons 1–4) (C.J. Cregg (Allison Janney))



Animation

Ballerina (Régine Le Haut)
Moana (Tala)
Theatre

Spirited Away (Yubaba/Zeniba) - Tokyo Imperial Theatre/London Coliseum - 2024. Double starring with Romi Park.




References






External links



Natsuki Mari Official homepage (in Japanese)
List of roles on allcinema.net (in Japanese)
Mari Natsuki at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar aktris Jepang
• Spirited Away
• Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
• First Kiss (serial televisi)
• Legend of the Eight Samurai
• G-Men '75
• Onimasa
• Followers (seri televisi Jepang)
• Over the Sky
• Nobuta wo Produce
• Mari Natsuki
• Isle of Dogs (film)
• Natsuki
• Over the Sky
• Mari (given name)
• Carnation (TV series)
• Followers (TV series)
• Spirited Away
• Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
• Samurai Fiction