Mari Natsuki
| Mari Natsuki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mari Natsuki 夏木 マリ 2 May 1952 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Junko Nakajima |
| Occupation | Singer, dancer, actress |
Junko Nakajima (中島 淳子 Nakajima Junko, 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 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[1] and has also acted in television dramas, such as the 2005 series Nobuta o Produce, playing the Vice Principal, Katharine.
Filmography
Films
- 1983 Satomi Hakkenden (Legend of the Eight Samurai)
- 1984 Kita no Hotaru
- 1986 Jittemai
- 1986 Death Powder
- 1989 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Boku no Ojisan
- 1995 The Hunted
- 1998 Samurai Fiction
- 2001 Spirited Away
- 2001 Shōjo
- 2002 Ping Pong
- 2004 Okusama wa Majo
- 2006 Sugar and Spice
- 2007 Sakuran
- 2013 Girl In The Sunny Place
Television
- Carnation (2011)
- Montage (2016)
Video Games
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Big Mama) (2008)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Katherine Marlowe) (2011)
External links
- Natsuki Mari Official homepage (Japanese)
- List of roles on allcinema.net (Japanese)
- Mari Natsuki at the Internet Movie Database