Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto (born 8 December 1954) is a Japanese anime voice actress who has had roles in a number of Studio Ghibli films.

Filmography

 * The Castle of Cagliostro - Clarisse d'Cagliotros (1979)
 * Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind  - Nausicaä (1984)
 * My Neighbor Totoro - Yasuko Kusakabe (1988)
 * Ocean Waves - (Rikako's father lover) (1993)
 * Princess Mononoke - (Toki) (1997)

She met Hayao Miyazaki while working on Lupin III. Miyazaki was very impressed by her voice acting.