Sumi Shimamoto

[Website (WMG)](https://wmg.jp/shimamotosumi/) | [Wiki (JP)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B6%E6%9C%AC%E9%A0%88%E7%BE%8E)

A Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film, anime and video games. She is currently independent of any talent management company.

After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe. Her best-known voice roles include [Nausicaä](https://anilist.co/character/539/) in [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://anilist.co/anime/572/), and [Kyouko Otonashi](https://anilist.co/character/4745/) in [Maison Ikkoku](https://anilist.co/anime/1453/).

She won the role of Nausicaä as she had played [Clarisse](https://anilist.co/character/11236/) in [The Castle of Cagliostro](https://anilist.co/anime/1430/) and impressed Hayao Miyazaki.

She is married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe Chibikko Gang. Their first child, [Shiori Koshikawa](https://anilist.co/staff/185752/Koshikawa-Shiori), has also done voice acting.

(Source: Wikipedia)