Rica Matsumoto
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Rika Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer, as well as one of the founders of JAM Project.
After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers. The most popular role by Rika is Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in English translations), the main character of the anime series Pokémon. She also had a role in the Yu-Gi-Oh series as Ryou Bakura and Yami Bakura. As such, Matsumoto has taken on roles for young boys. Matsumoto also performs the songs for many of the openings for the Japanese Pokémon anime.
Matsumoto has had lead or supporting roles in dozens of series. She has also had a radio show in Japan and does some dubbing work for translations of American films and TV series into Japanese. She announced in April 2008 she was taking time off from the group and her solo work.
Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rica Matsumoto.
Perfect Blue
Movie, 1998
Rumi Hidaka
SUPPORTING
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles
TV, 1992
Kiyoshi Mitarai
SUPPORTING
Yu-Gi-Oh!
TV, 2000
Ryou Bakura
MAIN
Yu-Gi-Oh!
TV, 2000
Yami Bakura
MAIN
Detective Conan
TV, 1996
Reiko Kujou
BACKGROUND
Detective Conan
TV, 1996
Jun Kataoka
BACKGROUND
Pokémon: The First Movie
Movie, 1998
Satoshi
MAIN
Humanity Has Declined
TV, 2012
Sofu
SUPPORTING
Pokémon the Series: XY
TV, 2013
Satoshi
MAIN
Satoshi
MAIN
Pokémon the Movie 2000
Movie, 1999
Satoshi
MAIN
Now and Then, Here and There
TV, 1999
Sis
SUPPORTING
Pokémon 3: The Movie
Movie, 2000
Satoshi
MAIN
Satoshi
MAIN
Pokémon the Series: XYZ
TV, 2015
Satoshi
MAIN
Pokémon 4Ever
Movie, 2001
Satoshi
MAIN
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
TV, 2016
Satoshi
MAIN
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
TV, 2019
Satoshi
MAIN
Outlaw Star
TV, 1998
Jim Hawking
MAIN
The Prince of Tennis
TV, 2001
Hannah Essenheimer
SUPPORTING
Pokémon Heroes
Movie, 2002
Satoshi
MAIN
Pokémon: Black & White
TV, 2010
Satoshi
MAIN
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Movie, 2005