Mari Natsuki Quick Info
Height 5 ft 4¼ in
Weight 52 kg
Date of Birth May 2, 1952
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Spouse Nobu Saitō

Mari Natsuki is a Japanese singer, dancer, actor, and voice actor who is known for her roles like Yubaba (voice) in the animated fantasy film Spirited Away and Katharine in the television drama series Nobuta o Produce. Additionally, she has also worked in many other movies and shows such as Sugar and SpiceThe Hunted, VisionJittemai, Fireflies in the NorthSamurai FictionOtoko wa Tsurai yo: Boku no OjisanSurônin makaritôru, Okusama wa MajoThe Future Is in Our HandsHana saku ashita, Death PowderCarnation, Legend of the Eight SamuraiDensetsu no kyôshi, Hachidai shôgun Yôshimune, OnimasaPing PongYoshitsune, Ferris Wheel at Night, Priceless, Isle of DogsShōjoSakuran, Angry Rice WivesOkusama wa majo, Girl in the Sunny PlaceRinshô Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri, I Shared My Husband, Namae wo nakushita onnatachi, Ikiru Machi, Iryû: Team Medical Dragon, Meet Me After School, Followers, and Kimi wa Kanata. Mari Natsuki has at least twice been nominated for a Japanese Academy Award.

Born Name

Mari Natsuki

Other Name

Junko Nakajima

Mari Natsuki at the opening ceremony of the Berlinale 2018
Mari Natsuki at the opening ceremony of the Berlinale 2018 (Martin Kraft / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

Tokyo, Japan

Residence

Japan

Nationality

Japanese

Japanese

Occupation

Singer, Dancer, Actor, Voice Actor

Genre

Soundtrack

Instruments

Vocals

Build

Slim

Mari Natsuki as seen in an Instagram post in March 2022
Mari Natsuki as seen in an Instagram post in March 2022 (Mari Natsuki / Instagram)

Height

5 ft 4¼ in or 163 cm

Weight

52 kg or 114.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Mari Natsuki has dated –

  1. Nobu Saitō – She announced her engagement to musician and percussionist Nobu Saitō in 2007 and the duo got married in Spring 2008.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian

Mari Natsuki is of Japanese descent.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Thin frame

Mari Natsuki at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2019
Mari Natsuki at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2019 (Dick Thomas Johnson / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

Mari Natsuki Facts

  1. She started working as a singer in her younger years.
  2. She was cast as the evil queen Tamazusa in the 1983 historical martial arts fantasy film Legend of the Eight Samurai.
  3. In 2005, Mari Natsuki appeared as Katherine in the television drama series Nobuta wo Produce, which follows the high school lives of Kiritani and Kusano as they attempt to make a shy Kotani into the most popular girl in school.
  4. She co-starred as Grandma in the 2006 romantic drama film Sugar and Spice.
  5. Mari Natsuki played Oshita (Mysterious Old Lady) in the 2013 fantasy romance film Girl in the Sunny Place.
  6. She was cast as Aki in the 2018 French-Japanese drama film Vision.
  7. In 2018, she provided vocals to the character of Auntie in the stop-motion adult animated science-fiction comedy film Isle of Dogs. Mari Natsuki was included in the film’s lead cast alongside actors like Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormandYoko Ono, Harvey Keitel, and others.
  8. Mari Natsuki has done voiceover work for video games like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.
  9. In 2021, she played a wealthy woman named Sayaka Nitta in the television drama series Okaeri Mone.

Featured Image by Martin Kraft / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

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