Rika Matsumoto
Rika Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan. Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rica Matsumoto. She was one of the founders of the Anison band JAM Project.
After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers. The most popular role by Rica is Satoshi, the main character of the anime series Pokémon. She also had a role in the Yu-Gi-Oh series as Ryo 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.
Filmography
Television animation
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1988 | Anpan Man | Rakugaki Kozō | |
| 1988 | Osomatsu-kun | Choromatsu | Debut role |
| 1988 | Wowser | Blackie | |
| 1990 | Anpan Man | Piano Man | |
| 1990 | Heisei Tensai Bakabon | Nise Musuko, Kumada-kun, ryokan employee, lazy wife, multiple other roles | |
| 1990 | Magical Angel Sweet Mint | Aru, Gureamu | |
| 1991 | Anpan Man | Baby Donut | |
| 1991 | City Hunter '91 | Sonya | |
| 1991 | Jankenman | Soccer-kun | |
| 1991 | Magical Princess Minky Momo | kid B | |
| 1991 | Marude Dameo | Kanemochi Sugoi, young dinosaur, Prince, town girl | |
| 1991 | Matchless Raijin-Oh | Jin Hyuga | First leading role |
| 1991 | Moero! Top Striker | Julian | |
| 1992 | Anpan Man | Natto Man, Shūmai Musume, Medamayaki-kun | |
| 1992 | The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn | Seiji Takasugi | |
| 1992 | Calimero | Pankuratcho | |
| 1992 | Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger | Jin Hyuga | |
| 1992 | My Patrasche | Jan | |
| 1992 | Tekkaman Blade | Rick | |
| 1993 | Anpan Man | Tengu Boy | |
| 1993 | Mobile Suit Victory Gundam | Haro, Warren Trace, Renda de Paloma | |
| 1993 | Muka Muka Paradise | Hazuki | |
| 1994 | Akazukin Chacha | Poppy-kun | |
| 1994 | Tonde Burin | Keiko Kuroha, Buta Session, Buta Session G | |
| 1994 | Yu Yu Hakusho | Kiyoshi Mitarai, Koashura | |
| 1995 | Azuki-chan | Midori Kodama, Yōko's mother | |
| 1995 | Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus | Miki Poyota | |
| 1995 | Ninku | Fūsuke | |
| 1996 | Ganba! Fly High | Mariko Sagara | |
| 1996 | Kaiketsu Zorro | Bernardo | |
| 1996 | Magical Girl Pretty Sammy | Chihiro | |
| 1996 | You're Under Arrest | Aoi Futaba | |
| 1997 | Anpan Man | Kurukuru Okoma-chan | |
| 1997 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 1998 | Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden | Shuringe | |
| 1998 | Dokkiri Doctor | Tomoko Asaoka | |
| 1998 | Hikarian | Hikarian Star Queen | |
| 1998 | If I See You in My Dreams | Namiko Isobe | |
| 1998 | The Kindaichi Case Files | Narumi Fuwa, Reiko Kitami | |
| 1998 | Master Keaton | Ilya | |
| 1998 | Outlaw Star | James "Jim" Hawking | |
| 1998 | Trigun | Kaite | |
| 1999 | Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V | Witchy | |
| 1999 | Hoshin Engi | Raishinshi | |
| 1999 | Now and Then, Here and There | Sis | |
| 1999 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 1999 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2000 | Case Closed | Ritsuko Usui | |
| 2000 | Hidamari no Ki | Okon | |
| 2000 | Lupin III: $1 Money Wars | Sandy Fishburne | |
| 2000 | Mon Colle Knights | Flame Angel | |
| 2000 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2000 | Rerere no Tensai Bakabon | Momotarō, Non-chan | |
| 2000 | Vandread | Fanieta | |
| 2001 | Captain Tsubasa | Kojirō Hyūga | As a boy |
| 2001 | ' | Opera Vectra | |
| 2001 | You're Under Arrest Second Season | Aoi Futaba | |
| 2001 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Ryo Bakura | |
| 2002 | Bomberman Jetters | Misty | |
| 2002 | Case Closed | Reiko Kujō | |
| 2002 | Dragon Drive | Mukai | |
| 2002 | Fortune Dogs | Pochi | |
| 2002 | Gun Frontier | Sinunora | |
| 2002 | Hanada Shōnen Shi | Jiro, Yōhei, Madame Katherine, Satsuki Baa-san, Yoshiko's friend | |
| 2002 | Pocket Monsters Side Stories | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2002 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2002 | You're Under Arrest | Aoi Futaba | |
| 2003 | Astro Boy | Rin | |
| 2003 | Case Closed | Jun Kataoka | |
| 2003 | Machine Robo Rescue | Chāmī Satō | |
| 2003 | Ninja Scroll | Nekome | |
| 2004 | Gokusen | Shizuka Fujiyama | |
| 2004 | Gravion Zwei | Dr. Barnett | |
| 2004 | The Prince of Tennis | Hanna | |
| 2005 | Black Jack | Jun, Satoru | |
| 2005 | Naruto | Suzume-bachi | |
| 2005 | ' | Freya | |
| 2005 | Paradise Kiss | Koizumi-kun | |
| 2005 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Chiro Takashi | |
| 2006 | Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori | Mirai Saeda | |
| 2006 | The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | Satoshi | TV special |
| 2006 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2007 | MapleStory | Puudou | |
| 2007 | ' | Ayumi Kaku | |
| 2007 | Sgt. Frog | Yamato | |
| 2007 | You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle | Aoi Futaba | |
| 2008 | Atashin'chi | Monta | |
| 2009 | Chi's Sweet Home: Chi's New Address | Tora | |
| 2010 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2012 | Stitch! ~ Best Friends Forever ~ | Zuruko | |
| 2012 | Stitch! ~ The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure ~ | Zuruko | |
| 2012 | ' | Carla Borgnine | |
| 2012 | Humanity Has Declined | Doc | |
| 2012 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2012 | Stitch and the Planet of Sand | Zuruko | |
| 2013 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2013 | ' | Satoshi, Sakaki's Persian | |
| 2013 | ' | Satoshi | |
| 2015 | Panpaka Pants | Silky | |
| 2015 | ' | Satoshi | |
| 2016 | ' | Satoshi | |
| 2019 | ' | Satoshi |
Original video animation (OVA)
- Moldiver - Nozomu Ozora
- Dirty Pair Flash - Kei
- Phantom Quest Corp - Ayaka Kisaragi
- Ruin Explorers - Rasha
- Miyuki-chan in Wonderland - Sumire-chan
- Magical Girl Pretty Sammy - Chihiro
- Fake - Bikky
- Shamanic Princess - Japolo
- - April
Theatrical animation
- Metropolis
- Piano no Mori
- Roujin Z
- Taiho Shichauzo the Movie
- Hunter x Hunter
- Perfect Blue
- Pocket Monsters films
- DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
Video games
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gyakushū! Yōma Dai Kessen
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkai Kitan
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Kikiippotsu! Yōkai Rettō
- Super Robot Wars Original Generations
- '
- Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushido Retsuden
- Haunted Junction - Asahina Mutsuki
- Brave Fencer Musashi
- Maria 2: Jutaikokuchi no Nazo
- Super Robot Wars Alpha
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
- '
- Kingdom Hearts III
Tokusatsu
- Kousoku Sentai Turboranger , Amulet Boma )
- The Mobile Cop Jiban , Monster Cosmo )
- Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman
- Choujin Sentai Jetman
- Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger
- Engine Sentai Go-onger
- Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Patricia Arquette
- *True Romance
- *Holy Matrimony
- *Flirting with Disaster
- *Nightwatch
- *Bringing Out the Dead
- *Little Nicky
- *Human Nature
- *Holes
- *Medium
- *Boyhood
- *'
- Drew Barrymore
- *Bad Girls
- *Ever After
- *Never Been Kissed
- *Charlie's Angels
- *Riding in Cars with Boys
- *'
- *50 First Dates
- *Fever Pitch
- Renée Zellweger
- *A Price Above Rubies
- *The Bachelor
- *Bridget Jones's Diary
- *Chicago
- *'
- *Cinderella Man
- *Leatherheads
- *Bridget Jones's Baby
- Sandra Bullock
- *Demolition Man
- *Speed
- *The Net
- *Miss Congeniality
- *Crash
- *'
- Reese Witherspoon
- *Pleasantville
- *Little Nicky
- *Legally Blonde
- *Sweet Home Alabama
- *'
- *This Means War
- Juliette Lewis
- *Cape Fear
- *The Basketball Diaries
- *From Dusk till Dawn
- *The Way of the Gun
- All the Right Moves
- '
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- BH90210
- Big Eyes
- Blue Velvet
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Crank
- Dinosaurs
- Father of the Bride
- Father of the Bride Part II
- The Fifth Element
- He Got Game
- Kissing Jessica Stein
- Little Voice
- Romeo Must Die
- Stealing Beauty
- Ted
- The Terminator
- The War
- Zoolander
Animation
- The Road to El Dorado
Discography
Albums
Other songs
- "Get a Dream"
- "Alive A life"
- "Mezase Pokémon Masutā"
- "Mezase Pokémon Masutā '98"
- "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 2001"
- "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 2002"
- "Oyasumi, Boku no Pikachu"
- "Pokémon Masutā e no Michi" sung with Naoki Takao
- "Taipu: Wairudo"
- "Raibaru!"
- "Minna de Aruko!", sung with Ikue Ōtani, Mayumi Iizuka, Satomi Koorogi, Yūji Ueda, Rikako Aikawa, Tomokazu Seki, Mika Kanai & Megumi Hayashibara
- "Minna ga Itakara"
- "OK!"
- "OK! 2000"
- "Charenjā!"
- "Supāto!"
- "Hai Tatchi!"
- "Hai Tatchi! 2009"
- "Burning Soul"
- "Chiisana Dai Bouken"
- "Besuto Uisshu!"
- "In Your Heart", sung with Project DMM
- "Yajirushi ni Natte!"
- "Yajirushi ni Natte! 2013"
- "V "
- "Getta Ban Ban"
- "XY&Z "
- "Arōra!!"
- "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 20th Anniversary"
- "Mezase Pokémon Masutā 20th Anniversary Ballad ver."
- "Oyasumi, Boku no Pikachu 2017 ver."
- "Mezase Pokémon Masutā '98 "
- "Go! Now! ~Alive A life neo~"