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Hiroko Sakurai (桜井 浩子, Sakurai Hiroko) is a Japanese actress and producer at Tsuburaya Productions. Her real name is Hiroko Furuya (古矢 浩子, Furuya Hiroko). She is known for her roles as Yuriko Edogawa in Ultra Q and Akiko Fuji in Ultraman. She is also a member of the Ultraman Foundation.

Career[]

Since January 2021, Sakurai has run a podcast called ROCO TALK where she talks with guests, most of whom were Ultraman Series actors or directors. So far these guests have included: Yasuhiko Saijo, Tomoo Haraguchi, Toshihiro Iijima, Yoko Fujiyama, Bin Furuya, Kohji Moritsugu, Nami Tamura, Keiji Takamine, Susumu Kurobe, Akihide Tsuzawa, Keiko Nishi, Shinji Higuchi, and Hideaki Anno.

Roles[]

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Ultra Q Yuriko Edogawa
The Birth of Ultraman Akiko Fuji
Ultraman
1967 Kaiju Booska YY TV Reporter Episode 18
Ultraseven Sanae Yamabe Episode 12 "From Another Planet with Love"
1968 Mighty Jack Eriko Izumi Episode 9 "Guide to Hell"
Operation: Mystery Reiko Takiguchi Episode 4 "Fearful Phone Calls"
1972 Mirrorman Mysterious Woman/Invader Episode 24 "Challenge Coldon: The Capsule Freezing Monster!"
1974 Ultraman Leo Kanako Hoshimura Episode 30 "Japan Masterpiece Folklore Series - The Monster's Favor"
1981 Ultraman 80 Mieko Saito (Takeo's mother) Episode 41 "Did You See the Zero Monster Bird"
1994 Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy Herself
1996 Revive! Ultraman Akiko Fuji Voiced stock footage
Ultraman Zearth Fujiko
1997 Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow
1999 Ultraman Nice Kiku Yumeboshi
2000 Booska! Booska!! Old Woman Fortune Telling With Crystal Ball Episode 19
2001 Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact Clevergon Voice
Citizen
2002 Ultraman Cosmos Clevergon Voice
Episodes 29-31, 44
Ultraseven 35th Anniversary: EVOLUTION Alien Pegassa Sayuri Human form and voice
Episode 1 "Dark Side"
2003 Ultra Q Club Yuriko Edogawa Voice
2005 Ultraman Max Yukari Yoshinaga
Ultra Q Kaiju Legend: Jun Manjome's Confessions Yuriko Edogawa
Ultraman Kaiju Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth Akiko Fuji
2008 Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers Akiko Hayata (née Fuji)
2011 Q - Door to Another Dimension Yuriko Edogawa
2014 ULTRAMAN Motion Comic Akiko Fuji

Books[]

  • A Chronicle of Ultraman’s Youth: Member Fuji’s 929 Days (ウルトラマン青春記―フジ隊員の929日, Urutoraman seishunki- Fuji taiin no 929 nichi) (1994, Shōgakukan) ISBN 4-09-387128-0
  • The Genesis Of Ultraman (ウルトラマン創世記, Urutoraman sōseiki) (2003, Shōgakukan) ISBN 4-09-387464-6.
  • Akiko Fujiko’s Story: Secrets Behind the Filming of Ultraman (フジアキコ物語: ウルトラマン撮影秘話。, Fuji akiko monogatari : urutoraman satsuei hiwa.) (2005, Kadokawashoten) ISBN 404853853.

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Miscellaneous[]

Trivia[]

  • Although not appearing in the film itself, Sakurai appears in footage of an Ultraman Series 40th anniversary party shown in the ending credits of Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers.
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