Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama
Native name	高山 みなみ
Born	新井 泉 (Arai Izumi) (1964-05-05) May 5, 1964 Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Ethnicity	Japanese
Occupation	Voice actress, singer
Years active	1987–present
Agent	81 Produce
Notable credit(s)	Detective Conan as Conan Edogawa Ranma ½ as Nabiki Tendo
Spouse(s)	Gosho Aoyama (m. 2005–07)
Musical career
Genres	Pop, electropop, pop rock
Instruments	Vocals
Associated acts	Two-Mix, DoCo

Minami Takayama (高山 みなみ, Takayama Minami, born Izumi Arai (新井 泉, Arai Izumi), May 5, 1964) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. She was born in Adachi, Tokyo. Minami is also a member of the pop group Two-Mix, and a part of DoCo when it was active.

She is best known for her roles in Kiki's Delivery Service as both Kiki and Ursula, Ranma ½ as Nabiki Tendo, Moomin as Moomin, Yaiba as Yaiba Kurogane, Nintama Rantarō as Rantarō Inadera, and Detective Conan as Conan Edogawa. Minami and Shiina Nagano, the other member of Two-Mix, also appeared as themselves in a case in her former husband's manga, Detective Conan.

Personal life

Takayama's real name is Izumi Arai (新井 泉, Arai Izumi). She was married to manga artist Gosho Aoyama on May 5, 2005 but they divorced on December 10, 2007.

Filmography

Television animation

1987	Mister Ajikko as Yōichi Ajiyoshi
1988	Little Lord Fauntleroy as Roy Oishinbo as Terue Yumemi
1989	Dash! Yonkuro as Aoi Hyūga Ranma ½ as Nabiki Tendo City Hunter 3 as Mei Asaoka
1990	Magical Tarurūto-kun as Honmaru Edojō Tanoshii Moomin Ika as Moomin
1991	Anime Himitsu no Hanazono as Colin Craven and Patty Holly the Ghost as Kaori
1992	Cooking Papa as Makoto Araiwa, Miyuki Araiwa Hime-chan's Ribbon as Shintarō Kobayashi, Ichiko Kamikura
1993	Kenyu Densetsu Yaiba as Yaiba Kurogane Nintama Rantarō as Rantarō Inadera
1994	Magic Knight Rayearth as Ascot YuYu Hakusho as Mukuro
1996 - Ongoing	Detective Conan as Conan Edogawa, & Shinichi Kudo (Boyhood), Minami Takayama (Herself, episode 81 and 82), Aoko Nakamori (episode 219, OVA 4), Goro
1996	The Vision of Escaflowne as Dilandau Albatou, Serena Shezal, Prince Chid
1998	Gasaraki as Rin Ataka
1999	Jibaku-kun as Silver (young) Pokémon as Hiroshi Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko as Yohko Yamamoto
2000	Android Kikaider as Chigusa Sakamoto Descendants of Darkness as Hijiri Minase Shinzo as Mushra, Mushrambo
2001	Cyborg 009 as Artemis Project ARMS as Kei Kuruma Shaman King as Hao Asakura The SoulTaker as Mio Date Touch as Alice
2002	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Kuroha Monkey Typhoon as Mion
2003	Astro Boy as Shin'ichi Pokémon Chronicles as Hiroshi
2004	Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG as Chai Kyo Kara Maoh! as Anissina von Karbelnikoff Maria-sama ga Miteru as Former Rosa Gigantea
2005	Black Cat as Train Heartnet (younger) Digital Monster X-Evolution as Dorumon, Dorugamon, DoruGreymon, Alphamon
2006	Majin tantei Neuro as aya asheia D.Gray-man as Anita Ghost Slayers Ayashi as Kyōsai Kawanabe Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple as Kisara Nanjō
2007	Claymore as Irene GeGeGe no Kitaro as Kitarō
2008	Megumi as Megumi Yokota Mobile Suit Gundam 00 as Kati Mannequin Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season as Kati Mannequin and Red Haro Porphy no Nagai Tabi as Rebecca
2009	GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class as Sasamoto-sensei Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as Envy Lupin III vs Detective Conan as Conan Edogawa
2010	HeartCatch PreCure! as Dark Precure Digimon Xros Wars as Taiki Kudou
2011	Pokemon Best Wishes! as Luke Tales of Symphonia: The United World as Mithos Yggdrasill Digimon Xros Wars: Toki wo Kakeru Shounen Hunter-tachi as Taiki Kudou
2012	Senki Zesshō Symphogear as Kanade Amō Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future as Yong Hwa
2014	Magic Kaito 1412 as Conan Edogawa
2015	One-Punch Man as Child Emperor
2016	Boku Dake ga Inai Machi as Sachiko Fujinuma

Anime films

1989	Kiki's Delivery Service as Kiki, Ursula
1995	Whisper of the Heart as Kosaka-sensei Slayers: The Motion Picture as Rowdy Gabriev (young)
1997	Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper as Conan Edogawa
1998	Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target as Conan Edogawa
1999	Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century as Conan Edogawa
2000	Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes as Conan Edogawa Escaflowne as Dilandau Albatou
2001	Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven as Conan Edogawa Princess Arete as Ampule
2002	Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street as Conan Edogawa
2003	Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital as Conan Edogawa
2004	Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky as Conan Edogawa Konjiki no Gash Bell: 101 Banme no Mamono as Gash's Mother
2005	Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths as Conan Edogawa Digital Monster X-Evolution as Dorumon
2006	Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem as Conan Edogawa Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 as Suneo's Mama
2007	Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure as Conan Edogawa Highlander: The Search for Vengeance as Joe
2008	Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear as Conan Edogawa GeGeGe no Kitaro: Nippon Bakuretsu as Kitaro
2009	Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser as Conan Edogawa
2010	Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer as Kati Mannequin Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky as Conan Edogawa
2011	Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence as Conan Edogawa
2012	Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker as Conan Edogawa
2013	Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea as Conan Edogawa Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie as Conan Edogawa
2014	Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper as Conan Edogawa Expelled from Paradise as Veronica Kulikova
2015	Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno as Conan Edogawa Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes as Suneo's Mama Love Live! The School Idol Movie as Female Singer
2016	Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare as Conan Edogawa

OVA

1987	Gakuen Tokuso Hikaruon as Student
1991	Slow Step as Minatsu Nakazato
1994	Cosmic Fantasy as Yū
1995	Elementalors as Saori
1997	Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko as Yohko Yamamoto
1998	Tekken: The Motion Picture as Nina Williams, Young Kazuya, Jin Kazama
2001	Hikarian as Nozomi
2002	Macross Zero as Nora Polyansky
2003	.hack//GIFT as Mia
2007	Kyo Kara Maoh! R as Anissina von Karbelnikoff Tsubasa: Tokyo Revelations as Nataku, Kasumizuki
2009	Cobra the Space Pirate: Time Drive as Emeralda

Dubbing roles

1987	Stand by Me as Chris Chambers (River Phoenix)
1989	The Simpsons as Adil Hoxha (Tress MacNeille) The Land Before Time as Littlefoot (Gabriel Damon)
1990	The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter as Atreyu (Kenny Morrison) RoboCop 2 as Hob (Gabriel Damon) Twin Peaks as Donna Hayward (Lara Flynn Boyle)
1992	Back to the Future Part II as Video Game Boy #1 (Elijah Wood) (TV Asahi Dub)
1993	Boy Meets World as Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong)
1994	The Good Son as Mark Evans (Elijah Wood) The War as Stu (Elijah Wood) Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Rita Watson (Lauryn Hill)
1995	Pocahontas as Nakoma (Michelle St. John)
1996	Flipper as Sandy Ricks (Elijah Wood)
1998	An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island as Cholena
2000	Charlie's Angels as Alex Munday (Lucy Liu) Music of the Heart as Lexi (Kieran Culkin)
2002	Resident Evil as Rain (Michelle Rodriguez)
2003	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Alex Munday (Lucy Liu)
2006	The Queen as Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) Monster House as DJ (Mitchel Musso) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning as Alex (Cyia Batten)
2014	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as Daring Do (Chiara Zanni) Chef as Percy (Emjay Anthony)
2015	Moomins on the Riviera as Moomin Exodus: Gods and Kings as Malak (Issac Andrews) The Divergent Series: Insurgent as Johanna Reyes (Octavia Spencer)

Games

1992	Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru as Matsuri
1993	Tengai Makyō: Fuun Kabukiden as Matsuri
1995	Linda Cube as Linda
1996	Psychic Force 2012 as Emilio Michaelov PoPoLoCrois as Pietro Psychic Force as Emilio Michaelov Virtua Fighter 3 as Pai Chan
1997	Linda Cube Again as Linda
2000	Digimon World as Protagonist
2001	Virtua Fighter 4 as Pai Chan
2002	.hack//Infection as Mia .hack//Mutation as Mia .hack//Outbreak as Mia
2003	.hack//Quarantine as Mia Mega Man X7 as Axl Tales of Symphonia as Mithos Yggdrasill
2004	Gungrave: Overdose as Spike Hubie Mega Man X: Command Mission as Axl Mega Man X8 as Axl
2005	Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 as Ruach Ganeden
2006	Virtua Fighter 5 as Pai Chan
2007	Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation as Conan Edogawa Tales of Fandom Vol.2 as Mithos Yggdrasill
2008	Super Smash Bros. Brawl as Pit
2012	Dead or Alive 5 as Pai Chan Project X Zone as Pai Chan Kid Icarus: Uprising as Pit Super Danganronpa 2: Farewell Despair Academy as Hajime Hinata
2013	Danganronpa 1.2 Reload as Hajime Hinata
2014	Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax as Pai Chan Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U as Pit
2015	Project X Zone 2 as Pai Chan

Drama CD

1991	Video Girl Ai as Ai Amano
1992	Ginnoyuki Furufuru as Takashi Sakakibara
1994	Fushigi Yūgi as Nuriko Rurouni Kenshin as Myōjin Yahiko
1997	Red River as Yuri Suzuki
2000	M to N no Shōzō as Natsuhiko Amakusa Chrono Crusade as Child Chrono
2001	Angel Heart as Li Xiang Ying Shaman King as Hao Asakura W Juliet as Ito Miura
2004	Kyo Kara Maoh! as Anissina von Karbelnikoff

External links

• Minami Takayama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia