Shiho Niiyama
| Shiho Niiyama | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 新山 志保 |
| Born | March 21, 1970 Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1992-1998 |
| Agent | Aoni Production |
| Height | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Shiho Niiyama (新山 志保 Niiyama Shiho?, March 21, 1970 – February 7, 2000) was a Japanese voice actress from Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. She was attached to Aoni Production at the time of her death. Niiyama was most known for the roles of Kou Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter in the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon series, Risa Kanzaki in Neighborhood Story, Suou Takamura in Clamp School Detectives and Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight. She was also involved in one voice actor group, Virgo, who are the voice actresses of the anime and game, Ojōsama Sōsamō.
Niiyama was diagnosed with leukemia in 1998 and later returned for a bone marrow transplant on February 7, 2000. At approximately 6:23 A.M., Niiyama suffered a bout of internal bleeding in her lung and died as a result of complications from leukemia. Niiyama was 29 years old at the time of her death. Her final performance was in the TV series Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight as the voice of Deedlit.
Roles
- Seiya Kou/Sailor Star Fighter in Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
- Fuyumi in Sailor Moon Supers (prod. code 139)
- Blue delmo Valerie in Agent Aika
- Hiroko in Aoki Densetsu Shoot!
- Dorm Chief in Battle Athletes
- Rie Shibusawa in Battle Skipper
- Ōzora Tsubasa's mother in Captain Tsubasa J
- Sakada no Jiisan no Tsuma in Chibi Maruko-chan
- Suou Takamura in CLAMP School Detectives
- Kimiko Ayanokōji in Debutante Detective Corps
- Juai in Detatoko Princess
- Myonsaku Kim in Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
- Risa Kanzaki in Gokinjo Monogatari
- Atore in Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
- Mao in Hyper Police (ep 19)
- Dealer (ep 12) & Jude's mother (ep 23) in Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy
- Doris in Marmalade Boy
- Announcer A in Nanatsu no Umi no Tico (ep 36)
- Nursery School Teacher in Ogre Slayer
- Rei in Perfect Blue (movie)
- Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
- Kobachi-chan in Soreike! Anpanman
- Momiji Kagariya in Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
- Tachiki's wife in Vampire Princess Miyu (ep 17)
- Hidenori in You're Under Arrest (Ep 46)
- Narrator in BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako
- Fake Goddess Althena in Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
External links
- Niiyama Shiho at Hitoshi Doi's site
- Eternal Voice at the Wayback Machine (archived January 10, 2006) - Information on the actress
- Shiho Niiyama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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