Mari Natsuki

Biography

Junko Nakajima (中島淳子 Nakajima Junko, born 2 May 1952), more commonly known by her stage name Mari Natsuki (夏木マリ Natsuki Mari), is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress. Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007 she announced her engagement to percussionist Nobu Saitō, with their marriage taking place in Spring 2008.

Known For

Himawari

Azusa Minamida

Carnation

Itoko Ohara (older)

Yoshitsune

Tango no Tsubone (Emperor's concubine)

Spirited Away

Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)

Hold My Hand at Twilight

Yukihira Kyoko

I Will Be Your Bloom

Hanamaki Yuki

Genroku Ryoran

Tomiko

Iryu: Team Medical Dragon

Kito Shoko

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Spirited Away: Live on Stage	汤婆婆/钱婆婆
2023	SEE HEAR LOVE	Tae Izumoto
2023	From the End of the World
2023	Yudo: The Way of the Bath	Asako
2021	Angry Rice Wives	Taki
2020	Over the Sky	Mori Obaa-chan (voice)
2019	Tora-san, Wish You Were Here	Reiko (Izumi's mother)
2019	The Tragedy of W
2018	The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2018	Living City
2018	Isle of Dogs	Auntie (voice)
2018	Vision	Aki
2018	Detective Story	Kimie Hasenuma
2015	Variations	Kimiko Magaki
2013	Girl in the Sunny Place	Ohsita
2010	Permanent Nobara	Masako
2009	Anmitsu Hime 2	Mrs. Kasutera
2008	Hair Brush	Female barber
2008	Anmitsu Hime	Kasutera Fujin
2007	The Capricious Robot	Mother
2007	Out of the Wind	Sunnjya Imu
2007	a-nation’07 BEST HIT LIVE	Self
2006	Sakuran	Landlady
2006	Sugar & Spice	Fujiko
2004	Bewitched in Tokyo SP
2003	Another Battle/Conspiracy
2002	Ping Pong	Obaba
2002	Sensen fukoku
2001	Spirited Away	Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
2001	An Adolescent	Yukie
2000	Another Battle
2000	The Boy Who Saw the Wind	Monica (voice)
1999	Kunoichi Financial Road
1998	Samurai Fiction	Okatsu
1998	The Detective Is Born
1997	Remembering the Cosmos Flower	Akiko's mother
1996	Closing Time
1995	The Hunted	Junko
1995	Gerende ga tokeru hodo koishitai
1995	Toki no kagayaki	Kazue Moritani
1992	Tora-san Makes Excuses
1991	Tora-san Confesses	Reiko
1991	Strawberry Road	Akiko
1990	Tora-san Takes a Vacation	Reiko
1989	Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell	Otoshi
1989	Tora-san, My Uncle
1986	Death Shadows	Oren
1986	Death Powder	Guernica
1984	Fireflies in the North	Suma
1983	Legend of the Eight Samurai	Tamazusa
1983	Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
1982	Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather	Akio, Opponent's Mistress
1982	Shi no dangai
1977	The Extravagant Cops	Yoko Matsumoto
1975	Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
1974	The First Star of Happiness

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Private Banker	Mikoto Tenguuji
2023	Hold My Hand at Twilight	Yukihira Kyoko
2022	I Will Be Your Bloom	Hanamaki Yuki
2021	実験都市DIVER CITY	Summer (voice)
2020	Followers	Eriko Tajima
2020	Peep Time
2019	I Will Return Today	Namiko Kondo
2019	I Shared My Husband	Fumie Someya
2018	Meet Me After School	Michiyo Shioya
2017	Shinjuku Seven	Shinobu
2016	モンタージュ三億円事件奇譚	Kyoko Gibson
2016	It's Not That I Can't Get Married, I Just Don't Do It
2016	Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa	Tokie Shinomiya
2014	Tomorrow Which Flower Blooms	Fuko Imakita / Mother
2012	Detective Totori and the Perfect Crimes	Suzumura Masami
2012	Priceless	Marioka Ichirin
2011	Carnation	Itoko Ohara (older)
2008	あんみつ姫
2006	Iryu: Team Medical Dragon	Kito Shoko
2005	Yoshitsune	Tango no Tsubone (Emperor's concubine)
2005	Producing Nobuta	Catherine
2004	Casual Commitments
2004	Bewitched In Tokyo	Daria
2001	Unmarried Family
2000	Legendary Teacher	Reiko Ikeuchi（池内怜子）
2000	Biyoushitsu
1999	Genroku Ryoran	Tomiko
1999	Kyukyu Hato Chiryoshitsu
1996	Himawari	Azusa Minamida
1993	Devil's Kiss
1987	妻愛人同伴殺人ツアー
1983	古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ	Miyako Mori