Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Known for
Acting
Born
November 30, 1968 (age 57)
Birthplace
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Biography

Rika Matsumoto (松本 梨香 Matsumoto Rika), also romanized as Rica Matsumoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer born November 30, 1968. Her best known role is Ash Ketchum, the original main character in the Pokémon animated series.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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NARUTO×NINKU poster

NARUTO×NINKU

TV · as Fuusuke (voice) · 4 eps

2026
No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger VS Boonboomger poster

No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger VS Boonboomger

Movie · as Bundorio Bunderas / Boonboom Changer (voice)

2026
Komekami! Girls poster

Komekami! Girls

TV · as Okoge Oniyama (voice) · 12 eps

2025
Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger VS King-Ohger poster

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger VS King-Ohger

Movie · as Boondorio Boonderas (voice)

2025
Super Hero Festival: KAMEN RIDER×SUPER SENTAI LIVE & SHOW 2025 poster

Super Hero Festival: KAMEN RIDER×SUPER SENTAI LIVE & SHOW 2025

Movie · as Herself

2024
Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger GekijoBOON! Promise The Circuit poster

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger GekijoBOON! Promise The Circuit

Movie · as Boondorio Boonderas / Boonboomger Equipment (voice)

2024
Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger poster

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger

TV · as Bundorio Bunderas (voice), Shiho Sato · 48 eps

2024
Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger: Transformation & Combination Lessons!

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger: Transformation & Combination Lessons!

TV · as Bundorio Bunderas (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix poster

Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix

Movie · as Mitsuko Fujimoto / Ms. Titan

2023
Kamen Rider Ryuki: 20th Anniversary Alumni Talk Event poster

Kamen Rider Ryuki: 20th Anniversary Alumni Talk Event

Movie · as Herself

2023
ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター poster

ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター

TV · as 配音 · 11 eps

2022
Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix poster

Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix

TV · as Mitsuko Fujimoto / Ms. Titan · 3 eps

2022
Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles poster

Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles

TV · as Satoshi (voice) · 4 eps

2021
Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations poster

Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations

Movie · as Himiko Crisper (voice)

2021
Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor poster

Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor

TV · as Jabe (voice) · 12 eps

2020
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle poster

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2020
Poccolies poster

Poccolies

TV · as 配音 · 50 eps

2019
Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution poster

Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2018
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us poster

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2017
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! poster

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2017
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon poster

DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon

Movie · as Wonder Woman (voice)

2016
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel poster

Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2016
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions poster

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions

Movie · as Ryo Bakura (voice)

2015
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages poster

Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2015
金夜、安部礼司~平均的サラリーマンの异常な日常 poster

金夜、安部礼司~平均的サラリーマンの异常な日常

TV · 7 eps

2014
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction poster

Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2014
Pokémon: Pikachu, What's This Key? poster

Pokémon: Pikachu, What's This Key?

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2014
Washimo poster

Washimo

TV · as (voice) · 24 eps

2013
Pokémon: Mewtwo - Prologue to Awakening poster

Pokémon: Mewtwo - Prologue to Awakening

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2013
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened poster

Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2013
The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island poster

The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island

Movie · as Dorian (voice)

2012
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice poster

Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice

Movie · as Ash (voice)

2012
Stitch and the Planet of Sand poster

Stitch and the Planet of Sand

Movie

2012
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger poster

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger

TV · as Masako Yamada · 1 ep

2011
Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom poster

Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2011
Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram poster

Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2010
Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions poster

Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2009
Yona Yona Penguin poster

Yona Yona Penguin

Movie · as Devil Leader (voice)

2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life poster

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2008
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior poster

Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2008
Engine Sentai Go-Onger poster

Engine Sentai Go-Onger

TV · as Spinning Banki (voice) · 1 ep

2007
The Piano Forest poster

The Piano Forest

Movie · as Daigaku Kanehira (voice)

2007
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai poster

Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2007
Two Walnuts poster

Two Walnuts

Movie

2007
JAM Project JAPAN CIRCUIT 2007 ~Break Out~ poster

JAM Project JAPAN CIRCUIT 2007 ~Break Out~

Movie

2007
MapleStory poster

MapleStory

TV · as Puudou · 25 eps

2006
Animelo Summer Live 2006 -Outride- I poster

Animelo Summer Live 2006 -Outride- I

Movie · as Herself

2006
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea poster

Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2005
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew poster

Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2005
Madam is a Magical Girl poster

Madam is a Magical Girl

TV · as Freya · 13 eps

2005
Animelo Summer Live poster

Animelo Summer Live

TV · 1 ep

2004
JAM Project LIVE Shinkan ~Return to the Chaos~ poster

JAM Project LIVE Shinkan ~Return to the Chaos~

Movie

2004
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys poster

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2003
Kaminari hashiru natsu

Kaminari hashiru natsu

Movie

2003
Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai II poster

Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai II

Movie · as Tsukasa Ichimonji (voice)

2003
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker poster

Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2002
Pokémon Heroes poster

Pokémon Heroes

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2002
You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!! poster

You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!!

Movie

2002
Bomberman Jetters poster

Bomberman Jetters

TV · as Misty · 52 eps

2002
Gun Frontier poster

Gun Frontier

TV · 13 eps

2002
Dragon Drive poster

Dragon Drive

TV · as Mukai (voice) · 38 eps

2002
Hanada Shounen-shi poster

Hanada Shounen-shi

TV · as Kiyohei / Madam Catherine (voice) · 25 eps

2001
Pokémon 4Ever poster

Pokémon 4Ever

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2001
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns poster

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2001
Metropolis poster

Metropolis

Movie · as Female customer (voice)

2001
Blue Remains poster

Blue Remains

Movie · as Sari

2000
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar poster

Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar

Movie · as Sandy Fishburne (voice)

2000
Pikachu & Pichu poster

Pikachu & Pichu

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2000
Pokémon 3: The Movie poster

Pokémon 3: The Movie

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

2000
The Tree In Sunlight poster

The Tree In Sunlight

TV · as Okon · 25 eps

2000
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters poster

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

TV · as Ryo Bakura / Yami Bakura (voice) · 224 eps

1999
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture poster

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

Movie · as Futaba Aoi (voice)

1999
Pokémon the Movie 2000 poster

Pokémon the Movie 2000

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

1999
Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure poster

Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

1999
Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2 poster

Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

1999
Now and Then, Here and There poster

Now and Then, Here and There

TV · 13 eps

1999
逮捕しちゃうぞ Special poster

逮捕しちゃうぞ Special

TV · 6 eps

1999
Sol Bianca: The Legacy poster

Sol Bianca: The Legacy

TV · as April Bikirk (voice) · 6 eps

1998
Pokémon: The First Movie poster

Pokémon: The First Movie

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

1998
Perfect Blue poster

Perfect Blue

Movie · as Rumi (voice)

1998
Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File poster

Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File

Movie · as Self

1998
DNA Sights 999.9 poster

DNA Sights 999.9

Movie · as Moriki (voice)

1998
Hunter × Hunter Pilot poster

Hunter × Hunter Pilot

Movie · as Gon Freecss (voice)

1998
Pikachu's Vacation poster

Pikachu's Vacation

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

1998
Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation poster

Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation

Movie · as Satoshi (voice)

1998
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden poster

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden

TV · 48 eps

1998
Outlaw Star poster

Outlaw Star

TV · as Jim Hawking (voice) · 26 eps

1998
If I See You in My Dreams poster

If I See You in My Dreams

TV · as Namiko Isobe (voice) · 3 eps

1998
TRIGUN poster

TRIGUN

TV · as Kaito (voice) · 3 eps

1998
Let's Nupu Nupu poster

Let's Nupu Nupu

TV · as Kumi Kitamura (voice) · 16 eps

1998
If I See You in my Dreams poster

If I See You in my Dreams

TV · as Namiko Isobe (voice) · 16 eps

1997
You're Under Arrest! Diverting Traffic at the Beach poster

You're Under Arrest! Diverting Traffic at the Beach

Movie · as Aoi Futaba (Voice)

1997
宝可梦无印篇

宝可梦无印篇

Movie · as 小智

1997
Pokémon poster

Pokémon

TV · as Satoshi (voice) · 1235 eps

1996
X poster

X

Movie · as Nataku

1996
My Dear Marie poster

My Dear Marie

Movie

1996
Twin Signal: Family Game poster

Twin Signal: Family Game

Movie · as Nobuhiko Otoi (voice)

1996
Fake poster

Fake

Movie · as Bikky (voice)

1996
The Legend of Zorro poster

The Legend of Zorro

TV · as Bernardo (voice) · 52 eps

1996
My Dear Marie poster

My Dear Marie

TV · as Hibiki (voice) · 3 eps

1996
Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman poster

Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman

TV · as Youta Matsumoto (voice) · 2 eps

1996
ガンバリスト! 駿 poster

ガンバリスト! 駿

TV · 30 eps

1996
Shamanic Princess poster

Shamanic Princess

TV · as Graham / Japolo (voice) · 6 eps

1996
Twin Signal poster

Twin Signal

TV · as Nobuhiko Otoi (voice) · 3 eps

1996
You're Under Arrest! poster

You're Under Arrest!

TV · as Futaba Aoi (Voice) · 3 eps

1995
Ninku the Movie poster

Ninku the Movie

Movie · as Fusuke Ninku

1995
Princess Minerva poster

Princess Minerva

Movie · as Kesley Uruga (voice)

1995
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland poster

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland

TV · as Sumire (voice) · 2 eps

1995
Weather Report Girl poster

Weather Report Girl

TV · as Keiko Nakadai (voice) · 2 eps

1995
Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrie poster

Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrie

TV · as Rahsya (voice) · 4 eps

1995
Ninku poster

Ninku

TV · as Fūsuke (voice) · 55 eps

1994
Ninku: Tomb of Knives poster

Ninku: Tomb of Knives

Movie · as Fusuke (voice)

1994
GATCHAMAN poster

GATCHAMAN

Movie · as Jinpei the Swallow (G-4)

1994
Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School poster

Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School

Movie · as Lyrica

1994
Gatchaman poster

Gatchaman

TV · as Jinpei (voice) · 3 eps

1994
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals poster

Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals

TV · as Prettz (voice) · 4 eps

1994
New Cutey Honey poster

New Cutey Honey

TV · as Chokkei Hayami (voice) · 8 eps

1994
Phantom Quest Corp. poster

Phantom Quest Corp.

TV · as Ayaka Kisaragi (voice) · 4 eps

1994
Super Pig poster

Super Pig

TV · as Keiko Kuroha · 51 eps

1994
Dirty Pair Flash poster

Dirty Pair Flash

TV · as Kei (voice) · 16 eps

1994
Bakuen Campus Guardress poster

Bakuen Campus Guardress

TV · as Hazumi Jinno (voice) · 4 eps

1993
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal poster

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal

Movie · as Koashura (voice)

1993
Moldiver poster

Moldiver

Movie · as Nozomu (voice)

1993
Black Jack poster

Black Jack

TV · as Yuki Nakajima (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam poster

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

TV · as Warren Trace / Haro (voice) · 51 eps

1993
Heisei Period Dog Tale Bow poster

Heisei Period Dog Tale Bow

TV · 40 eps

1993
Moldiver poster

Moldiver

TV · as Nozomu Ozora (voice) · 6 eps

1992
Treasure Island Memorial poster

Treasure Island Memorial

Movie · as Child

1992
Super Sentai Zyuranger poster

Super Sentai Zyuranger

TV · as Dora Raiger (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Matchless Raijin-Oh OVA poster

Matchless Raijin-Oh OVA

TV · as 日向仁 · 3 eps

1992
Energetic Explosion Ganbaruger poster

Energetic Explosion Ganbaruger

TV · 47 eps

1992
The Brave of Legend Da-Garn poster

The Brave of Legend Da-Garn

TV · as Seiji Takasugi (voice) · 46 eps

1991
Roujin Z poster

Roujin Z

Movie · as Satō Tomoe (voice)

1991
Chōjin Sentai Jetman poster

Chōjin Sentai Jetman

TV · as Trash Jigen (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Matchless Raijin-Oh poster

Matchless Raijin-Oh

TV · as Jin Hyuga (voice) · 51 eps

1991
Jankenman poster

Jankenman

TV · 51 eps

1991
The Stubborn Samurai Boy poster

The Stubborn Samurai Boy

TV · as Nikopin (voice), Daisuke (voice) · 10 eps

1990
Ikenai Boy poster

Ikenai Boy

Movie

1990
Ikenai Boy: Ikasu Maruhi Hand Power poster

Ikenai Boy: Ikasu Maruhi Hand Power

Movie · as Natsuko Nakahara (voice)

1990
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind poster

Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind

Movie · as Matsuno Choromatsu (voice)

1990
Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman poster

Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman

TV · as Arthur G6 (voice) · 48 eps

1989
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! poster

Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!

Movie · as Matsuno Choromatsu (voice)

1989
Kousoku Sentai Turboranger poster

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger

TV · as Amulet Boma (voice), Bell Chime Boma (voice) · 2 eps

1988
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War poster

Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War

Movie · as Choromatsu Matsuno (voice) / Ichimatsu Matsuno (voice)