Rica Matsumoto

Acting•Born November 30, 1968 (age 57)•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

Filmography

2026

Komekami! Girls

as Okoge Oniyama (voice)

2026

No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger VS Boonboomger

as Bundorio Bunderas / Boonboom Changer (voice)

Movie

2025

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

as Herself

Movie

2025

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger VS King-Ohger

as Boondorio Boonderas (voice)

Movie

2024

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger GekijoBOON! Promise The Circuit

as Boondorio Boonderas / Boonboomger Equipment (voice)

Movie

2024

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger

as Bundorio Bunderas (voice)

2024

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger

as Shiho Sato

2024

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger: Transformation & Combination Lessons!

as Bundorio Bunderas (voice)

2023

Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix

as Mitsuko Fujimoto / Ms. Titan

Movie

2023

Kamen Rider Ryuki: 20th Anniversary Alumni Talk Event

as Herself

Movie

2022

Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix

as Mitsuko Fujimoto / Ms. Titan

2022

Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles

as Satoshi (voice)

2021

Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations

as Himiko Crisper (voice)

Movie

2021

Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor

as Jabe (voice)

2020

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2020

Poccolies

as 配音

2019

Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2018

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2017

DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon

as Wonder Woman (voice)

Movie

2017

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2016

Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2016

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

as Ryo Bakura (voice)

Movie

2015

Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2015

金夜、安部礼司～平均的サラリーマンの异常な日常

2014

Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2014

Pikachu, What's This Key?

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2014

Washimo

as (voice)

2013

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

as Dorian (voice)

Movie

2013

Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2013

Pokémon: Mewtwo - Prologue to Awakening

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2012

Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice

as Ash (voice)

Movie

2012

Stitch and the Planet of Sand

Movie

2012

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger

as Masako Yamada

2011

Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2011

Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2010

Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2009

Yona Yona Penguin

as Devil Leader (voice)

Movie

2009

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2008

Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2008

Engine Sentai Go-Onger

as Spinning Banki (voice)

2007

MapleStory

as Puudou

2007

Two Walnuts

Movie

2007

The Piano Forest

as Daigaku Kanehira (voice)

Movie

2007

Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2006

Animelo Summer Live 2006 -Outride- I

as Herself

Movie

2006

Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2005

Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2005

Animelo Summer Live

2005

Madam is a Magical Girl

as Freya

2004

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2004

JAM Project LIVE Shinkan ~Return to the Chaos~

Movie

2003

Kaminari hashiru natsu

Movie

2003

Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2003

Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai II

as Tsukasa Ichimonji (voice)

Movie

2002

You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!!

Movie

2002

Bomberman Jetters

as Misty

2002

Hanada Shounen-shi

as Kiyohei / Madam Catherine (voice)

2002

Pokémon Heroes

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2002

Dragon Drive

as Mukai (voice)

2002

Gun Frontier

2001

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2001

Blue Remains

as Sari

Movie

2001

Pokémon 4Ever

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2001

Metropolis

as Female customer (voice)

Movie

2000

Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar

as Sandy Fishburne (voice)

Movie

2000

Pikachu & Pichu

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2000

Pokémon 3: The Movie

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

2000

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

as Ryo Bakura / Yami Bakura (voice)

2000

The Tree In Sunlight

as Okon

1999

Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

1999

Now and Then, Here and There

1999

Sol Bianca: The Legacy

as April Bikirk (voice)

1999

Pokémon the Movie 2000

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

1999

Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

1999

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

as Futaba Aoi (voice)

Movie

1999

逮捕しちゃうぞ Special

1998

Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

1998

DNA Sights 999.9

as Moriki (voice)

Movie

1998

If I See You in my Dreams

as Namiko Isobe (voice)

1998

Let's Nupu Nupu

as Kumi Kitamura (voice)

1998

Hunter × Hunter Pilot

as Gon Freecss (voice)

Movie

1998

Pokémon: The First Movie

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

1998

Pikachu's Vacation

as Satoshi (voice)

Movie

1998

If I See You in My Dreams

as Namiko Isobe (voice)

1998

TRIGUN

as Kaito (voice)

1998

Perfect Blue

as Rumi (voice)

Movie

1998

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden

1998

Outlaw Star

as Jim Hawking (voice)

1998

Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File

as Self

Movie

1997

宝可梦无印篇

as 小智

Movie

1997

Pokémon

as Satoshi (voice)

1997

You're Under Arrest! Diverting Traffic at the Beach

as Aoi Futaba (Voice)

Movie

1996

Fake

as Bikky (voice)

Movie

1996

You're Under Arrest!

as Futaba Aoi (Voice)

1996

Twin Signal: Family Game

as Nobuhiko Otoi (voice)

Movie

1996

Twin Signal

as Nobuhiko Otoi (voice)

1996

X: The Movie

as Nataku

Movie

1996

ガンバリスト! 駿

1996

Shamanic Princess

as Graham / Japolo (voice)

1996

The Legend of Zorro

as Bernardo

1996

My Dear Marie

Movie

1996

My Dear Marie

as Hibiki (voice)

1996

Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman

as Youta Matsumoto (voice)

1995

Ninku the Movie

as Fusuke Ninku

Movie

1995

Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrie

as Rahsya (voice)

1995

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland

as Sumire (voice)

1995

Weather Report Girl

as Keiko Nakadai (voice)

1995

Princess Minerva

as Kesley Uruga (voice)

Movie

1994

Ninku: Tomb of Knives

as Fusuke (voice)

Movie

1994

Gatchaman OVA

as Jinpei the Swallow (G-4)

Movie

1994

Gatchaman

as Jinpei (voice)

1994

Super Pig

as Keiko Kuroha

1994

Phantom Quest Corp.

as Ayaka Kisaragi (voice)

1994

Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School

as Lyrica

Movie

1994

Combustible Campus Guardress

as Hazumi Jinno (voice)

1994

Bakuen Campus Guardress

as Hazumi Jinno (voice)

1994

Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals

as Prettz (voice)

1994

New Cutey Honey

as Chokkei Hayami (voice)

1994

Dirty Pair Flash

as Kei (voice)

1993

Black Jack

as Yuki Nakajima (voice)

1993

Heisei Period Dog Tale Bow

1993

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal

as Koashura (voice)

Movie

1993

Moldiver

as Nozomu (voice)

Movie

1993

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

as Warren Trace / Haro (voice)

1993

Moldiver

as Nozomu Ozora (voice)

1992

Treasure Island Memorial

as Child

Movie

1992

Matchless Raijin-Oh OVA

as 日向仁

1992

Energetic Explosion Ganbaruger

1992

Super Sentai Zyuranger

as Dora Raiger (voice)

1992

The Brave of Legend Da-Garn

as Seiji Takasugi (voice)

1991

Roujin Z

as Satō Tomoe (voice)

Movie

1991

Jankenman

1991

Matchless Raijin-Oh

as Jin Hyuga (voice)

1991

Chōjin Sentai Jetman

as Trash Jigen (voice)

1990

Ikenai Boy: Ikasu Maruhi Hand Power

as Natsuko Nakahara (voice)

Movie

1990

Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind

as Matsuno Choromatsu (voice)

Movie

1990

Ikenai Boy

Movie

1990

Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman

as Arthur G6 (voice)

1989

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

as Matsuno Choromatsu (voice)

Movie

1989

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger

as Bell Chime Boma (voice)

1989

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger

as Amulet Boma (voice)

1988

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

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

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayNovember 30, 1968

Place of BirthYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Popularity1.6