Kujira

Wakako Matsumoto (松本 和香子) (April 1, 1961 - ), better known as Kujira (くじら), is a Japanese seiyū from the Tokyo Metropolis area. She is employed by 81 Produce. Veteran seiyū Shigeru Chiba, another member of 81 Produce, gave Kujira her nickname (meaning "whale").

Kujira's voice is described as hoarse and androgynous. Thus, many of her characters are middle-aged. Her best-known roles are Otose of Gin Tama and Orochimaru, an antagonist of Naruto.

Television animation

 * Bamboo Blade ('Old Hag')
 * Beyblade (Nobuo)
 * Ceres, Celestial Legend (Kyū Oda)
 * Chaos;Head (Katsuko Momose)
 * Cooking Papa (Katsuyo Yoshioka)
 * Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (Miss Tenjō)
 * ''Dotto Koni chan (Koni)
 * Detective Conan (Hachirō Shiotataira's wife, Tokomae Sayuri)
 * Full Metal Panic! (Peggy Goldberry)
 * GeGeGe no Kitaro (Guwagoze)
 * Gintama (Terada Ayano/Otose)
 * Hamtaro (Tonkichi)
 * Haré+Guu (Obaasan)
 * Hell Girl (Meiko Shimono)
 * Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Landlady, Tamae Hōjō)
 * I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (Ruru Sanjō)
 * Jigoku Shōjo (Meiko Shimono)
 * Kogepan (Sumi)
 * Kyo Kara Maoh! (Queen Kumahachi)
 * Lucky Star (Various extra and background roles)
 * Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (Sabure)
 * Naruto (Orochimaru)
 * Naruto Shippuuden (Orochimaru)
 * One Piece (Sweetpea)
 * Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation (Rougela B)
 * Romeo no Aoi Sora (Enbelino, Faustino)
 * Sgt. Frog (Disneyland yokozuna)
 * Slayers (Shopkeeper's Wife)
 * Sonic X (Ella)
 * Tactics (Book Ghost)
 * You're Under Arrest (Auntie Haramura)

OVA

 * .hack//Liminality (Old woman)

Theater animation

 * GeGeGe no Kitaro: Obake Naitā (Jun)

Games

 * Chaos;Head (Katsuko Momose)
 * Kingdom Hearts series (Ursula)
 * Maken X (Kati)
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Helga)
 * Shadow Hearts: From the New World (Mao)
 * Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Verius)
 * Tales of Vesperia (Belius)

Dubbing roles

 * The Wizard of Oz (Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West)
 * Gone with the Wind (Warner Bros. DVD edition) (Mammy)
 * Sesame Street (Whoopi Goldberg)

Tokusatsu Superhero

 * Kamen Rider Agito (El of the Wind)

Live action

 * Sansū Sui Sui (NHK Educational TV)