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Tomoko Maruo

Tomoko Maruo

Actor · Born June 22, 1966 (60) · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Tomoko Maruo (丸尾 知子, Maruo Tomoko, born June 22, 1966) is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She changed her stage name to Chiko (ちこ) on December 24, 2012.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1966 (60)
From
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on Motif · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Tomoko Maruo's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
36%
Bonds
35%
Morality
14%
Self
8%
Ideas
7%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
3
Melancholic
1
Triumphant
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tomoko Maruo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tomoko Maruo's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 12 with a Motif page.

  • Birdy the Mighty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hazumi (voice)

  • Shamanic Princess (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · as Apoline (voice)

  • Romeo's Blue Skies(1995)

    Show 11 episodes · as Canio (voice) · as Enrico (voice) · as Leo "the Louse" (voice)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose(1993)

    as Young Fiore (voice)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ohana (voice)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound(1993)

    as Zangya (voice)

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Battle Angel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

  • Ai monogatari(1991)

    as Kaori (voice)

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf(1992)

    as Andy Bogard (young) (voice)

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ellcia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Shin Shin

  • Dear Brother(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band(1991)

    as Woman's Keyboarder

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Preventing the kidnapping of elementary school student Yumi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Friend A

  • Ariel Deluxe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Yuki Nishijima (voice)

  • Sei Michaela Gakuen Hyouryuuki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kumi Aoike (voice)

  • St. Michael Academy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Carol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Alice

  • Baoh the Caller(1989)

    as Girl (voice)

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • ARIEL: All Round Intercept & Escort Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Nami (voice)

  • Riding Bean(1989)

    as Waitress (voice)

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Gall Force 3: Stardust War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Solnoid Soldier (voice)

  • Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day(1988)

    as Horikoshi (voice)

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fashion Lala: The Story of the Harbour Light (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mogu (voice)

  • Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Maid (voice) · as Maidama (voice)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bubblegum Crisis(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Meg (voice)

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1987 to 1996; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988)

Motif 91st

Most popular right now

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)

Film career

19871996

Peak 1993 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1988Screen debut· Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day
  • 1993Career best· Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score75th

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s17 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Tomoko Maruo's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988)

60th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Romeo's Blue Skies (1995)

Motif 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tomoko Maruo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomoko Maruo's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shūichi Kakesu shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers