Actresses
In the Japanese anime series and movies, Michiru Kaioh is voiced by veteran voice actress Masako Katsuki. In the English-language dub, the voice of "Michelle Kaioh" is provided by Barbara Radecki, who had previously played Usagi's mother. Many fans believe this was due to her resemblance to Ikuko. According to Barbara Radecki, she recorded her Sailor Neptune lines together with her co-star, Sarah LaFleur, the voice of Sailor Uranus, which is unusual, as anime voiceover in North America is usually recorded individually. Radecki also said that she had a lot of fun voicing Sailor Neptune.
In the stage musicals, Michiru has been played by 8 actresses: Kaoru Sakamoto, Chikage Tomita, Miyuki Fuji, Hiroko Tahara, Sara Shimada, Yuhka Asami, Tomoko Inami, and Takayo Oyama. Asami, the longest-running of these actresses, knew nothing about Sailor Moon when she was given a role in the musical, but came to greatly admire the character of Michiru after reading the manga and watching the anime. Nao Takagi, who played opposite her as Sailor Uranus, has stated that certain scenes were specially created just for the two of them.
Michiru does not appear in the live-action series.
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