Sound
Naoko Asari
Tokyo, Japan
Department: Sound
Biography
Naoko Asari (浅梨 なおこ, Asari Naoko, born January 24) is a Japanese film sound engineer and animation sound director from Tokyo. She joined Omnibus Promotion in 1981 as a sound assistant. She mainly worked on Studio Ghibli works, and after that, she worked on many live-action, film music and sound editing. After being away from the animation sound direction for a long time since the 1996 TV anime Kodocha, she was in charge of the recording direction of the 2013 movie The Tale of the Princess Kaguya for the first time in 17 years, her first Studio Ghibli work since the 1995 film Whisper of the Heart.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Naoko Asari
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My Neighbor Totoro
1988
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Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
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Porco Rosso
1992
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Whisper of the Heart
1995
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
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The Twilight Samurai
2002
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Tokyo Ghoul
2017
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Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999
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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
2000
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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (40 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Criminal | Sound Designer | TV Series | 2026 |
| The Criminal | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | TV Series | 2026 |
 | We Don't Know Love Yet | Music Editor | Movie | 2024 |
 | Confession | Sound Designer | Movie | 2024 |
 | You Made My Dawn | Sound Designer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Gon-Mama | Sound Designer | Movie | 2022 |
| Gon-Mama | Sound Mixer | Movie | 2022 |
 | We Couldn't Become Adults | Sound Designer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Cinderella Addiction | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Not Quite Dead Yet | Sound Designer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Chiwawa-chan | Sound Designer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Tokyo Ghoul | Sound Designer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Midnight Diner 2 | Sound Supervisor | Movie | 2016 |
 | Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories | Sound Supervisor | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Sono “Okodawari”, Watashi ni mo Kure yo!! | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Midnight Diner | Sound Designer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Judge! | Sound Designer | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Sound Designer | Movie | 2013 |
 | A Boy Called H | Music Editor | Movie | 2013 |
 | Robo-G | Music Editor | Movie | 2012 |
 | Box! | Sound Editor | Movie | 2010 |
 | Midnight Diner | Sound Supervisor | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Samurai Gangsters | Music Editor | Movie | 2008 |
 | After School | Sound Editor | Movie | 2008 |
 | Shinobi: Heart Under Blade | Music Editor | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Hidden Blade | Sound Editor | Movie | 2004 |
 | Heaven's Bookstore | Music Editor | Movie | 2004 |
 | Akame 48 Waterfalls | Songs | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Twilight Samurai | Music Editor | Movie | 2002 |
 | Godzilla vs. Megaguirus | Music Editor | Movie | 2000 |
 | Godzilla 2000: Millennium | Music Editor | Movie | 1999 |
 | Whisper of the Heart | Sound Director | Movie | 1995 |
 | Chage & Aska: On Your Mark | Sound | Movie | 1995 |
 | Porco Rosso | Recording Supervision | Movie | 1992 |
 | Mikadroid | Sound | Movie | 1991 |
 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Sound Director | Movie | 1989 |
 | My Neighbor Totoro | Other | Movie | 1988 |
 | Fight! Kickers | Sound Director | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Ranpou | Sound Director | TV Series | 1984 |