Mari Natsuki

Mari Natsuki, born Junko Nakajima, is a Japanese singer, dancer, and actress. She began her career as a singer at a young age and later ventured into acting. Natsuki has appeared in various musical theater productions, including those by Yukio Ninagawa. She is widely recognized for providing the voice of Yubaba in the acclaimed film Spirited Away and for her role as the young witch's mother in the Japanese TV remake of Bewitched. Natsuki has been nominated for the Japanese Academy Award twice. Additionally, she has acted in television dramas, such as the 2005 series Nobuta o Produce, where she portrayed the Vice Principal, Katharine. Natsuki also played the character Big Mama in the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.