Shiho Niiyama : biography
March 21, 1970 – February 7, 2000
Notable roles
- Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter) in Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
- Fuyumi in Sailor Moon Supers (prod. code 139)
- Blue delmo Valerie in Agent Aika
- Hiroko in Aoki Densetsu Shoot!
- Dorm Chief in Battle Athletes
- Rie Shibusawa in Battle Skipper
- Ōzora Tsubasa’s mother in Captain Tsubasa J
- Sakada no Jiisan no Tsuma in Chibi Maruko-chan
- Suou Takamura in CLAMP School Detectives
- Kimiko Ayanokōji in Debutante Detective Corps
- Juai in Detatoko Princess
- Myonsaku Kim in Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
- Risa Kanzaki in Gokinjo Monogatari
- Atore in Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
- Mao in Hyper Police (ep 19)
- Dealer (ep 12) & Jude’s mother (ep 23) in Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy
- Doris in Marmalade Boy
- Announcer A in Nanatsu no Umi no Tico (ep 36)
- Nursery School Teacher in Ogre Slayer
- Rei in Perfect Blue (movie)
- Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
- Kobachi-chan in Soreike! Anpanman
- Momiji Kagariya in Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
- Tachiki’s wife in Vampire Princess Miyu (ep 17)
- Hidenori in You’re Under Arrest (Ep 46)
- Narrator in BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako
- Fake Goddess Althena in Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Trivia
- Provided both the acting and singing voice of Seiya, part of the singing group "Three Lights" in Sailor Stars.
- Part of the singing group Virgo in Ojōsama Sōsamō
- Released a CD single Koi no Sousamou in 1996
Death
Niiyama had been hospitalized in July 1998 for acute leukemia and had returned for a bone marrow transplant. Her symptoms persisted for an hour, but she was suffering from pneumonia due to a drop in blood pressure caused by internal hemorrahaging. Having failed to respond to medication, she died at 6:23 AM, February 7, 2000.