三石琴乃と月野うさぎの38年間｜1999年の結婚と病魔、伝説の裏側にある真実
「私がいなくても、世界は回っていく…」
1992年、人気絶頂の中で襲った急性腹膜炎。病室のテレビから流れる、自分ではない「代役」のセーラームーンの声。それは三石琴乃が直面した、表現者としての残酷なまでの孤独でした。
1999年、世紀末の熱狂の裏で彼女が下した「結婚」という決断。アイドルのような偶像性を求められた時代、なぜ彼女は私生活を優先し、一人の女性としての幸せを選んだのか。その「1999の秘密」こそが、後に葛城ミサトやミトさんというキャラクターに圧倒的な生命力を吹き込む鍵となりました。
昭和から令和へ。少女から母へ。三石琴乃という声優が歩んだ、魂の脱皮と再生の記録。彼女の「声」が、なぜ38年もの間、私たちの心を掴んで離さないのか。その真実に迫るドキュメンタリー。
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Comment from North America:
Although Sailor Moon was not my first experience with Japanese culture and lore (that would be that other legendary figure of Japanese entertainment history I like to refer to as Godzilla), it was my gateway into anime — and my introduction to the beautiful, golden, dulcet tones of one Kotono Mitsuishi.
There was (and still is) an appealing quality to her vocalizing — as we might say on this side of the Pacific Ocean, Kotono didn't have "all the feels" — she WAS AND STILL IS "all the feels". Her subsequent work as Misato, Tae Yamada, Murruu Rammus, Boa Hancock and also voicing Tamako Nobi in the the most recent version of Doreamon (for over 25 years now) among other roles (not to mention her dub work in American shows such as Grey's Anatomy and live action historical films as well) is a testament to her ability to be both commercially and artistically successful (probably as difficult and rewarding an accomplishment in Japan as it would be in America).
In addition, I am personally happy for her and her family that most of the issues she had to deal with on physical, mental and emotional levels are (hopefully) in her past.
Kotono Mitsuishi is on my personal Japanese entertainment "Mount Rushmore" [or "Mount Fuji", if you prefer] alongside Godzilla, Toshiro Mifune-sensei, and Akira Kurosawa-sensei. No, seriously, I mean that. She should be (in tandem with everyone else who worked on Neon Genesis Evangelion and both versions of Sailor Moon alone, especially all the female seppuu, many of whom are already voice legends in their own right) acknowledged for her contributions to helping make the Japanese (and overall Orient) way of life a little less mysterious to idiot Westerners like myself, and she has earned my total respect and admiration for her talents, work ethic, and most particularly her perseverance.