Risa Saito is a Japanese former actress. Her real name is Risa Otani . She is known for her role as Ryo Yumimura in Ultraman Dyna.
Career[]
She has been active as a personality for "POWER BAY MORNING" (Monday / Tuesday) at bayfm since October 2005, but she started to take a break from the program in 2018, and although she returned once in March, she started the program by the end of the same month. She later announced her retirement from the entertainment at the same time. The reason is that Katsumi Otani, her husband and chairman of her office "Office Walker", died of cancer on January 7. After she retired from the entertainment, she joined the management and she took over Katsumi's vocal group "Le Velvets" during her lifetime and devoted herself to her production business.
Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ultraman Dyna | Ryo Yumimura | |
| 1998 | Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light | ||
| 1999 | Gathering! 3 Great Ultra Warriors: Secrets of the Gaia Movie | ||
| Booska! Booska!! | Yayoi Komachi | Episodes 11, 18, 38 | |
| 2000 | Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey | Ryo Yumimura | |
| 2001 | Ultraman Dyna: The Return of Hanejiro | ||
| 2002 | Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet | Hyuga | |
| 2008 | Superior 8 Ultra Brothers | Ryo Yumimura (Alternate World) | |
| 2012 | Ultraman Saga | Ryo Yumimura |
Gallery[]
Miscellaneous[]
![The main cast of Ultraman Dyna in 2018, reunited after 21 years[1]](/wiki/File:Ultraman_Dyna_Cast_Reunion.jpg "Ultraman Dyna Cast Reunion.jpg (412 KB)")
![Saito and other Dyna actors at the Ultraman Dyna 25th anniversary event held at Ultra Heroes EXPO 2022 Summer Festival[2][3]](/wiki/File:Ultraman_Dyna_25th_01.jpeg "Ultraman Dyna 25th 01.jpeg (433 KB)")
![[4]](/wiki/File:Superguts_2022_1.jpeg "Superguts 2022 1.jpeg (211 KB)")
![[5]](/wiki/File:Superguts_2022_2.jpeg "Superguts 2022 2.jpeg (203 KB)")
![[6]](/wiki/File:Superguts_2022_3.jpeg "Superguts 2022 3.jpeg (64 KB)")
Trivia[]
- She was mainly active as a DJ such as bayfm.
- Her hobbies are nail art and driving.
- Saito is also credited for portraying Hyuga in Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle through stock footage.
References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/joe_onodera/status/1049346573073702912
- ↑ https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220802dog00m200068000c.html
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-6438
- ↑ https://x.com/takeshi_tsuruno/status/1554453153248313344
- ↑ https://x.com/takeshi_tsuruno/status/1554453181945769984
- ↑ https://animageplus.jp/articles/detail/46472