Mari Natsuki (born Junko Nakajima, 2 May 1952, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress who has been active since 1971. She is best known internationally for voicing the witch Yubaba in Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away (2001), and has twice been nominated for a Japanese Academy Award. Beyond film, she leads her own performance collective MNT (Mari Natsuki Terroir) and has long staged her self-conceived theatrical project Inshōha.
In March 2025, a television drama was announced starring Mari Natsuki and Fuki Kazeo in leading roles, with the screenplay and direction provided by Akiko Ōku.
In November 2024, Mari Natsuki held the 11th edition of the NATSUKI MARI FESTIVAL in KYOTO 2024 titled PLAY×PRAY at the Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto.
In December 2024, the cast of the television drama Private Banker was announced, featuring Mari Natsuki alongside Suzuki Honami and other actors.
In 2024, Mari Natsuki reprised the roles of Yubaba and Zeniba in a stage adaptation of Spirited Away, which was performed in Japan and at the Coliseum in London.
In 2024, Mari Natsuki provided the voice for the character Grandmother Tara in the Japanese dub of the animated film Moana 2.
