Juri Ihata (井端珠里)

Juri Ihata (井端珠里) (born September 9, 1987, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, former child actress, voice actress, and singer. She first worked as a kids model, then made her child-actor debut in 1998 in the drama "眠れる森", where she played the younger version of the heroine 大庭実那子, portrayed by 中山美穂. As a singer, she performed "Pocket ni Fantasy (ポケットにファンタジー)", an ending theme for "Pokémon". Ihata was affiliated with スターダストプロモーション before moving to RUF on June 1, 2010. She moved to ジャングル on May 23, 2013, and in September 2013 formed the theater unit "めだまちゃんとクチビルちゃん" with 手塚けだま of 劇団ラズカルズ. She left ジャングル on June 30, 2016 and joined コムレイド in October that year. In December 2017, Ihata announced her marriage. By 2021, she had paused entertainment activities in Japan, moved to Singapore, and become a mother of two.