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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-11-14 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Atsuko Tanaka

Biography:

Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko, November 14, 1962 – August 20, 2024) was a Japanese voice actress and narrator. Born in Maebashi, she became interested in acting during her youth, and while educated at Ferris University, worked as a background extra at Shochiku. After spending years working as an office lady for a Tokyo executive, she enrolled in the Tokyo Announcement Academy and joined the talent agency Mausu Promotion, with whom she was affiliated at the time of her death.

She was best known for her portrayal of Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell film and franchise, and she also voiced Konan in Naruto, Caster in Fate/stay night, Lisa Lisa in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chun-Li in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Claudette in Queen's Blade, Francis Midford in Black Butler, Karura in Utawarerumono, Bayonetta in the Bayonetta series, Hanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, and Kyrie Ushiromiya in Umineko no Naku Koro ni.

Known For

Acting

2025

#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT as Violetta (voice)

2024

Brave Bang Bravern! as Kunus (voice)

2023

MAKE MY DAY as Cathy Beck (voice)

2022

2021

Kimi to Fit Boxing as Laura (voice)
The Way of the Househusband as Hibari Torii (voice)

2020

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Listeners as Kim (voice)
The Gymnastics Samurai as Mari Aragaki (voice)
Jujutsu Kaisen as Hanami (voice)

2019

2018

Usuzumizakura: GARO as Akira (voice)
Batman Ninja as Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice)
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas as Haruki's Mother (voice)
A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- as Akiko Nanbara (voice)
Cutie Honey Universe as Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice)
Pop Team Epic as Pipimi (voice)
Devilman Crybaby as Silene (voice)

2017

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic as Francis Midford (voice)
GARO -VANISHING LINE- as Sister (voice)

2016

Thunderbolt Fantasy as Narrator (Voice)
The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)
SUPER LOVERS as Haruko Kaidou (voice)

2015

Chieri and Cherry as Lady Emerald (voice)
Knights of Sidonia: The Movie as Samari Ittan (voice)
God Eater as Tsubaki Amamiya (voice)
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls as Executive Director Mishiro (voice)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Tahamenay (voice)

2014

Knights of Sidonia as Ittan Samari (voice)
Your Lie in April as Yuriko Ochiai (voice)
Parasyte -the maxim- as Ryoko Tamiya (voice)
Parasyte -the maxim- as Reiko Tamura (voice)
The Irregular at Magic High School as Virginia Balance (voice)

2013

Bayonetta: Bloody Fate as Bayonetta (voice)
Glitter Force Doki Doki as Marmo (voice)

2012

Campione! as Lucretia Zola
Tari Tari as Naoko Takakura (voice)
Kokoro Connect as Reika Nagase (voice)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as Lisa Lisa (voice)
Ozma as Binas

2011

TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance as Nina Williams (voice)
Mazinkaiser SKL as Aira (voice)

2010

Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package")
Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey

2009

God Eater Prologue as Tsubaki Amamiya
Umineko: When They Cry as Kasumi Sumadera
A Certain Scientific Railgun as Harumi Kiyama (voice)
Beyond the Heavens as Bian Linglong
Queen's Blade as Claudette (voice)
Nyan Koi! as Nyamsus
Princess Lover! as Josephine (voice)

2008

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
The Hill Dyed Rose Madder as Nagase (Mother)
The Daughter of Twenty Faces as Seiji Tamiya (voice)
Black Butler as Francis Midford (voice)

2007

The Piano Forest as Namie Amamiya (voice)
Devil May Cry as Trish (voice)
Shattered Angels as Mika Ayanokōji (voice)
Naruto Shippūden as Konan (voice)
Juken Sentai Gekiranger as Michelle Peng (Voice)

2006

Phoenix: Earthkeepers as The Phoenix (voice)
Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry as Captain Vivian Medlock
Utawarerumono as Karurauatsuurei
Le Chevalier D'Eon as Queen Elizabeth of Russia
Ergo Proxy as Lacan (voice)
Fate/stay night as Caster (voice)
Hataraki Man as Kaji, Maiko

2005

Noein: To Your Other Self as Miyuki Gotou (voice)
Gallery Fake as Fei Cui
Mahou Sentai Magiranger as Gorgon (Voice)

2004

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden as アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo
Tweeny Witches as Atelia (voice)
Monster as Margot (voice)

2003

Maburaho as Maika Kazetsubaki
Wolf's Rain as Jagara (voice)
Battle Programmer Shirase as Kotoe Amano (voice)

2002

WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 as Saeko Misaki (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
RahXephon as Sayoko Nanamori (voice)

2001

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger as Karen Korinsky (voice)
Salaryman Kintaro as Misuzu Suenaga (voice)

2000

Gravitation as Kaoruko (voice)

1999

Magic User's Club! as Saki Sawanoguchi (voice)
Angel Links as Valeria Vertone (voice)
Reign: The Conqueror as Cassandra (voice)

1998

Fancy Lala as Yumi Haneishi
Brain Powerd as Shiela Glass
Cowboy Bebop as Coffy (voice)

1997

Hermes - Winds of Love as Mermaid Delmone (voice)
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren as Angelica (voice)
Variable Geo as Miranda Jahana
AIKa as Nena Hagen (voice)

1996

Advancer Tina as Tina Owen (voice)
アドバンサー・ティナ as Tina Owen (voice)

1995

Ghost in the Shell as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Princess Minerva as Yurisis Cheloria (voice)

1994

Yamato Takeru as Shaman (voice)
My Sexual Harassment as Yumi Mayakawa (voice)

1993

Black Jack as Abumaru (voice)

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Ogenki Clinic Adventures as Feeling Good Girl