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Atsuko Tanaka

Born 1962-11-14

Died 2024-08-20

📍 Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

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.

Filmography 158

#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT

as Violetta (voice)

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

as Ōmurasaki no Omae (voice)

Brave Bang Bravern!

as Kunus (voice)

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

as Rose (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

as Flamme (voice)

as Cathy Beck (voice)

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Kimi to Fit Boxing

as Laura (voice)

Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet

as Mary Sera (voice)

The Way of the Househusband

as Hibari Torii (voice)

Ganbare! TEAM NACS

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi

as Mary Sera (voice)

The Gymnastics Samurai

as Mari Aragaki (voice)

as 花御（配音）

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards

as Mauve (voice)

Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter

as Wilmit Zenam (voice)

Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip

as Mary Sera (voice)

Usuzumizakura: GARO

as Akira (voice)

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

as Haruki's Mother (voice)

Queen's Blade UNLIMITED

Cutie Honey Universe

as Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice)

as Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice)

A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-

as Akiko Nanbara (voice)

Today's Menu for the Emiya Family

as Caster (voice)

Devilman Crybaby

as Sirene (voice)

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower

as Caster (voice)

GARO -VANISHING LINE-

as Sister (voice)

3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road

as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

as Francis Midford (voice)

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.

as Mauve (voice)

The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D

as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)

Thunderbolt Fantasy

as Narrator (Voice)

as Haruko Kaidou (voice)

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

as Uzal Delilah

Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

as Uzal Delilah (voice)

Chieri and Cherry

as Lady Emerald (voice)

as Tsubaki Amamiya (voice)

The Heroic Legend of Arslan

as Tahamenay (voice)

Knights of Sidonia: The Movie

as Samari Ittan (voice)

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls

as Executive Director Mishiro (voice)

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]

as Caster (voice)

Your Lie in April

as Yuriko Ochiai (voice)

Parasyte -the maxim-

as Reiko Tamura (voice)

Parasyte -the maxim-

as Ryoko Tamiya (voice)

Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky

as Yuri Aoshima

Knights of Sidonia

as Ittan Samari (voice)

The Irregular at Magic High School

as Virginia Balance (voice)

Bayonetta: Bloody Fate

as Bayonetta (voice)

Glitter Force Doki Doki

as Marmo (voice)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

as Lisa Lisa (voice)

Little Busters!

as Announcer (voice)

as Reika Nagase (voice)

as Lucretia Zola

as Naoko Takakura (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure

as Professor Kelly (voice)

Bread of Happiness

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA

as Alice (voice)

Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle

TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance

as Nina Williams (voice)

Mazinkaiser SKL

as Aira (voice)

as Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package")

Aoi Bungaku Series

A Certain Scientific Railgun

as Harumi Kiyama (voice)

God Eater Prologue

as Tsubaki Amamiya

Princess Lover!

as Josephine (voice)

Umineko: When They Cry

as Kasumi Sumadera

The River's Light

Beyond the Heavens

as Bian Linglong

as Claudette (voice)

as Francis Midford (voice)

The Hill Dyed Rose Madder

as Nagase (Mother)

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

The Daughter of Twenty Faces

as Seiji Tamiya (voice)

Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet

as Michelle Peng (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

The Piano Forest

as Namie Amamiya (voice)

as Trish (voice)

Juken Sentai Gekiranger

as Michelle Peng (Voice)

Naruto Shippūden

as Konan (voice)

Shattered Angels

as Mika Ayanokōji (voice)

Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry

as Captain Vivian Medlock

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple

as Freya (voice)

Le Chevalier D'Eon

Le Chevalier D'Eon

as Queen Elizabeth of Russia

as Karurauatsuurei

as Lacan (voice)

Phoenix: Earthkeepers

as The Phoenix (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Fate/stay night

as Caster (voice)

Noein: To Your Other Self

as Miyuki Gotou (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics

as Kaori (voice)

Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation

as Viletta Badim (voice)

Mahou Sentai Magiranger

as Gorgon (Voice)

Destiny of the Shrine Maiden

Destiny of the Shrine Maiden

as アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple

as Miss Lemon (voice)

as Atelia (voice)

as Margot (voice)

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Heart Cocktail Again

as Maika Kazetsubaki

Battle Programmer Shirase

as Kotoe Amano (voice)

as Jagara (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Patlabor WXIII the Movie

as Saeko Misaki (voice)

as Sayoko Nanamori (voice)

Salaryman Kintaro

as Misuzu Suenaga (voice)

Reign: The Conqueror Movie

as Kaoruko (voice)

Reign: The Conqueror

as Cassandra (voice)

Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre

as Yurie Aizawa (voice)

as Valeria Vertone (voice)

Legend of Himiko

Super Doll★Licca-chan

as Shiela Glass (voice)

as Yumi Haneishi (voice)

as Coffy (voice)

AWOL -Absent Without Leave-

Master of Mosquiton '99

Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari

Psycho Diver: Soul Siren

as Angelica (voice)

as Nena Hagen (voice)

Hermes - Winds of Love

as Mermaid Delmone (voice)

as Miranda Jahana

as Tina Owen (voice)

as Tina Owen (voice)

Magic User's Club OVA

Ghost in the Shell

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!

as Margarita (voice)

Princess Minerva

as Yurisis Cheloria (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Production Report

My Sexual Harassment

as Yumi Mayakawa (voice)

Mahoujin Guru Guru

as Shaman (voice)

as Abumaru (voice)

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger

as Karen Korinsky (voice)

Ogenki Clinic Adventures

as Feeling Good Girl