Atsuko Tanaka
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
Credits
- 2024 · YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master as Ōmurasaki no Omae (voice)
- 2024 · Brave Bang Bravern! as Kunus (voice)
- 2024 · The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic as Rose (voice)
- 2023 · Frieren: Beyond Journey's End as Flamme (voice)
- 2023 · MAKE MY DAY as Cathy Beck (voice)
- 2022 · Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer as Muu (voice)
- 2021 · Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2021 · Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet as Mary Sera (voice)
- 2021 · The Way of the Househusband as Hibari Torii (voice)
- 2020 · The Gymnastics Samurai as Mari Aragaki (voice)
- 2020 · Jujutsu Kaisen as Hanami (voice)
- 2020 · Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2020 · Listeners as Kim (voice)
- 2018 · I Want to Eat Your Pancreas as Haruki's Mother (voice)
- 2018 · Batman Ninja as Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice)
- 2018 · Cutie Honey Universe as Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice)
- 2018 · A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- as Akiko Nanbara (voice)
- 2018 · Pop Team Epic as Pipimi (voice)
- 2018 · Devilman Crybaby as Silene (voice)
- 2017 · Today's Menu for the Emiya Family as Caster (voice)
- 2017 · Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower as Caster (voice)
- 2017 · GARO -VANISHING LINE- as Sister (voice)
- 2017 · ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. as Mauve (voice)
- 2016 · The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)
- 2016 · Thunderbolt Fantasy as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · SUPER LOVERS as Haruko Kaidou (voice)
- 2016 · Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn as Uzal Delilah
- 2015 · Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History as
- 2015 · God Eater as Tsubaki Amamiya (voice)
- 2015 · The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Tahamenay (voice)
- 2015 · THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls as Executive Director Mishiro (voice)
- 2014 · Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] as Caster (voice)
- 2014 · Your Lie in April as Yuriko Ochiai (voice)
- 2014 · Parasyte -the maxim- as Reiko Tamura (voice)
- 2014 · Parasyte -the maxim- as Ryoko Tamiya (voice)
- 2014 · Knights of Sidonia as Ittan Samari (voice)
- 2014 · The Irregular at Magic High School as Virginia Balance (voice)
- 2013 · Bayonetta: Bloody Fate as Bayonetta (voice)
- 2013 · Dokidoki! PreCure as Marmo (voice)
- 2012 · JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as Lisa Lisa (voice)
- 2012 · Kokoro Connect as Reika Nagase (voice)
- 2012 · Campione! as Lucretia Zola
- 2012 · Tari Tari as Naoko Takakura (voice)
- 2012 · Ozma as Binas
- 2012 · Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure as Professor Kelly (voice)
- 2011 · TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance as Nina Williams (voice)
- 2011 · Mazinkaiser SKL as Aira (voice)
- 2010 · Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey
- 2010 · Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package")
- 2009 · Aoi Bungaku Series as Madam
- 2009 · A Certain Scientific Railgun as Harumi Kiyama (voice)
- 2009 · Nyan Koi! as Nyamsus
- 2009 · Princess Lover! as Josephine (voice)
- 2009 · Umineko: When They Cry as Kasumi Sumadera
- 2009 · Beyond the Heavens as Bian Linglong
- 2009 · Queen's Blade as Claudette (voice)
- 2008 · The Hill Dyed Rose Madder as Nagase (Mother)
- 2008 · Ghost in the Shell 2.0 as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2008 · The Daughter of Twenty Faces as Seiji Tamiya (voice)
- 2008 · Amatsuki as
- 2007 · The Piano Forest as Namie Amamiya (voice)
- 2007 · Devil May Cry as Trish (voice)
- 2007 · Juken Sentai Gekiranger as Michelle Peng (Voice)
- 2007 · Naruto Shippūden as Konan (voice)
- 2007 · Shattered Angels as Mika Ayanokōji (voice)
- 2006 · Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry as Captain Vivian Medlock
- 2006 · Hataraki Man as Kaji, Maiko
- 2006 · Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple as Freya (voice)
- 2006 · Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society as Motoko Kusangai (voice)
- 2006 · Le Chevalier D'Eon as
- 2006 · Le Chevalier D'Eon as Queen Elizabeth of Russia
- 2006 · Utawarerumono as Karurauatsuurei
- 2006 · Ergo Proxy as Lacan (voice)
- 2006 · Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven as Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2006 · Fate/stay night as Caster (voice)
- 2005 · Noein: To Your Other Self as Miyuki Gotou (voice)
- 2005 · Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2005 · Mahou Sentai Magiranger as Gorgon (Voice)
- 2005 · Gallery Fake as Fei Cui
- 2004 · Destiny of the Shrine Maiden as
- 2004 · Destiny of the Shrine Maiden as アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo
- 2004 · Tweeny Witches as Atelia (voice)
- 2004 · Monster as Margot (voice)
- 2004 · Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2003 · Maburaho as Maika Kazetsubaki
- 2003 · Battle Programmer Shirase as Kotoe Amano (voice)
- 2003 · Hoop Days as
- 2003 · Wolf's Rain as Jagara (voice)
- 2002 · Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2002 · WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 as Saeko Misaki (voice)
- 2002 · RahXephon as Sayoko Nanamori (voice)
- 2001 · Salaryman Kintaro as Misuzu Suenaga (voice)
- 2000 · Gravitation as Kaoruko (voice)
- 1999 · Reign: The Conqueror as Cassandra (voice)
- 1999 · Magic User's Club! as Saki Sawanoguchi (voice)
- 1999 · BuBu ChaCha as Mom
- 1999 · Angel Links as Valeria Vertone (voice)
- 1999 · Legend of Himiko as Fujina
- 1998 · Master Keaton as
- 1998 · Super Doll★Licca-chan as Puru
- 1998 · Brain Powerd as Shiela Glass
- 1998 · Fancy Lala as Yumi Haneishi
- 1998 · Cowboy Bebop as Coffy (voice)
- 1998 · AWOL -Absent Without Leave- as
- 1997 · Master of Mosquiton '99 as Wolf Lady
- 1997 · AIKa as Nena Hagen (voice)
- 1997 · Mach GoGoGo as
- 1997 · Variable Geo as Miranda Jahana
- 1995 · Ghost in the Shell as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 1995 · Virtua Fighter as
- 1994 · Mahoujin Guru Guru as
- 1994 · Yamato Takeru as Shaman (voice)
- Future · #Compass 2.0 Combat Providence Analysis System as Violetta (voice)
- 2023 · Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2021 · Kimi to Fit Boxing as Laura (voice)
- 2021 · Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi as Mary Sera (voice)
- 2020 · ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards as Mauve (voice)
- 2019 · Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter as Wilmit Zenam (voice)
- 2019 · Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip as Mary Sera (voice)
- 2018 · Usuzumizakura: GARO as Akira (voice)
- 2017 · 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)
- 2015 · Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn as Uzal Delilah (voice)
- 2015 · Chieri and Cherry as Lady Emerald (voice)
- 2015 · Knights of Sidonia: The Movie as Samari Ittan (voice)
- 2014 · Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky as Yuri Aoshima
- 2012 · Bread of Happiness as
- 2011 · Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA as Alice (voice)
- 2011 · Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle as
- 2009 · God Eater Prologue as Tsubaki Amamiya
- 2009 · The River's Light as 蓝
- 2007 · Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet as Michelle Peng (voice)
- 2006 · Phoenix: Earthkeepers Chapter as The Phoenix (voice)
- 2005 · Prayers as
- 2005 · Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics as Kaori (voice)
- 2005 · Super Robot Wars as
- 2004 · Phoenix: Robe of Feathers as
- 2004 · The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Self
- 2003 · Heart Cocktail Again as
- 2001 · Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger as Karen Korinsky (voice)
- 2000 · Reign: The Conqueror Movie as Cassandra
- 1999 · Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre as Yurie Aizawa (voice)
- 1997 · Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari as
- 1997 · Psycho Diver: Soul Siren as Angelica (voice)
- 1997 · Hermes - Winds of Love as Mermaid Delmone (voice)
- 1996 · Advancer Tina as Tina Owen (voice)
- 1996 · アドバンサー・ティナ as Tina Owen (voice)
- 1995 · Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me as Margarita (voice)
- 1995 · Princess Minerva as Yurisis Cheloria (voice)
- 1995 · Ghost in the Shell: Production Report as Self
- 1994 · My Sexual Harassment as Yumi Mayakawa (voice)
- 1993 · Black Jack as Abumaru (voice)