
Atsuko Tanaka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 14, 1962
- Died
- August 20, 2024 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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.
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Filmography

Ogenki Clinic Adventures
Movie · as Feeling Good Girl

Sacrée frousse !
Movie · as Lady Emerald (second segment) (voice)

#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT
TV · as Violetta (voice) · 12 eps

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic
TV · as Rose (voice) · 13 eps

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
TV · as Ōmurasaki no Omae (voice) · 20 eps

Brave Bang Bravern!
TV · as Kunus (voice) · 2 eps

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
TV · as Flamme (voice) · 5 eps

MAKE MY DAY
TV · as Cathy Beck (voice) · 8 eps

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
TV · as Muu (voice) · 24 eps

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
Movie · as Mary Sera (voice)

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi
Movie · as Mary Sera (voice)

Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars
Movie

Kimi to Fit Boxing
TV · as Laura (voice) · 12 eps

The Way of the Househusband
TV · as Hibari Torii (voice) · 5 eps

Ganbare! TEAM NACS
TV · 1 ep

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards
Movie · as Mauve (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
TV · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice) · 24 eps

Listeners
TV · as Kim (voice) · 12 eps

The Gymnastics Samurai
TV · as Mari Aragaki (voice) · 11 eps

JUJUTSU KAISEN
TV · as Hanami (voice) · 9 eps

Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip
Movie · as Mary Sera (voice)

Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter
Movie · as Wilmit Zenam (voice)

Usuzumizakura: GARO
Movie · as Akira (voice)

Batman Ninja
Movie · as Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice)

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Movie · as Haruki's Mother (voice)

A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-
TV · as Akiko Nanbara (voice) · 12 eps

Cutie Honey Universe
TV · as Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice) · 12 eps

Today's Menu for the Emiya Family
TV · as Caster (voice) · 13 eps

Devilman Crybaby
TV · as Sirene (voice) · 3 eps

Queen's Blade UNLIMITED
TV · 2 eps

3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road
Movie · as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
Movie · as Caster (voice)

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
Movie · as Francis Midford (voice)

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
TV · as Mauve (voice) · 7 eps

GARO -VANISHING LINE-
TV · as Sister (voice) · 24 eps

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
TV · as Uzal Delilah (voice) · 12 eps

Thunderbolt Fantasy
TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 13 eps

The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D
TV · as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice) · 13 eps

SUPER LOVERS
TV · as Haruko Kaidou (voice) · 20 eps

Chieri and Cherry
Movie · as Lady Emerald (voice)

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
Movie · as Uzal Delilah (voice)

Knights of Sidonia: The Movie
Movie · as Samari Ittan (voice)

Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History
TV · 5 eps

God Eater
TV · as Tsubaki Amamiya (voice) · 11 eps

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
TV · as Executive Director Mishiro (voice) · 10 eps

The Heroic Legend of Arslan
TV · as Tahamenay (voice) · 33 eps

Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky
Movie · as Yuri Aoshima

Knights of Sidonia
TV · as Ittan Samari (voice) · 24 eps

Your Lie in April
TV · as Yuriko Ochiai (voice) · 9 eps

Parasyte -the maxim-
TV · as Ryoko Tamiya (voice), Reiko Tamura (voice) · 3 eps

The Irregular at Magic High School
TV · as Virginia Balance (voice) · 4 eps
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Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
TV · as Caster (voice) · 9 eps

Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
Movie · as Bayonetta (voice)

Glitter Force Doki Doki
TV · as Marmo (voice) · 49 eps

Bread of Happiness
Movie

Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
Movie · as Professor Kelly (voice)

Campione!
TV · as Lucretia Zola · 13 eps

Tari Tari
TV · as Naoko Takakura (voice) · 11 eps

Kokoro Connect
TV · as Reika Nagase (voice) · 13 eps

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
TV · as Lisa Lisa (voice) · 26 eps

Ozma
TV · as Binas · 6 eps

Little Busters!
TV · as Announcer (voice) · 3 eps

TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance
Movie · as Nina Williams (voice)

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA
Movie · as Alice (voice)

Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle
Movie

Mazinkaiser SKL
TV · as Aira (voice) · 3 eps

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

Halo Legends
TV · as Dr. Halsey · 1 ep

God Eater Prologue
Movie · as Tsubaki Amamiya

The River's Light
Movie · as 蓝

Umineko: When They Cry
TV · as Kasumi Sumadera · 26 eps

A Certain Scientific Railgun
TV · as Harumi Kiyama (voice) · 35 eps

Beyond the Heavens
TV · as Bian Linglong · 26 eps

Queen's Blade
TV · as Claudette (voice) · 36 eps

Nyan Koi!
TV · as Nyamsus · 12 eps

Princess Lover!
TV · as Josephine (voice) · 12 eps

Aoi Bungaku Series
TV · as Madam · 4 eps

Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Amatsuki
TV · 2 eps

The Hill Dyed Rose Madder
TV · as Nagase (Mother) · 12 eps

The Daughter of Twenty Faces
TV · as Seiji Tamiya (voice) · 22 eps

Black Butler
TV · as Francis Midford (voice) · 1 ep

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet
Movie · as Michelle Peng (voice)

The Piano Forest
Movie · as Namie Amamiya (voice)

Devil May Cry
TV · as Trish (voice) · 12 eps

Shattered Angels
TV · as Mika Ayanokōji (voice) · 12 eps

Naruto Shippūden
TV · as Konan (voice) · 320 eps

Juken Sentai Gekiranger
TV · as Michelle Peng (Voice) · 49 eps

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Phoenix: Earthkeepers
Movie · as The Phoenix (voice)

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
TV · as Freya (voice) · 7 eps

Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry
TV · as Captain Vivian Medlock · 13 eps

Utawarerumono
TV · as Karurauatsuurei · 26 eps

Le Chevalier D'Eon
TV · as Queen Elizabeth of Russia · 24 eps

Ergo Proxy
TV · as Lacan (voice) · 12 eps

Fate/stay night
TV · as Caster (voice) · 8 eps

Hataraki Man
TV · as Maiko Kaji (voice) · 11 eps

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics
Movie · as Kaori (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Noein: To Your Other Self
TV · as Miyuki Gotou (voice) · 24 eps

Gallery Fake
TV · as Fei Cui · 37 eps

Mahou Sentai Magiranger
TV · as Gorgon (Voice) · 49 eps

Prayers
TV · 2 eps

Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation
TV · as Viletta Badim (voice) · 3 eps

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers
Movie

Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
TV · as アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo · 1 ep

Tweeny Witches
TV · as Atelia (voice) · 22 eps

Monster
TV · as Margot (voice) · 4 eps

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
TV · as Miss Lemon (voice) · 39 eps

Heart Cocktail Again
Movie

Hoop Days
TV · 26 eps

Maburaho
TV · as Maika Kazetsubaki · 24 eps

Wolf's Rain
TV · as Jagara (voice) · 26 eps

Battle Programmer Shirase
TV · as Kotoe Amano (voice) · 15 eps

Patlabor WXIII the Movie
Movie · as Saeko Misaki (voice)

The Cat Returns
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
TV · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice) · 52 eps

RahXephon
TV · as Sayoko Nanamori (voice) · 26 eps

Salaryman Kintaro
TV · as Misuzu Suenaga (voice) · 20 eps

Reign: The Conqueror Movie
Movie · as Cassandra

Gravitation
TV · as Kaoruko (voice) · 1 ep

Kindaichi Case Files : Deep Blue Massacre
Movie · as Yurie Aizawa (voice)

BuBu ChaCha
TV · as Mom · 52 eps

Angel Links
TV · as Valeria Vertone (voice) · 13 eps

Reign: The Conqueror
TV · as Cassandra (voice) · 13 eps

Legend of Himiko
TV · as Fujina · 12 eps

Fancy Lala
TV · as Yumi Haneishi (voice) · 26 eps

AWOL -Absent Without Leave-
TV · 12 eps

Brain Powerd
TV · as Shiela Glass (voice) · 26 eps

Super Doll★Licca-chan
TV · as Puru · 52 eps

Master Keaton
TV · 1 ep

Cowboy Bebop
TV · as Coffy (voice) · 1 ep

Hermes - Winds of Love
Movie · as Mermaid Delmone (voice)

Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari
Movie

Psycho Diver: Soul Siren
Movie · as Angelica (voice)

Master of Mosquiton '99
TV · as Wolf Lady · 26 eps

Speed Racer X
TV · 34 eps

Variable Geo
TV · as Miranda Jahana · 3 eps

AIKa
TV · as Nena Hagen (voice) · 7 eps

Advancer Tina
Movie · as Tina Owen (voice)

Advancer Tina
TV · as Tina Owen (voice) · 1 ep

Magic User's Club OVA
TV · 6 eps

Ghost in the Shell
Movie · as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Princess Minerva
Movie · as Yurisis Cheloria (voice)

Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!
Movie · as Margarita (voice)

Virtua Fighter
TV · 35 eps

Yamato Takeru
TV · as Shaman (voice) · 37 eps

Mahoujin Guru Guru
TV · 45 eps

My Sexual Harassment
TV · as Yumi Mayakawa (voice) · 3 eps

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger
Movie · as Karen Korinsky (voice)

Black Jack
TV · as Abumaru (voice) · 1 ep


