About
Atsuko Tanaka
Overview
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
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| 2024 | YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master | Actor | Ōmurasaki no Omae (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2024 | The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic | Actor | Rose (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2023 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2023 | MAKE MY DAY | Actor | Cathy Beck (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2022 | Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer | Actor | Muu (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Kimi to Fit Boxing | Actor | Laura (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet | Actor | Mary Sera (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2021 | The Way of the Househusband | Actor | Hibari Torii (voice) | 82 Very good |
| 2021 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi | Actor | Mary Sera (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Gymnastics Samurai | Actor | Mari Aragaki (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2020 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2020 | Listeners | Actor | Kim (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2020 | ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards | Actor | Mauve (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter | Actor | Wilmit Zenam (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip | Actor | Mary Sera (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Usuzumizakura: GARO | Actor | Akira (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | I Want to Eat Your Pancreas | Actor | Haruki's Mother (voice) | 76 Good |
| 2018 | Batman Ninja | Actor | Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Cutie Honey Universe | Actor | Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- | Actor | Akiko Nanbara (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2018 | Devilman Crybaby | Actor | Silene (voice) | 78 Good |
| 2017 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower | Actor | Caster (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2017 | Fate Stay Night：Heaven's Feel | Actor | Caster (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2017 | GARO -VANISHING LINE- | Actor | Sister (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2017 | 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road | Actor | Chigusa Tsukikage (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D | Actor | Chigusa Tsukikage (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | SUPER LOVERS | Actor | Haruko Kaidou (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn | Actor | Uzal Delilah | 68 Fair |
| 2015 | Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2015 | Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn | Actor | Uzal Delilah (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Chieri and Cherry | Actor | Lady Emerald (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Actor | Tahamenay (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2015 | Knights of Sidonia: The Movie | Actor | Samari Ittan (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Ninja Escapades: Creation of Akatsuki, The Two Uchiha, The Far Reaches of Hope | Actor | Konan (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky | Actor | Yuri Aoshima | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Knights of Sidonia | Actor | Ittan Samari (voice) | 75 Good |
| 2014 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Re-Edited Volume 3 | Actor | Lisa Lisa | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Re-Edited Volume 2 | Actor | Lisa Lisa | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | Bayonetta: Bloody Fate | Actor | Bayonetta (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Dokidoki! PreCure | Actor | Marmo (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2012 | Kokoro Connect | Actor | Reika Nagase (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Campione! | Actor | Lucretia Zola | 76 Good |
| 2012 | Ozma | Actor | Binas | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure | Actor | Professor Kelly (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | Bread of Happiness | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2011 | Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA | Actor | Alice (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2011 | TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance | Actor | Nina Williams (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2011 | Mazinkaiser SKL | Actor | Aira (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2010 | Halo Legends | Actor | Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package") | 62 Fair |
| 2009 | Nyan Koi! | Actor | Nyamsus | 69 Fair |
| 2009 | A Certain Scientific Railgun | Actor | Harumi Kiyama (voice) | 71 Good |
| 2009 | God Eater Prologue | Actor | Tsubaki Amamiya | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Princess Lover! | Actor | Josephine (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | Umineko: When They Cry | Actor | Kasumi Sumadera | 70 Good |
| 2009 | The River's Light | Actor | 蓝 | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Beyond the Heavens | Actor | Bian Linglong | 68 Fair |
| 2009 | Queen's Blade | Actor | Claudette (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2008 | The Hill Dyed Rose Madder | Actor | Nagase (Mother) | 70 Good |
| 2008 | Ghost in the Shell 2.0 | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2008 | The Daughter of Twenty Faces | Actor | Seiji Tamiya (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2007 | Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet | Actor | Michelle Peng (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | The Piano Forest | Actor | Namie Amamiya (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2007 | Devil May Cry | Actor | Trish (voice) | 73 Good |
| 2007 | Juken Sentai Gekiranger | Actor | Michelle Peng (Voice) | 71 Good |
| 2007 | Shattered Angels | Actor | Mika Ayanokōji (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2006 | Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry | Actor | Captain Vivian Medlock | 70 Good |
| 2006 | Hataraki Man | Actor | Kaji, Maiko | 69 Fair |
| 2006 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society | Actor | Motoko Kusangai (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | Le Chevalier D'Eon | Actor | Queen Elizabeth of Russia | 68 Fair |
| 2006 | Phoenix: Earthkeepers Chapter | Actor | The Phoenix (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven | Actor | Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2005 | Noein: To Your Other Self | Actor | Miyuki Gotou (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2005 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2005 | Prayers | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2005 | Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics | Actor | Kaori (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Super Robot Wars | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2005 | Mahou Sentai Magiranger | Actor | Gorgon (Voice) | 72 Good |
| 2005 | Gallery Fake | Actor | Fei Cui | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Destiny of the Shrine Maiden | Actor | アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Phoenix: Robe of Feathers | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2004 | The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Heart Cocktail Again | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2003 | Maburaho | Actor | Maika Kazetsubaki | 67 Fair |
| 2003 | Battle Programmer Shirase | Actor | Kotoe Amano (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2003 | Hoop Days | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2003 | Wolf's Rain | Actor | Jagara (voice) | 76 Good |
| 2002 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 80 Very good |
| 2002 | WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 | Actor | Saeko Misaki (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2002 | RahXephon | Actor | Sayoko Nanamori (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2001 | Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger | Actor | Karen Korinsky (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Salaryman Kintaro | Actor | Misuzu Suenaga (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2000 | Reign: The Conqueror Movie | Actor | Cassandra | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Reign: The Conqueror | Actor | Cassandra (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 1999 | Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre | Actor | Yurie Aizawa (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The File of Young Kindaichi: Deep Blue Massacre | Actor | Yurie Aizawa | 61 Fair |
| 1999 | BuBu ChaCha | Actor | Mom | 70 Good |
| 1999 | Angel Links | Actor | Valeria Vertone (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 1999 | Legend of Himiko | Actor | Fujina | 70 Good |
| 1998 | Super Doll★Licca-chan | Actor | Puru | 70 Good |
| 1998 | AWOL: Compression Re-MIX | Actor | Dana | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | Brain Powerd | Actor | Shiela Glass | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | Fancy Lala | Actor | Yumi Haneishi | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | AWOL -Absent Without Leave- | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1997 | Master of Mosquiton '99 | Actor | Wolf Lady | 70 Good |
| 1997 | Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1997 | Psycho Diver: Soul Siren | Actor | Angelica (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1997 | AIKa | Actor | Nena Hagen (voice) | 77 Good |
| 1997 | Hermes - Winds of Love | Actor | Mermaid Delmone (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Mach GoGoGo | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1997 | Variable Geo | Actor | Miranda Jahana | 69 Fair |
| 1996 | Advancer Tina | Actor | Tina Owen (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Ghost in the Shell | Actor | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | 76 Good |
| 1995 | Virtua Fighter | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 1995 | Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me | Actor | Margarita (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Princess Minerva | Actor | Yurisis Cheloria (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Ghost in the Shell: Production Report | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Yamato Takeru | Actor | Shaman (voice) | 69 Fair |
| xxxHOLiC・籠 あだゆめ | Actor | 配音 | 60 Fair |
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| #COMPASS 2.0 - COMbat Providence AnalysiS System | Actor | Violetta (voice) | N/A N/A |
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