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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-11-14

Deathday

2024-08-20 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Also Known As

たなかあつこ
Atsuko Satō
田中敦子
佐藤敦子
佐藤敦子
Atsuko Sato

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.

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Acting

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Ogenki Clinic Adventures as Feeling Good Girl

2025

#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT as Violetta (voice)

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		Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human as Motoko Kusanagi (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		Kimi to Fit Boxing as Laura (voice)
2021		Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet as Mary Sera (voice)
2021		The Way of the Househusband as Hibari Torii (voice)
2021		Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi as Mary Sera (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)
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)
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		3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)
2017		Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic as Francis Midford (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
2015		Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn as Uzal Delilah (voice)
2015		Chieri and Cherry as Lady Emerald (voice)
2015		God Eater as Tsubaki Amamiya (voice)
2015		The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Tahamenay (voice)
2015		Knights of Sidonia: The Movie as Samari Ittan (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 Ryoko Tamiya (voice)
2014		Parasyte -the maxim- as Reiko Tamura (voice)
2014		Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky as Yuri Aoshima
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		Glitter Force Doki Doki 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)
2012		Bread of Happiness

2011		Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA as Alice (voice)
2011		Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle
2011		TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance as Nina Williams (voice)
2011		Mazinkaiser SKL as Aira (voice)

2010		Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package")
2010		Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey

2009		Aoi Bungaku Series as Madam
2009		A Certain Scientific Railgun as Harumi Kiyama (voice)
2009		Nyan Koi! as Nyamsus
2009		God Eater Prologue as Tsubaki Amamiya
2009		Princess Lover! as Josephine (voice)
2009		Umineko: When They Cry as Kasumi Sumadera
2009		The River's Light as 蓝
2009		Beyond the Heavens as Bian Linglong
2009		Queen's Blade as Claudette (voice)

2008		Black Butler as Francis Midford (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

2007		Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet as Michelle Peng (voice)
2007		Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society as Motoko Kusangai (voice)
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		Le Chevalier D'Eon as Queen Elizabeth of Russia
2006		Le Chevalier D'Eon
2006		Utawarerumono as Karurauatsuurei
2006		Ergo Proxy as Lacan (voice)
2006		Phoenix: Earthkeepers as The Phoenix (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		Prayers
2005		Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics as Kaori (voice)
2005		Super Robot Wars
2005		Mahou Sentai Magiranger as Gorgon (Voice)
2005		Gallery Fake as Fei Cui

2004		Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
2004		Destiny of the Shrine Maiden as アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo
2004		Phoenix: Robe of Feathers
2004		Tweeny Witches as Atelia (voice)
2004		Monster as Margot (voice)
2004		Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2004		The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Self

2003		Heart Cocktail Again
2003		Maburaho as Maika Kazetsubaki
2003		Battle Programmer Shirase as Kotoe Amano (voice)
2003		Hoop Days
2003		Wolf's Rain as Jagara (voice)

2002		Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2002		Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Section-9 as Major Motoko Kusanagi
2002		WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 as Saeko Misaki (voice)
2002		RahXephon as Sayoko Nanamori (voice)

2001		Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger as Karen Korinsky (voice)
2001		Salaryman Kintaro as Misuzu Suenaga (voice)

2000		Reign: The Conqueror Movie as Cassandra
2000		Gravitation as Kaoruko (voice)

1999		Reign: The Conqueror as Cassandra (voice)
1999		Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre as Yurie Aizawa (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
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-

1997		Master of Mosquiton '99 as Wolf Lady
1997		Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari
1997		Psycho Diver: Soul Siren as Angelica (voice)
1997		AIKa as Nena Hagen (voice)
1997		Hermes - Winds of Love as Mermaid Delmone (voice)
1997		Mach GoGoGo
1997		Variable Geo as Miranda Jahana

1996		Advancer Tina as Tina Owen (voice)
1996		アドバンサー・ティナ as Tina Owen (voice)

1995		Ghost in the Shell as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
1995		Virtua Fighter
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)
1994		Mahoujin Guru Guru
1994		Yamato Takeru as Shaman (voice)

1993

Black Jack as Abumaru (voice)