Atsuko Tanaka

Acting · Born 1962-11-14 in 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,…

Filmography

• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
• Ghost in the Shell as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
• Ghost in the Shell 2.0 as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society as Motoko Kusangai (voice)
• I Want to Eat Your Pancreas as Haruki's Mother (voice)
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower as Caster (voice)
• Bread of Happiness
• Super Robot Wars
• Ghost in the Shell: Production Report as Self
• Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

TV

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
• Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple as Freya (voice)
• Devil May Cry as Trish (voice)
• Naruto Shippūden as Konan (voice)
• Campione! as Lucretia Zola
• Cowboy Bebop as Coffy (voice)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as Lisa Lisa (voice)
• Monster as Margot (voice)
• Knights of Sidonia as Ittan Samari (voice)
• The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic as Rose (voice)