is a Japanese

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and narrator associated with

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(formerly Ezaki Productions). She is best known for her portrayal of

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in the ''Ghost in the Shell'' film and

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. She also voices Konan in the ''

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'' series,

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in the ''

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'' series, Lisa Lisa in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', Francis Midford in '' Black Butler'', and

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in ''

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'',

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in the ''

'' series, Hanami in ''

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'' and Kyrie Ushiromiya from ''

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''. She attended the Tokyo Announcement Academy where she studied voice training in 1991. In 2012, a Biglobe poll named her the voice actress with the sexiest voice. Tanaka is married and has a sister. She also considers

Kikuko Inoue is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club. She is the founder and manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the " perfect girlfriend" o ...

to be her best friend. Overseas and on home soil in Japan, Atsuko is well known for being cast in semi-mature female action roles, noted for playing the Japanese dub voice of

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from the ''

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'' franchise for five games in a row, before being succeeded by

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Filmography

Animation

Films

Video games

Drama CD

Tokusatsu

Dubbing roles

Live action

Animation

Notes

References

External links

Official agency profile

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Atsuko 1962 births Living people Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Mausu Promotion voice actors People from Maebashi Voice actresses from Gunma Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Ferris University alumni