was a Japanese

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. Having graduated from the

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, she was affiliated with

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at the time of her death.

Career

Kawakami debuted in 1994 as a role of a boy in ''

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''. Her first regular performance was in 1995 as Chiriko in ''

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''. Two years after, she landed her first starring voice role as Utena Tenjou in

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. Aside from Chiriko and Utena, her famous roles are in ''

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'' (Misuzu Kamio), ''

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'' ( Soifon), ''

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'' ( Rosette Christopher), ''

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'' (Hikaru Shindo), ''

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'' (

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), ''

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), Sugar (

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) &

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(Athena Glory). Kawakami provided voices for young boys, girls and comical characters. The best-known genre of her roles are tomboyish characters (Soifon, Utena Tenjou). With such a powerful voice, she was often affiliated in paranormal and

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-themed anime. She also made her name voicing the heroine in the

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in 2000.

Illness and death

In August 2008, Kawakami was sick, and tested positive for

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, which required surgery. During a three-year battle with cancer, most of her ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actresses, although the latter was able to do some voice work until her retirement in the start of the 2010s decade. She died on June 9, 2011 at the age of 41. Her death was met with an outpouring of grief.

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, a particular voice actress and a close friend of hers prior to her passing whom worked alongside Kawakami for works such as the ''

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'' anime, responded on her web diary with condolences just two days after her death.

Filmography

Television animation

* ''

'' - Misuzu Kamio * '' Amaenaideyo!!'' - Sumi Ikuina * ''

'' - Sugar * ''

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'' - Madoka Fujisaki * ''

'' - Athena Glory * '' Ashita no Nadja'' - Shudefan * ''

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'' - Chris Christopher * ''

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'' - Cyndi Manabe * '' Betterman'' - Sēme * ''

'' - Soifon (Episode 24 - 205) * ''

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'' - Rika Sasaki * ''

'' - Rosette Christopher * ''

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'' - Girl from the Illusionary World * ''

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'' - Yamano Kimomo * ''

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'' - Amber * ''

'' - Yukiko Kawasaki * '' Descendants of Darkness'' - Kazusa Otonashi * ''

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'' - Kazuma Narusawa * ''

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'' - Chibi Akari, Kareida-san * '' Doki Doki School Hours'' - Akane Kobayashi * ''

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'' - Mariko * ''

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'' - Kyle (in ''episode 9'') * ''

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'', ''Fushigi Yūgi Oni'', and '' Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden'' - Chiriko * ''

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'' - Satoshi Umino * ''

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'' - Lulu * '' Gakko no Kaidan'' - Satsuki Miyanoshita * ''

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'' - Futaba * ''

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'' - Hoshino (in ''episode 28'') * ''

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'' - Luna * ''

'' - Akane Motomiya * ''

'' - Hikaru Shindō * ''

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'' - Noelle * ''

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'' - Ryougi Shiki (Drama CD) * ''

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'' - Flat-kun * '' Orphen: Revenge'' - Licorice Nelson * ''

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'' - "Otokomichi/A Man's Path" manga heroine (Episode 4) * '' Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart'' - Yūki Matsubara * '' Pocket Monsters'' - Ayame, Takami, Hikari's Mimirol, Pokédex (Sinnoh region) * ''

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'' - Mai/Konami * '' Power Stone'' - Ayame * ''

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'' - Merrill * ''

'' - Utena Tenjō * ''

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'' - Natsumi * ''

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'' - Pirika, Mini Mongomeri * ''

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'' - Mito Mitsukuni * '' Steel Angel Kurumi'' - Eiko Kichijōji * ''

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'' - Yōko * ''

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'' - Rangyoku * ''

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'' - Ran Tendō * ''

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'' - Annette, Emily * ''

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'' - Trumpet * ''

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Films

* ''

'' - Misuzu Kamio * '' Bleach: Memories of Nobody'' - Soifon * '' Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion'' - Soifon * ''

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: Alcatraz Connection'' - Monica * '' Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time'' - Hari * '' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie'' - Fuyuki Hinata * '' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: The Deep Sea Princess'' - Fuyuki Hinata * '' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel'' - Fuyuki Hinata * '' Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena'' - Utena Tenjō * '' The Doraemons: The Great Operation of Springing Insects'' - Momo

Video games

* ''

'' - Misuzu Kamio * ''

'' - Natsumi, Charu * '' Bleach: Blade Battlers 2'' - Soifon * '' Bleach: Heat The Soul 3'' - Soifon * '' Bleach: Heat the Soul 4'' - Soifon * '' Bleach: Shattered Blade'' - Soifon * ''

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'' - Bomberman * '' Brave Story: New Traveler'' - Yuno * '' Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice'' - Charlone Claudius * '' Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil'' - Lolo * '' Magical Drop F'' - Judgment * '' Never 7: The End of Infinity'' - Yuka Kawashima * ''

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'' - Reana * '' Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal'' - Sasha (Japanese dub) * ''

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'' - Rachel Ransom * ''

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'' - Itsuki * ''

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'' - Aika * ''

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'' - Mao Mao * ''

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'' - Fushigisou ( Ivysaur) * ''

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'' - Nanaly Fletch * ''

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'' - May Lee * ''

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'' - May Lee * '' The Law of Ueki: Taosu ze Roberuto Juudan!'' - Ai Mori * ''

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'' - Meru * ''

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'' - Sodina Dawnfried * '' Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side (Konami Palace Selection)'' - Fujii Natsumi * '' Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love'' - Fujii Natsumi * '' Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 1st Love Plus'' - Fujii Natsumi * '' Viper F40'' - Raika Grace * '' Viper CTR'' - Miki

Dubbing roles

* ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

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'' - Alex Mack (

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OVA

* '' Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman'' -Yumi * ''

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'' -Noriko Ibuki

Successors

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Sayuri Yahagi is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She is the narrator of Animax. Biography Yahagi lived in Hachinohe, Aomori. She thought "Anime is a picture talking" and said that she had no idea about voice acting until her friend ta ...

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'' as Puririn - Season 2 (Kawakami returned in Season 3) *Kumi Sakuma - ''

'' as Elise - Season 2 (Kawakami returned in Season 3) *Yuki Kaida - ''A Foreign Love Affair'' as Kaoru Omi *Satsuki Yukino - ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'' as Dawn's Buneary (Hikari's Mimirol), Pokedex, Momoan, additional characters *Shiho Kawaragi - ''Desperate Housewives'' as Kayla Huntington - Season 4 *Akiko Kimura - ''Battle Spirits'' as Mama *Yumi Kakazu - ''Tales of VS'', ''Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3'' as Nanaly Fletch *Omi Minami - ''Elemental Gerard'' as Ashea *Yuki Matsuoka - ''Heroes Fantasia'' as Mileru *Saki Fujita - ''Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'' as Rika Sasaki *Rie Kugimiya - '' Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'' as Miu *Miyuki Sawashiro - ''

'' as Itsuki *Ai Nonaka - ''Anpanman'' as Candle-Man *Yuka Imai - ''Demonbane PS2 game'', ''Super Robot Wars UX'' as Claudius *Aimi Tanaka - ''The King of Fighters All Star'' as May Lee Jinju *Rina Hidaka - ''Shaman King 2021'' as Pirika Usui *Rina Sato - ''Aria the Crepusculo, Aria the Crepuscolo'' as Athena Glory * Inuko Inuyama - ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' as Ivysaur

References

Sources

*Nakagami, Yoshikatsu. "The Official Art of AIR" (October 2007), ''Newtype USA''. pgs. 135–41

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawakami, Tomoko 1970 births 2011 deaths Deaths from cancer in Japan Deaths from ovarian cancer Japanese Roman Catholics Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Production Baobab voice actors Toho Gakuen School of Music alumni Voice actresses from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses