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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

voice actress from Okayama, Japan who retired for a time in 1992, when her husband was transferred to Milan, Italy. She returned to Japan and voice work there late in the same decade, now chiefly involved with dubbing of foreign movies and television programs. Her most recent anime work has been for ''

Mermaid Forest is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It consists of 9 stories told in 16 chapters irregularly published in Shogakukan's '' Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' and ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from 1984 to 1994. In North ...

'' and '' Star Fox: Assault''. During her earlier career, she was best known for her voice of Kei in ''

Dirty Pair is a series of Japanese light novels (the first one being a fix-up) written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions. The first stories that make up the first volume ...

'', Smith in '' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' and Nakamura in ''

Black Magic M-66 is a cyberpunk manga written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. It was first published as a ''dōjinshi'' in 1983, and was later reprinted in ''tankōbon'' format by Seishinsha in 1985. The series was later adapted into an OVA in 1987 whi ...

''. Her last regular role before her brief retirement was as the voice of Kikunosuke Abashiri in Abashiri Family. She is still currently active through her agency,

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (given name followed by family/last name). * Mai Aizawa *Ken ...

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* 1956 births Living people Voice actresses from Okayama Prefecture Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Aoni Production voice actors {{Japan-voice-actor-stub