Atsuko Tanaka | |
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Native name | 田中 敦子 |
Born |
Maebashi, Gumma, Japan |
November 14, 1962
Occupation | Voice actress |
Agent | Mausu Promotion |
Notable credit(s) | Ghost in the Shell as Motoko Kusanagi |
Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子 Tanaka Atsuko?, born November 14, 1962 in Maebashi, Gunma) is a Japanese voice actress associated with Mausu Promotion (formerly Ezaki Productions). Her most-known voice role is Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell film and franchise. She also voices Caster in the Fate/stay night, Lisa Lisa in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Claudette in Queen's Blade, and Karura in Utawarerumono. In video games, she voices title characters Lara Croft in the Japanese dub of the Tomb Raider games, and Bayonetta in the Bayonetta: Bloody Fate film adaptation and Bayonetta 2. She studied with the in voice training in 1991. In 2012, a Biglobe poll named her the voice actress with the sexiest voice.