Tomoko Kawakami
| Tomoko Kawakami | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 川上 とも子 |
| Born |
April 25, 1970 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | June 9, 2011 (aged 41) Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Ovarian cancer |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1994–2010 |
| Agent | Production Baobab |
| Notable work |
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Tomoko Kawakami (川上 とも子 Kawakami Tomoko?, April 25, 1970 – June 9, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she was affiliated with Production Baobab at the time of her death.
Kawakami debuted in 1994 as a role of a boy in Metal Fighter Miku. Her first regular performance was in 1995 as Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi. Two years after, she landed her first starring voice role as Utena Tenjou in Revolutionary Girl Utena. Aside from Chiriko and Utena, her famous roles are in Air (Misuzu Kamio), Bleach (Soifon), Chrono Crusade (Rosette Christopher), Hikaru no Go (Hikaru Shindou), Sgt. Frog (Fuyuki Hinata) and Ape Escape (Natsumi).
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 yuri-themed anime. She also made her name voicing the heroine in the Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series, based from the Neoromance game with the same title produced by Koei in 2000.
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