Atsuko Tanaka
Biography
Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko, November 14, 1962 – August 20, 2024) was a Japanese voice actress and narrator. Born in Maebashi, she became interested in acting during her youth, and while educated at Ferris University, worked as a background extra at Shochiku. After spending years working as an office lady for a Tokyo executive, she enrolled in the Tokyo Announcement Academy and joined the talent agency Mausu Promotion, with whom she was affiliated at the time of her death.
She was best known for her portrayal of Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell film and franchise, and she also voiced Konan in Naruto, Caster in Fate/stay night, Lisa Lisa in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chun-Li in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Claudette in Queen's Blade, Francis Midford in Black Butler, Karura in Utawarerumono, Bayonetta in the Bayonetta series, Hanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, and Kyrie Ushiromiya in Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
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Acting History
2025
#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT as Violetta (voice)
2024YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master as Ōmurasaki no Omae (voice)
2024Brave Bang Bravern! as Kunus (voice)
2024The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic as Rose (voice)
2023Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2023Frieren: Beyond Journey's End as Flamme (voice)
2023MAKE MY DAY as Cathy Beck (voice)
2022Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer as Muu (voice)
2021Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2021Kimi to Fit Boxing as Laura (voice)
2021Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet as Mary Sera (voice)
2021The Way of the Househusband as Hibari Torii (voice)
2021Ganbare! TEAM NACS
2021Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi as Mary Sera (voice)
2020The Gymnastics Samurai as Mari Aragaki (voice)
2020JUJUTSU KAISEN as Hanami (voice)
2020Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2020Listeners as Kim (voice)
2020ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards as Mauve (voice)
2019Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter as Wilmit Zenam (voice)
2019Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip as Mary Sera (voice)
2018Usuzumizakura: GARO as Akira (voice)
2018I Want to Eat Your Pancreas as Haruki's Mother (voice)
2018Batman Ninja as Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice)
2018Cutie Honey Universe as Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice)
2018A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- as Akiko Nanbara (voice)
2018Devilman Crybaby as Sirene (voice)
2017Today's Menu for the Emiya Family as Caster (voice)
2017Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower as Caster (voice)
2017GARO -VANISHING LINE- as Sister (voice)
20173-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)
2017Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic as Francis Midford (voice)
2017ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. as Mauve (voice)
2016The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D as Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)
2016Thunderbolt Fantasy as Narrator (Voice)
2016SUPER LOVERS as Haruko Kaidou (voice)
2016Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn as Uzal Delilah
2015Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History
2015Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn as Uzal Delilah (voice)
2015Chieri and Cherry as Lady Emerald (voice)
2015God Eater as Tsubaki Amamiya (voice)
2015The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Tahamenay (voice)
2015Knights of Sidonia: The Movie as Samari Ittan (voice)
2015THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls as Executive Director Mishiro (voice)
2014Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] as Caster (voice)
2014Your Lie in April as Yuriko Ochiai (voice)
2014Parasyte -the maxim- as Ryoko Tamiya (voice)
2014Parasyte -the maxim- as Reiko Tamura (voice)
2014Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky as Yuri Aoshima
2014Knights of Sidonia as Ittan Samari (voice)
2014The Irregular at Magic High School as Virginia Balance (voice)
2013Bayonetta: Bloody Fate as Bayonetta (voice)
2013Glitter Force Doki Doki as Marmo (voice)
2012JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as Lisa Lisa (voice)
2012Little Busters! as Announcer (voice)
2012Kokoro Connect as Reika Nagase (voice)
2012Campione! as Lucretia Zola
2012Tari Tari as Naoko Takakura (voice)
2012Ozma as Binas
2012Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure as Professor Kelly (voice)
2012Bread of Happiness
2011Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA as Alice (voice)
2011Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle
2011TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance as Nina Williams (voice)
2011Mazinkaiser SKL as Aira (voice)
2010Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey
2010Halo Legends as Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package")
2009Aoi Bungaku Series as Madam
2009A Certain Scientific Railgun as Harumi Kiyama (voice)
2009Nyan Koi! as Nyamsus
2009God Eater Prologue as Tsubaki Amamiya
2009Princess Lover! as Josephine (voice)
2009Umineko: When They Cry as Kasumi Sumadera
2009The River's Light as 蓝
2009Beyond the Heavens as Bian Linglong
2009Queen's Blade as Claudette (voice)
2008Black Butler as Francis Midford (voice)
2008The Hill Dyed Rose Madder as Nagase (Mother)
2008Ghost in the Shell 2.0 as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2008The Daughter of Twenty Faces as Seiji Tamiya (voice)
2008Amatsuki
2007Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet as Michelle Peng (voice)
2007Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society as Motoko Kusangai (voice)
2007The Piano Forest as Namie Amamiya (voice)
2007Devil May Cry as Trish (voice)
2007Juken Sentai Gekiranger as Michelle Peng (Voice)
2007Naruto Shippūden as Konan (voice)
2007Shattered Angels as Mika Ayanokōji (voice)
2006Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry as Captain Vivian Medlock
2006Hataraki Man as Kaji, Maiko
2006Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple as Freya (voice)
2006Le Chevalier D'Eon as Queen Elizabeth of Russia
2006Le Chevalier D'Eon
2006Utawarerumono as Karurauatsuurei
2006Ergo Proxy as Lacan (voice)
2006Phoenix: Earthkeepers as The Phoenix (voice)
2006Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven as Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2006Fate/stay night as Caster (voice)
2005Noein: To Your Other Self as Miyuki Gotou (voice)
2005Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2005Prayers
2005Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics as Kaori (voice)
2005Super Robot Wars
2005Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation as Viletta Badim (voice)
2005Mahou Sentai Magiranger as Gorgon (Voice)
2005Gallery Fake as Fei Cui
2004Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
2004Destiny of the Shrine Maiden as アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo
2004Phoenix: Robe of Feathers
2004Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple as Miss Lemon (voice)
2004Tweeny Witches as Atelia (voice)
2004Monster as Margot (voice)
2004Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2004The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Self
2003Heart Cocktail Again
2003Maburaho as Maika Kazetsubaki
2003Battle Programmer Shirase as Kotoe Amano (voice)
2003Hoop Days
2003Wolf's Rain as Jagara (voice)
2002Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2002Patlabor WXIII The Movie as Saeko Misaki (voice)
2002RahXephon as Sayoko Nanamori (voice)
2001Salaryman Kintaro as Misuzu Suenaga (voice)
2000Reign: The Conqueror Movie as Cassandra
2000Gravitation as Kaoruko (voice)
1999Reign: The Conqueror as Cassandra (voice)
1999Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre as Yurie Aizawa (voice)
1999BuBu ChaCha as Mom
1999Angel Links as Valeria Vertone (voice)
1999Legend of Himiko as Fujina
1998Master Keaton
1998Super Doll★Licca-chan as Puru
1998Brain Powerd as Shiela Glass
1998Fancy Lala as Yumi Haneishi (voice)
1998Cowboy Bebop as Coffy (voice)
1998AWOL -Absent Without Leave-
1997Master of Mosquiton '99 as Wolf Lady
1997Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari
1997Psycho Diver: Soul Siren as Angelica (voice)
1997AIKa as Nena Hagen (voice)
1997Hermes - Winds of Love as Mermaid Delmone (voice)
1997Speed Racer X
1997Variable Geo as Miranda Jahana
1996Advancer Tina as Tina Owen (voice)
1996アドバンサー・ティナ as Tina Owen (voice)
1996Magic User's Club OVA
1995Ghost in the Shell as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
1995Virtua Fighter
1995Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! as Margarita (voice)
1995Princess Minerva as Yurisis Cheloria (voice)
1995Ghost in the Shell: Production Report as Self
1994My Sexual Harassment as Yumi Mayakawa (voice)
1994Mahoujin Guru Guru
1994Yamato Takeru as Shaman (voice)
1993Black Jack as Abumaru (voice)
1993Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger as Karen Korinsky (voice)
—Ogenki Clinic Adventures as Feeling Good Girl