Acting
Atsuko Tanaka
Born 1962-11-14
Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Atsuko Tanaka
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Naruto Shippūden
2007
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JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
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Ghost in the Shell
1995
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
2012
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Cowboy Bebop
1998
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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
2018
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Parasyte -the maxim-
2014
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023
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Monster
2004
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Fate/stay night
2006
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (156 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | #COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT | Violetta (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master | Ōmurasaki no Omae (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Brave Bang Bravern! | Kunus (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic | Rose (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End | Flamme (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | MAKE MY DAY | Cathy Beck (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer | Muu (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Kimi to Fit Boxing | Laura (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet | Mary Sera (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Way of the Househusband | Hibari Torii (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Ganbare! TEAM NACS | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi | Mary Sera (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Gymnastics Samurai | Mari Aragaki (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | JUJUTSU KAISEN | Hanami (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Listeners | Kim (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards | Mauve (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter | Wilmit Zenam (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip | Mary Sera (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Usuzumizakura: GARO | Akira (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | I Want to Eat Your Pancreas | Haruki's Mother (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Queen's Blade UNLIMITED | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Cutie Honey Universe | Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Batman Ninja | Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- | Akiko Nanbara (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Today's Menu for the Emiya Family | Caster (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Devilman Crybaby | Sirene (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower | Caster (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | GARO -VANISHING LINE- | Sister (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road | Chigusa Tsukikage (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic | Francis Midford (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. | Mauve (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D | Chigusa Tsukikage (voice) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Thunderbolt Fantasy | Narrator (Voice) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | SUPER LOVERS | Haruko Kaidou (voice) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn | Uzal Delilah (voice) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn | Uzal Delilah (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Chieri and Cherry | Lady Emerald (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | God Eater | Tsubaki Amamiya (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Tahamenay (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Knights of Sidonia: The Movie | Samari Ittan (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls | Executive Director Mishiro (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
![Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jyqi5BkDoKKIA2WAoz3HBtRHld3.jpg) | Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] | Caster (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Your Lie in April | Yuriko Ochiai (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Parasyte -the maxim- | Ryoko Tamiya (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
| Parasyte -the maxim- | Reiko Tamura (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky | Yuri Aoshima | Movie | 2014 |
 | Knights of Sidonia | Ittan Samari (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Irregular at Magic High School | Virginia Balance (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Bayonetta: Bloody Fate | Bayonetta (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Glitter Force Doki Doki | Marmo (voice) | TV Series | 2013 |
 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Lisa Lisa (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Little Busters! | Announcer (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Kokoro Connect | Reika Nagase (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Campione! | Lucretia Zola | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Tari Tari | Naoko Takakura (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Ozma | Binas | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure | Professor Kelly (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bread of Happiness | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA | Alice (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance | Nina Williams (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Mazinkaiser SKL | Aira (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Halo Legends | Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package") | Movie | 2010 |
 | Halo Legends | Dr. Halsey | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Aoi Bungaku Series | Madam | TV Series | 2009 |
 | A Certain Scientific Railgun | Harumi Kiyama (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Nyan Koi! | Nyamsus | TV Series | 2009 |
 | God Eater Prologue | Tsubaki Amamiya | Movie | 2009 |
 | Princess Lover! | Josephine (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Umineko: When They Cry | Kasumi Sumadera | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The River's Light | 蓝 | Movie | 2009 |
 | Beyond the Heavens | Bian Linglong | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Queen's Blade | Claudette (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Black Butler | Francis Midford (voice) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Hill Dyed Rose Madder | Nagase (Mother) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Ghost in the Shell 2.0 | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Daughter of Twenty Faces | Seiji Tamiya (voice) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Amatsuki | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet | Michelle Peng (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Piano Forest | Namie Amamiya (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Devil May Cry | Trish (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Juken Sentai Gekiranger | Michelle Peng (Voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Naruto Shippūden | Konan (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Shattered Angels | Mika Ayanokōji (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry | Captain Vivian Medlock | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Hataraki Man | Maiko Kaji (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | Freya (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Le Chevalier D'Eon | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
| Le Chevalier D'Eon | Queen Elizabeth of Russia | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Utawarerumono | Karurauatsuurei | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Ergo Proxy | Lacan (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Phoenix: Earthkeepers | The Phoenix (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Fate/stay night | Caster (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Noein: To Your Other Self | Miyuki Gotou (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Prayers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics | Kaori (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation | Viletta Badim (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Mahou Sentai Magiranger | Gorgon (Voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Gallery Fake | Fei Cui | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Destiny of the Shrine Maiden | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
| Destiny of the Shrine Maiden | アメノムラクモ / Ame no Murakumo | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Phoenix: Robe of Feathers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple | Miss Lemon (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Tweeny Witches | Atelia (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Monster | Margot (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Heart Cocktail Again | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | Maburaho | Maika Kazetsubaki | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Battle Programmer Shirase | Kotoe Amano (voice) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Hoop Days | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Wolf's Rain | Jagara (voice) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Patlabor WXIII the Movie | Saeko Misaki (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | RahXephon | Sayoko Nanamori (voice) | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Salaryman Kintaro | Misuzu Suenaga (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Reign: The Conqueror Movie | Cassandra | Movie | 2000 |
 | Gravitation | Kaoruko (voice) | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Reign: The Conqueror | Cassandra (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Kindaichi Case Files : Deep Blue Massacre | Yurie Aizawa (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | BuBu ChaCha | Mom | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Angel Links | Valeria Vertone (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Legend of Himiko | Fujina | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Super Doll★Licca-chan | Puru | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Master Keaton | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Brain Powerd | Shiela Glass (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Fancy Lala | Yumi Haneishi (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Cowboy Bebop | Coffy (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | AWOL -Absent Without Leave- | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Master of Mosquiton '99 | Wolf Lady | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Psycho Diver: Soul Siren | Angelica (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | AIKa | Nena Hagen (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Hermes - Winds of Love | Mermaid Delmone (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Speed Racer X | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Variable Geo | Miranda Jahana | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Advancer Tina | Tina Owen (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Advancer Tina | Tina Owen (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Magic User's Club OVA | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Ghost in the Shell | Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Virtua Fighter | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! | Margarita (voice) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Princess Minerva | Yurisis Cheloria (voice) | Movie | 1995 |
 | My Sexual Harassment | Yumi Mayakawa (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Mahoujin Guru Guru | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Yamato Takeru | Shaman (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Black Jack | Abumaru (voice) | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger | Karen Korinsky (voice) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Ogenki Clinic Adventures | Feeling Good Girl | Movie | — |