Atsuko Tanaka

Acting

1962-11-14 · Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

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.

Filmography

#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT

2025 · Series

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

2024 · Series

Brave Bang Bravern!

2024 · Series

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

2024 · Series

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen

2023 · Movie

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

2023 · Series

MAKE MY DAY

2023 · Series

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer

2022 · Series

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War

2021 · Movie

Kimi to Fit Boxing

2021 · Series

Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars

2021 · Movie

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet

2021 · Movie

The Way of the Househusband

2021 · Series

Ganbare! TEAM NACS

2021 · Series

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi

2021 · Movie

The Gymnastics Samurai

2020 · Series

JUJUTSU KAISEN

2020 · Series

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

2020 · Series

Listeners

2020 · Series

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards

2020 · Movie

Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter

2019 · Movie

Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip

2019 · Movie

Usuzumizakura: GARO

2018 · Movie

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

2018 · Movie

Queen's Blade UNLIMITED

2018 · Series

Cutie Honey Universe

2018 · Series

Batman Ninja

2018 · Movie

A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-

2018 · Series

Today's Menu for the Emiya Family

2018 · Series

Devilman Crybaby

2018 · Series

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower

2017 · Movie

GARO -VANISHING LINE-

2017 · Series

3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road

2017 · Movie

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

2017 · Movie

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.

2017 · Series

The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D

2016 · Series

Thunderbolt Fantasy

2016 · Series

SUPER LOVERS

2016 · Series

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

2016 · Series

Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History

2015 · Series

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn

2015 · Movie

Chieri and Cherry

2015 · Movie

God Eater

2015 · Series

The Heroic Legend of Arslan

2015 · Series

Knights of Sidonia: The Movie

2015 · Movie

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls

2015 · Series

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]

2014 · Series

Your Lie in April

2014 · Series

Parasyte -the maxim-

2014 · Series

Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky

2014 · Movie

Knights of Sidonia

2014 · Series

The Irregular at Magic High School

2014 · Series

Bayonetta: Bloody Fate

2013 · Movie

Glitter Force Doki Doki

2013 · Series

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

2012 · Series

Little Busters!

2012 · Series

Kokoro Connect

2012 · Series

Campione!

2012 · Series

Tari Tari

2012 · Series

Ozma

2012 · Series

Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure

2012 · Movie

Bread of Happiness

2012 · Movie

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA

2011 · Movie

Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle

2011 · Movie

TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance

2011 · Movie

Mazinkaiser SKL

2011 · Series

Halo Legends

2010 · Series

Halo Legends

2010 · Movie

Aoi Bungaku Series

2009 · Series

A Certain Scientific Railgun

2009 · Series

Nyan Koi!

2009 · Series

God Eater Prologue

2009 · Movie

Princess Lover!

2009 · Series

Umineko: When They Cry

2009 · Series

The River's Light

2009 · Movie

Beyond the Heavens

2009 · Series

Queen's Blade

2009 · Series

Black Butler

2008 · Series

The Hill Dyed Rose Madder

2008 · Series

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

2008 · Movie

The Daughter of Twenty Faces

2008 · Series

Amatsuki

2008 · Series

Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet

2007 · Movie

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

2007 · Movie

The Piano Forest

2007 · Movie

Devil May Cry

2007 · Series

Juken Sentai Gekiranger

2007 · Series

Naruto Shippūden

2007 · Series

Shattered Angels

2007 · Series

Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry

2006 · Series

Hataraki Man

2006 · Series

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple

2006 · Series

Le Chevalier D'Eon

2006 · Series

Utawarerumono

2006 · Series

Ergo Proxy

2006 · Series

Phoenix: Earthkeepers

2006 · Movie

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

2006 · Movie

Fate/stay night

2006 · Series

Noein: To Your Other Self

2005 · Series

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

2005 · Movie

Prayers

2005 · Series

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics

2005 · Movie

Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation

2005 · Series

Mahou Sentai Magiranger

2005 · Series

Gallery Fake

2005 · Series

Destiny of the Shrine Maiden

2004 · Series

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

2004 · Movie

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple

2004 · Series

Tweeny Witches

2004 · Series

Monster

2004 · Series

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004 · Movie

Heart Cocktail Again

2003 · Movie

Maburaho

2003 · Series

Battle Programmer Shirase

2003 · Series

Hoop Days

2003 · Series

Wolf's Rain

2003 · Series

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002 · Series

Patlabor WXIII the Movie

2002 · Movie

RahXephon

2002 · Series

Salaryman Kintaro

2001 · Series

Reign: The Conqueror Movie

2000 · Movie

Gravitation

2000 · Series

Reign: The Conqueror

1999 · Series

Kindaichi Case Files : Deep Blue Massacre

1999 · Movie

BuBu ChaCha

1999 · Series

Angel Links

1999 · Series

Legend of Himiko

1999 · Series

Master Keaton

1998 · Series

Super Doll★Licca-chan

1998 · Series

Brain Powerd

1998 · Series

Fancy Lala

1998 · Series

Cowboy Bebop

1998 · Series

AWOL -Absent Without Leave-

1998 · Series

Master of Mosquiton '99

1997 · Series

Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari

1997 · Movie

Psycho Diver: Soul Siren

1997 · Movie

AIKa

1997 · Series

Hermes - Winds of Love

1997 · Movie

Variable Geo

1997 · Series

Speed Racer X

1997 · Series

Advancer Tina

1996 · Movie

Advancer Tina

1996 · Series

Magic User's Club OVA

1996 · Series

Ghost in the Shell

1995 · Movie

Virtua Fighter

1995 · Series

Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!

1995 · Movie

Princess Minerva

1995 · Movie

My Sexual Harassment

1994 · Series

Mahoujin Guru Guru

1994 · Series

Yamato Takeru

1994 · Series

Black Jack

1993 · Series

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger

1993 · Movie

Ogenki Clinic Adventures

Movie