Tomoko Kawakami

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The
baptismal name
is Cecilia.
Tomoko Kawakami
川上 とも子
Chiriko
  • Hikaru no Go as Hikaru Shindo
  • Sgt. Frog as Fuyuki Hinata
  • Ape Escape as Natsumi
  • Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
    • as Miu Fūrinji

    Tomoko Kawakami (川上 とも子, Kawakami Tomoko, April 25, 1970 – June 9, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress.[1] She was also known by her pen-name Tomozou (とも蔵),[2] and her Christian name Cecilia (セシリア). Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she was a member of Production Baobab.

    Career

    Kawakami debuted in 1994 as a role of a boy in

    Natsumi),Yukiko Kawasaki (Dear Boys), Sugar (A Little Snow Fairy Sugar), Aria (Athena Glory), and Miu Fūrinji (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
    ).

    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

    Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series, based from the Neoromance game with the same title produced by Koei
    in 2000.

    Illness and death

    In August 2008, Kawakami had ovarian cancer,[3] which required surgery. During a three-year battle with cancer, most of her ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actresses, although Kawakami managed to do some voice work until her retirement in early 2010.[4] She died on June 9, 2011. Her death was met with an outpouring of grief.[5] Kumiko Watanabe, a particular voice actress and a close friend of hers prior to her passing whom worked alongside Kawakami for works such as the Klonoa video game series and Sgt. Frog anime, responded on her web diary with condolences just two days after her death.[6]

    Filmography

    Anime series

    Anime films

    Video games

    Dubbing roles

    Original video animation

    Successors

    References

    1. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Kawakami Tomoko". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
    2. ^ "川上とも子". excite.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
    3. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Oricon
      . June 10, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
    4. ^ Masutō, Tatsuya (March 5, 2009). 佐藤順一総監督 ロング・インタビュー [Long Interview with Junichi Sato, the General Director]. Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). 1528 (March 2009). Tokyo, Japan: Kinema-Junpo: 140.
    5. ^ "Utena Voice Actress Tomoko Kawakami Passes Away". Anime News Network. June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
    6. ^ "くれたもの - メリケンブロー海：楽天ブログ".
    7. ^ "IMDb: Emily of New Moon - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
    8. ^ a b "KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
    9. ^ "The Legend of Dragoon (1999)(VG)". IMDb. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
    10. ^ "ブルークラッシュ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
    11. ^ "TVアニメ GUMBY　ガンビー (1956～)について 映画データベース - allcinema".
    12. ^ "アトランティスのこころ". Star Channel. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
    13. ^ "「日曜洋画劇場」版日本語吹替音声を初収録『ヒート』製作20周年記念版発売". Tower Records. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
    14. ^ "ジュマンジ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
    15. ^ "Tomoko Kawakami". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

    Sources

    • Nakagami, Yoshikatsu. "The Official Art of AIR" (October 2007), Newtype USA. pgs. 135–41

    External links

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