Atsuko Tanaka - Actor Profile

Atsuko Tanaka

50Movies
8.2 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

★8.2
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018) movie poster
★8.2

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas — After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

2018•Animation
★8.0
Hermes - Winds of Love (1997) movie poster
★8.0

Hermes - Winds of Love — The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful wife, Aphrodit

Hermes - Winds of Love

1997•Animation
★7.9
Ghost in the Shell (1995) movie poster
★7.9

Ghost in the Shell — In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vul

Ghost in the Shell

1995•Action
★7.7
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005) movie poster
★7.7

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man — The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical n

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

2005•Sci-Fi
★7.6
Reign: The Conqueror Movie (2000) movie poster
★7.6

Reign: The Conqueror Movie — Prince Alexander, son of King Philip, and heir to the Macedonian empire, must fend off political saboteurs, assassins, a

Reign: The Conqueror Movie

2000•Animation

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2023 Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human Motoko Kusanagi (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
2021 Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War Motoko Kusanagi (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
2021 Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet Mary Sera (voice) ★ 6.4 FLOP
2021 Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi Mary Sera (voice) ★ 6.4 FLOP
2020 ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards Mauve (voice) ★ 7.2 HIT
2019 Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter Wilmit Zenam (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
2019 Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip Mary Sera (voice) ★ 6.0 FLOP
2018 Usuzumizakura: GARO Akira (voice) ★ 6.7 HIT
2018 I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Haruki's Mother (voice) ★ 8.2 HIT
2018 Batman Ninja Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (voice) ★ 5.9 FLOP
2017 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower Caster (voice) ★ 7.4 HIT
2017 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road Chigusa Tsukikage (voice) ★ 7.0 HIT
2017 Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Francis Midford (voice) ★ 7.5 HIT
2015 Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Uzal Delilah (voice) ★ 6.0 FLOP
2015 Chieri and Cherry Lady Emerald (voice) ★ 5.5 FLOP
2015 Knights of Sidonia: The Movie Samari Ittan (voice) ★ 5.5 FLOP
2014 Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky Yuri Aoshima ★ 3.0 FLOP
2013 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Bayonetta (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
2012 Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure Professor Kelly (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
2012 Bread of Happiness - ★ 6.7 HIT
2011 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA Alice (voice) ★ 0.0 FLOP
2011 Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle - ★ 4.0 FLOP
2011 TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance Nina Williams (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
2010 Halo Legends Dr. Halsey (segment "The Package") ★ 7.4 HIT
2009 God Eater Prologue Tsubaki Amamiya ★ 7.0 HIT
2009 The River's Light 蓝 ★ 6.2 FLOP
2008 Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Motoko Kusanagi (voice) ★ 7.4 HIT
2007 Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Gyun-Gyun! Fist Sage Great Athletic Meet Michelle Peng (voice) ★ 0.0 FLOP
2007 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society Motoko Kusangai (voice) ★ 7.4 HIT
2007 The Piano Forest Namie Amamiya (voice) ★ 7.0 HIT
2006 Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice) ★ 7.5 HIT
2005 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man Motoko Kusanagi (voice) ★ 7.7 HIT
2005 Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics Kaori (voice) ★ 6.5 HIT
2005 Super Robot Wars - ★ 3.0 FLOP
2004 Phoenix: Robe of Feathers - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Motoko Kusanagi (voice) ★ 7.3 HIT
2004 The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Self ★ 6.5 HIT
2002 Patlabor WXIII The Movie Saeko Misaki (voice) ★ 6.5 HIT
2000 Reign: The Conqueror Movie Cassandra ★ 7.6 HIT
1999 Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre Yurie Aizawa (voice) ★ 7.5 HIT
1997 Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1997 Psycho Diver: Soul Siren Angelica (voice) ★ 6.0 FLOP
1997 Hermes - Winds of Love Mermaid Delmone (voice) ★ 8.0 HIT
1996 Advancer Tina Tina Owen (voice) ★ 5.5 FLOP
1995 Ghost in the Shell Motoko Kusanagi (voice) ★ 7.9 HIT
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! Margarita (voice) ★ 5.9 FLOP
1995 Princess Minerva Yurisis Cheloria (voice) ★ 4.8 FLOP
1995 Ghost in the Shell: Production Report Self ★ 6.2 FLOP
1993 Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger Karen Korinsky (voice) ★ 6.6 HIT
N/A Ogenki Clinic Adventures Feeling Good Girl ★ 3.0 FLOP