Tomoko Kawakami
Japanese voice actress (1970–2011) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese voice actress (1970–2011) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Tomoko Kawakami | |
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川上 とも子 | |
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| Born | Rinko Kawakami April 25, 1970 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | June 9, 2011 (aged 41) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Tomozou Cecilia |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1994–2010 |
| Employer | Production Baobab |
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Kawakami debuted in 1994 as a role of a boy in Metal Fighter Miku. Her first regular performance was in 1995 as Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi. Two years after, she landed her first starring voice role as Utena Tenjou in Revolutionary Girl Utena. Aside from Chiriko and Utena, her famous roles are in Air (Misuzu Kamio), Bleach (Soifon), Chrono Crusade (Rosette Christopher), Hikaru no Go (Hikaru Shindo), Sgt. Frog (Fuyuki Hinata), Ape Escape (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 yuri-themed anime. She also made her name voicing the heroine in the Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series, based from the Neoromance game with the same title produced by Koei in 2000.
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]
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