Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami ( Japanese 川 上 と も 子 , real name: 川 上 倫 子 , both Kawakami Tomoko ; born April 25, 1970 in Tokyo Prefecture ; † June 9, 2011 ) was a Japanese voice actress ( seiyū ).
Life
Tomoko Kawakami had an older sister and, like her, originally wanted to become a doctor. Since her father died early, her mother could not afford the necessary expenses for both of them, so Tomoko Kawakami turned to acting. During her school days, she took acting lessons at Baobab Gakuen, which is part of the Production Baobab talent agency, and was later signed by the agency. After graduating from school, she studied acting at the Tōhō-Gakuen Art School , where she then concentrated on dubbing.
Her first, as yet nameless, role was in 1994 in the anime series Metal Fighter Miku . In 1995 her first supporting role as Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi followed . She had her breakthrough in 1997 with the title role of Utena in Shōjo Kakumei Utena . She was also known as Hikaru Shindo in Hikaru no Go from 2001 to 2003, and since 2004 as Fuyuki Hinata in Keroro Gunsō (Sgt. Frog), and as Misuzu Kamio in the computer game Air and its anime adaptations. From 2008 she had to seek treatment for ovarian cancer , could hardly take on roles and finally succumbed to the disease on June 9, 2011 at the age of 41.
Roles (selection)
Anime TV series1994
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Anime movie
OVA
Computer games1997
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Web links
- Entry in the Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 声優 温泉 Volume 01-02 川 上 と も 子 イ ン タ ビ ュ ー . (No longer available online.) In: に ち ぶ ん う ぇ ー ぶ . Nihonbungeisha, October 12, 1999, archived from the original on August 20, 2011 ; accessed on July 13, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Utena Voice Actress Tomoko Kawakami Passes Away (Updated). In: Anime News Network . June 10, 2011, accessed July 13, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c 声優 、 川 上 と も 子 さ ん が 死去 「ケ ロ ロ 軍曹」 」の 日 向 冬 樹 役 . In: Sankei Shimbun . Yahoo! Japan June 10, 2011; Archived from the original on July 5, 2011 ; Retrieved July 13, 2014 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kawakami, Tomoko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 川 上 と も 子 (Japanese, pseudonym); 川 上 倫 子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese voice actress (seiyū) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 2011 |