Kawakami Tomoko

Kawakami Tomoko 川上とも子
Profile
Nickname	Tomozou (とも蔵)
Sex	Female
Place of Birth	Tokyo, Japan
Date of Birth	April 25, 1970
Date of Death	June 9, 2011(2011-06-09) (aged 41)
Blood Type	Type O
Height	155 cm (5'1")
Profession	Voice Actor
Affiliation	Production Baobab (ぷろだくしょんバオバブ) (Final Affiliation)
Voice Actor Activity
Activity Period	1994 - 2010
Role	Uke |

Kawakami Tomoko (川上とも子, April 25, 1970 - June 09, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress (seiyuu) born in Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with Production Baobab at the time of her death.

Kawakami made her debut in the role of "boy" in the third episode of the TV anime "Metal Fighter ♥ MIKU" broadcast on July 22, 1994. In 1995, she voiced Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi. Two years later, she landed her first major role as Tenjou Utena in Shoujo Kakumei Utena. Aside from Chiriko and Utena, some of her more famous roles were as Kamio Misuzu (Air), Soi Fon (Bleach), Rosette Christopher (Chrno Crusade), Shindou Hikaru (Hikaru no Go) and Hinata Fuyuki (Keroro Gunsou).

Kawakami was a versatile seiyuu, capable of providing the voice for a wide range of characters, from young boys (Shindou Hikaru, Hinata Fuyuki, Chiriko), to cute girls (Sugar, Kamio Misuzu, Kurata Sayuri), to more comical characters (Mori Ai, Pirika) and to her widely recognized tomboyish characters (Soi Fon, Tenjou Utena). It's also worth mentioning that she also starred in a number of video games.

In August 2008, Kawakami was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, requiring surgery. She took a 20 month sick leave, during which some of her ongoing roles got replaced by other seiyuu, such as Soi Fon (Bleach). She decided to keep working on other roles, such as Hinata Fuyuki (Keroro Gunsou), Amber (Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini) and Elise (Nodame Cantabile: Finale).

She died at age of 41 at 16:45 on Thursday, June 9, 2011 while being under medical care, having battled cancer for years.

Work List

BLCDR-18Drama / Character CDSituation CDReading CDRadio CD

2009

• Kimi ga Inakerya Hi mo Noboranai (きみがいなけりゃ陽も昇らない)

2008

• Kimi ga Inakerya Iki mo Dekinai (きみがいなけりゃ息もできない)

2007

• Gakuen Heaven Fanclub Tokuten CD Bell Five VS Slave Teikoku (学園ヘヴンFC特典CD 学園戦隊ベル･ファイブVSセレーブ帝国)

2006

• Gakuen Heaven DVD vol.1 Tokuten Talk CD (学園ヘヴンDVD Vol.1 初回限定版 トークCD)

2005

• Gakuen Heaven 3 ～Happy Paradise～ (学園ヘヴン3～Happy☆パラダイス～)

2004

• Gakuen Heaven ～Bitter Chocolate～ (学園ヘヴン～BITTER CHOCOLATE～)
• Gakuen Heaven ～Sweet Candy～ (学園ヘヴン～SWEET CANDY～)
• Gakuen Heaven 2 ～Tsuyoki na Ninensei～ (学園ヘヴン 2 ～強気な2年生～)
• Gakuen Heaven 2 ～Welcome to Heaven～ (学園ヘヴン 2 ～Welcome to HEAVEN!～)
• Ikoku Irokoi Romantan 2 (異国色恋浪漫譚 第二幕)
• Ikoku Irokoi Romantan OVA DVD Tokuten Original Drama CD (異国色恋浪漫譚 OVA DVD 特典オリジナルドラマCD)
• Scandal Series 5 Koisuru Hitomi wa Scandal (スキャンダルシリーズ 5 恋する瞳はスキャンダル)

2003

• Bara no Ki ni Bara no Hanasaku (薔薇ノ木ニ薔薇ノ花咲ク)
• Gakuen Heaven 2 ～Muteki no Sannensei～ (学園ヘヴン 2 ～無敵の3年生～)
• Ikoku Irokoi Romantan (異国色恋浪漫譚)
• Rosenkreuz Albion no Kishi 1 Besuza no Kyouen (ローゼンクロイツ アルビオンの騎士 第一幕 ベスザの餐宴)
• Rosenkreuz Albion no Kishi 2 Rogurisu no Seijuu (ローゼンクロイツ アルビオンの騎士 第二幕 ログリスの聖獣)

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