Atsuko Tanaka
田中敦子
Voice actorBorn May 10, 1957
About
A veteran animator particularly well-known for her work in [Studio Ghibli](https://anilist.co/studio/21/) films. She began her career at [Shin-Ei](https://anilist.co/studio/247/) before joining the newly established [Telecom](https://anilist.co/studio/94/), where she ended up as one of the studio's leading animators on the [Lupin III](https://anilist.co/anime/1425/) series. Having ended up working with [Hayao Miyazaki](https://anilist.co/staff/96870/) on multiple occasions it was quite natural for her to find herself in Ghibli's films. She has worked as a key animator on every Miyazaki film except for [Nausicaa](https://anilist.co/anime/572/) and [Laputa](https://anilist.co/anime/513/). She excels in everything related to action such as explosions, sword fights, car chases and crowd shots. [Yasuo Ootsuka](https://anilist.co/staff/136873/) said that Tanaka was "born to animate," and [Satoru Utsunomiya](https://anilist.co/staff/101489/) admits to being outshined by her work. _Note: Not to be confused with either the [voice actress](https://anilist.co/staff/95100/) or the [production manager](https://anilist.co/staff/208269/) by the same name._