Keiko Toda
Keiko Toda (戸田 恵子, Toda Keiko, born September 12, 1957) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi. Her most famous role is the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running anime Soreike! Anpanman. She was also the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in the Japanese dub of Thomas & Friends from Season 1 to Season 8. She was once married to Shuichi Ikeda and Junichi Inoue.
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Born | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | September 12, 1957||||
Other names | Ayu Akemi | ||||
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Years active | 1973–present | ||||
Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||
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Hiragana | とだ けいこ | ||||
Katakana | トダ ケイコ | ||||
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Career
She first became an actress in fifth grade and then relocated to Tokyo in 1973 to become an idol singer. She then later joined Nachi Nozawa's theatre company. Also a musical theatre actress, she has appeared in musicals like "Sweet Charity" and "Dance of the Fleet Lady".[1] She won Japanese Academy Award as the supporting actress for Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald in 1997.
Toda has dubbed over actresses like Jodie Foster, Linda Hamilton, Sigourney Weaver, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer and Carrie Anne Moss for dubs of American live-action movies. She's voiced Rui Kisugi for the new animated City Hunter movie, taking over from fellow voice actress Toshiko Fujita, whom she had a sister-like relationship with. Her hobbies include dancing, singing, driving, watching Broadway musicals and poem chanting.
Filmography
Film
- Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997), Nokko Senbon
- Tales of the Unusual (2000), Riku
- Minna no Ie (2001), customer
- Nin x Nin (2004), Taeko Mitsuba
- The Uchōten Hotel (2006), Tokiko Yabe
- Kabei: Our Mother (2008), Teruyo Nogami (adult)
- Into the White Night (2011), Yaiko Kirihara
- A Ghost of a Chance (2011), Landlady
- The Kiyosu Conference (2013), Naka
- Stardust Over the Town (2020)
- Good-Bye (2020)
- His (2020)
Television
- Sōri to Yobanai de (1997)
- Shomuni (1998), Azusa Tokunaga
- Hero (2001), Kanako Moriwaki
- Shinsengumi! (2004), Otose
- Densha Otoko (2005), Kasumi Yamada
- Kimi ga Kureta Natsu (2007), The Nurse
- Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu (2008), Kyoka Hasebe
- Wagaya no Rekishi (2010), Shizuko Kasagi
- From Five to Nine (2015), Keiko Kakuraba
- Natsuzora (2019), Kasumi Kemuri
Television animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), Matilda Ajan
- Space Runaway Ideon (1980), Karala Ajiba
- Queen Millennia (1981), Hajime Amamori
- Maya the Honey Bee (1982), Alexander the Mouse (Maushii)
- Cat's Eye (1983), Hitomi Kisugi
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (3rd Series) (1985), Kitarō
- Anpanman (1988), Anpanman
- Oniisama e... (1991), Kaoru Orihara
- Lupin III: The Columbus Files (1999), Rosalia
- Requiem from the Darkness (2004), Tatsuta
- Healin' Good PreCure (2020), Tiatine[2]
Original video animation (OVA)
- Fight! Iczer One (1985), Icier Two
- Vampire Hunter D (1985), Dan
- Yōtōden (1987), Ayanosuke
- Iczer Reborn (1990), Iczer Two
Theatrical animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam (1981), Matilda Ajan
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981), Matilda Ajan
- Space Runaway Ideon: A Contact (1982), Karala Ajiba
- Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked (1982), Karala Ajiba
- Bio Booster Armor Guyver (1986), Valcuria
- Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (1986), Agino Jiro
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Osono
- A Wind Named Amnesia (1990), Sophia
- Pokémon 4Ever (2001), Yukinari
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (2019)
- City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019), Hitomi Kisugi and Rui Kisugi
Video games
- Popful Mail (1994), Tatto
- Gulliver Boy (1995), Nikita
- Everybody's Golf 5 (2007), Teana
Puppetry
- The Three Musketeers (2009), Milady de Winter
- Sherlock Holmes (2014), Isadora Klein
Dubbing
Live-action
- Jodie Foster
- The Accused (1998 TV Asahi version), Sarah Tobias
- The Silence of the Lambs (1995 TV Asahi version), Clarice Starling
- Maverick (1997 NTV version), Annabelle Bransford
- Nell, Nell Kellty
- Contact (2001 TV Tokyo version), Dr. Eleanor Arroway
- Anna and the King (2007 TV Tokyo version), Anna Leonowens
- Flightplan, Kyle Pratt[3]
- Elysium, Defense Secretary Delacourt[4]
- Julia Roberts
- Pretty Woman, Vivian Ward
- Dying Young, Hilary O'Neil[5]
- My Best Friend's Wedding, Julianne Potter
- Notting Hill, Anna Scott[6]
- Erin Brockovich (2003 TV Asahi version), Erin Brockovich
- Full Frontal, Catherine/Francesca
- Larry Crowne, Mercedes Tainot[7]
- Sigourney Weaver
- Alien (1992 TV Asahi version), Ellen Ripley
- Aliens (1989 TV Asahi version), Ellen Ripley
- Alien 3 (1998 TV Asahi version), Ellen Ripley
- Alien: Resurrection (1997 Fuji TV version), Ellen Ripley
- Political Animals, Elaine Barrish
- 12 Monkeys, Kathryn Railly (Madeleine Stowe)
- American Graffiti (1984 TBS version), Laurie Henderson (Cindy Williams)[8]
- Back to the Future Part III (2018 BS Japan version), Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen)[9]
- Beauty and the Beast, Agathe (Hattie Morahan)
- A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon, Chow Ying-kit (Anita Mui)[10]
- The Big C, Cathy Jamison (Laura Linney)
- Blade Runner (1986 TBS version), Rachael (Sean Young)
- Charlie's Angels, Julie Rogers (Tanya Roberts)
- Conan the Barbarian (1989 TV Asahi version), Valeria (Sandahl Bergman)
- Days of Thunder (1993 TBS version), Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman)
- The English Patient, Katharine Clifton (Kristin Scott Thomas)
- Flashdance, Alexandra "Alex" Owens (Jennifer Beals)
- Gone with the Wind (1988 NTV version), Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh)
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Mrs. Mott (Rebecca De Mornay)
- I Am Sam (2005 NTV edition), Rita Harrison Williams (Michelle Pfeiffer)
- The Matrix trilogy (Fuji TV version), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss)
- Medicine Man, Dr. Rae Crane (Lorraine Bracco)
- My Big Fat Greek Life, Nia Miller (Nia Vardalos)[11]
- Never Talk to Strangers (Dr. Sarah Taylor (Rebecca De Mornay))[12]
- The NeverEnding Story (Atreyu (Noah Hathaway)[13]
- Nine Months, Rebecca Taylor-Faulkner (Julianne Moore)
- The Others, Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman)
- Predator 2, Detective Leona Cantrell (María Conchita Alonso)[14]
- Red Sonja, Red Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen)
- Rumble in the Bronx, Elaine (Anita Mui)[15]
- Scarface (1989 TV Asahi version), Elvira Hancock (Michelle Pfeiffer)
- Speed, Annie Porter (Sandra Bullock)[16]
- Speed 2: Cruise Control, Annie Porter (Sandra Bullock)
- The Terminator (1987 TV Asahi version), Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton)
- Terminator: Dark Fate, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton)[17]
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Lily's Mother (Lori Hallier)
- True Lies, Helen Tasker (Jamie Lee Curtis)
- Trust the Man, Rebecca (Julianne Moore)[18]
- The X-Files (TV Asahi version), Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson)
Animation
- Balto, Jenna
- Cars, Sally Carrera
- Cars 2, Sally Carrera[19]
- Cars 3, Sally Carrera
- Coraline, Mel Jones[20]
- Early Man, the Queen Oofeefa[21]
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Aki Ross
- The Simpsons, Dana Scully
- Strings, Eike
- Thomas & Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine (1990 to 2007)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Thomas the Tank Engine
- Toy Story, Bo Peep[22]
- Toy Story 2, Bo Peep[22]
- Toy Story 4, Bo Peep[22]
References
- http://www.look-up.co.jp/profile.html
- "Healin' Good Precure Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members". February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "フライトプラン". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "エリジウム". Star Channel. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- "愛の選択". Fox Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- "ノッティングヒルの恋人". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "幸せの教室". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "アメリカン・グラフィティ ユニバーサル思い出の復刻版 ブルーレイ". HMV. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "新録に豪華声優陣が大集結!!シリーズ 3 部作一挙放送! 新録・吹き替え版「バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー」". TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- "男たちの挽歌III アゲイン/明日への誓い <日本語吹替収録版>". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- "マイ・ビッグ・ファット・ライフ!". Sony Pictures. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "ストレンジャー(1995)". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- "ネバーエンディング・ストーリー<インターナショナル版HDニューマスター> ネバーエンディング・ストーリー<エクステンデッド版HDニューマスター>". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- "プレデター2". Star Channel. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "レッド・ブロンクス". Warner Bros. Japan. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- "スピード". Star Channel. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "『ターミネーター:ニュー・フェイト』に玄田哲章・戸田恵子・坂本真綾!吹替版キャスト発表". Cinematoday. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "NOセックス、NOライフ![吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- "カーズ2". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- "コララインとボタンの魔女[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- "梶裕貴がアードマン新作「アーリーマン」に参戦、ヒロイン役は沢城みゆき". Natalie. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- "『トイ・ストーリー4』戸田恵子が19年ぶり登場の初代ヒロインの声を続投". Cinematoday. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Keiko Toda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Keiko Toda on IMDb
- Keiko Toda at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)