TARAKO

TARAKO, born Isono Tarako (鱈子 磯野 Tarako Isono) was a Japanese voice actress.

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Castle in the Sky (1986)

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A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Minori Terada  •  Kotoe Hatsui

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Minori Terada  •  Kotoe Hatsui

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Noriko Hidaka  •  Hitoshi Takagi  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Shigesato Itoi

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Noriko Hidaka  •  Hitoshi Takagi  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Shigesato Itoi

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

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After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Mahito Tsujimura  •  Hisako Kyoda  •  Gorō Naya

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Mahito Tsujimura  •  Hisako Kyoda  •  Gorō Naya

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)

As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Fumi Hirano  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Saeko Shimazu

As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Fumi Hirano  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Saeko Shimazu

They Were Eleven (1986)

A group of students from the Cosmo Academy are about to take their final exam: surviving for over fifty days in a derelict ship. But when they arrive, they discover that instead of ten students, there are eleven. One of them doesn't belong there...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Tominaga  •  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Michiko Kawai  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Toshio Furukawa

A group of students from the Cosmo Academy are about to take their final exam: surviving for over fifty days in a derelict ship. But when they arrive, they discover that instead of ten students, there are eleven. One of them doesn't belong there...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Tominaga  •  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Michiko Kawai  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Toshio Furukawa

Yona Yona Penguin (2009)

Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are penguins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Ei Morisako  •  Hikari Oota  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Akira Emoto

Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are penguins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Ei Morisako  •  Hikari Oota  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Akira Emoto

Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy (2015)

Students from five different countries arrive in Maruko's town. Maruko and her classmates can barely contain their curiosity, and their new friends are full of surprises. And Maruko's family will house a boy from Italy!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Takagi
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Tomoko Naka  •  Tsutomu Kashiwakura  •  Masami Kikuchi

Students from five different countries arrive in Maruko's town. Maruko and her classmates can barely contain their curiosity, and their new friends are full of surprises. And Maruko's family will house a boy from Italy!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Takagi
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Tomoko Naka  •  Tsutomu Kashiwakura  •  Masami Kikuchi

Girl Detective Club (1986)

Our heroine has been kidnapped and her two somewhat ditzy friends decided to save her in a war machine they found in her house. Unfortunately they have little idea of how it works so let the random destruction begin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Okuwaki
CAST:  Masako Miura  •  TARAKO  •  Yuriko Yamamoto  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Our heroine has been kidnapped and her two somewhat ditzy friends decided to save her in a war machine they found in her house. Unfortunately they have little idea of how it works so let the random destruction begin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Okuwaki
CAST:  Masako Miura  •  TARAKO  •  Yuriko Yamamoto  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Blue Flames (1989)

Ryuuichi is a high-school student tired of living in a small town with small people. He's determined to claw his way to the top of Tokyo, and he'll use any woman he can to do it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Kenyu Horiuchi  •  Arisa Andô  •  Kazue Ikura  •  Mayumi Shou

Ryuuichi is a high-school student tired of living in a small town with small people. He's determined to claw his way to the top of Tokyo, and he'll use any woman he can to do it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Kenyu Horiuchi  •  Arisa Andô  •  Kazue Ikura  •  Mayumi Shou

Chibi Maruko-chan (1990)

Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9-year-old girl. She tricks her grandfather, ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance, and hates sitting next to ugly boys. She talks, feels and lives just as real kids do. As the second term ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yuko Sasaki

Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9-year-old girl. She tricks her grandfather, ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance, and hates sitting next to ugly boys. She talks, feels and lives just as real kids do. As the second term ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yuko Sasaki

Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song (1992)

Momoko's teacher asks the third grade to draw a picture based on their favorite song, to enter in a contest. She picks a song she's recently become fond of during music class, and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet relatives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama  •  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Yumiko Takahashi  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama

Momoko's teacher asks the third grade to draw a picture based on their favorite song, to enter in a contest. She picks a song she's recently become fond of during music class, and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet relatives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama  •  Yumiko Suda
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Yumiko Takahashi  •  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Kei Tomiyama

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate! (2006)

Charmander's voice calls out from the darkness if Squirtle is okay. The sleeping boy wakes up, and can't believe himself when he sees a talking Charmander. Charmander then points out that he's a Pokémon too. The boy takes a look at his reflection at a river besides ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Sanae Kobayashi  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Yukana  •  Nobutoshi Canna

Charmander's voice calls out from the darkness if Squirtle is okay. The sleeping boy wakes up, and can't believe himself when he sees a talking Charmander. Charmander then points out that he's a Pokémon too. The boy takes a look at his reflection at a river besides ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Sanae Kobayashi  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Yukana  •  Nobutoshi Canna

Futari wa Precure Splash☆Star Tic-Tac Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread! (2006)

In the middle of a karaoke contest, Saki and Mai find that time has suddenly stopped. Following some spirits, they wind up in the Land of Clocks where they find Sirloin, a warrior from Dark Fall who is keeping the Infinite Clock hostage. Naturally, Pretty Cure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Shimizu
CAST:  Orie Kimoto  •  Atsuko Enomoto  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Miyu Matsuki

In the middle of a karaoke contest, Saki and Mai find that time has suddenly stopped. Following some spirits, they wind up in the Land of Clocks where they find Sirloin, a warrior from Dark Fall who is keeping the Infinite Clock hostage. Naturally, Pretty Cure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Shimizu
CAST:  Orie Kimoto  •  Atsuko Enomoto  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Miyu Matsuki

Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure (1993)

Anpanman dinosaur 'Nessie' adventure. Will Anpanmen really be able to save the land of dinosaurs by defeating Baikinman and Gorongora?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Yano
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Keiko Toda  •  Ryusei Nakao  •  Mika Kanai

Anpanman dinosaur 'Nessie' adventure. Will Anpanmen really be able to save the land of dinosaurs by defeating Baikinman and Gorongora?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Yano
CAST:  TARAKO  •  Keiko Toda  •  Ryusei Nakao  •  Mika Kanai

Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE 2017 (2015)

A remake of the 2nd Danganronpa live-action adaptation.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Yu Takahashi  •  Momoka Ito  •  Yosuke Nishi

A remake of the 2nd Danganronpa live-action adaptation.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ryusei Yokohama  •  Yu Takahashi  •  Momoka Ito  •  Yosuke Nishi

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Special OVA (2011)

With his last memory being that of his kidnapping, college student Sigma awakens to find himself trapped in a facility with eight strangers. The captives are soon informed that if they want to escape, they must play the "Nonary Game"—a complex contest of trust and ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Chiaki Omigawa  •  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Yukari Tamura  •  Atsuko Tanaka

With his last memory being that of his kidnapping, college student Sigma awakens to find himself trapped in a facility with eight strangers. The captives are soon informed that if they want to escape, they must play the "Nonary Game"—a complex contest of trust and ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Chiaki Omigawa  •  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Yukari Tamura  •  Atsuko Tanaka

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DIRECTION:  Yoshinori Kobayashi
CAST:  Tamori  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Tsukaji Muga  •  Karina

Mikkan's Picture Diary (1992)

Mikan Enikki features a cat whose name is 'Mikan', in Japanese means tangerine and color orange. He can talk the human language, read, write and do several tasks like a human. The story focused in the mischief of Mikan, Tom and his other cat friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Akiko Hiramatsu  •  Chie Sato  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  TARAKO

Mikan Enikki features a cat whose name is 'Mikan', in Japanese means tangerine and color orange. He can talk the human language, read, write and do several tasks like a human. The story focused in the mischief of Mikan, Tom and his other cat friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Akiko Hiramatsu  •  Chie Sato  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  TARAKO

Ganbare! Kickers: Bokutachi no Densetsu (1987)

Bokutachi no Densetsu is a summary of the TV series with an alternate ending. 'Kickers' is a weak soccer team that hardly wins a game. It has recorded 22 consecutive losses up till now, neither a star player nor a sign of a victory can be found in the team, that's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Shigino
CAST:  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Hidehiro Kikuchi  •  Noriko Tsukase  •  Nobuo Tobita

Bokutachi no Densetsu is a summary of the TV series with an alternate ending. 'Kickers' is a weak soccer team that hardly wins a game. It has recorded 22 consecutive losses up till now, neither a star player nor a sign of a victory can be found in the team, that's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Shigino
CAST:  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Hidehiro Kikuchi  •  Noriko Tsukase  •  Nobuo Tobita

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DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Kodama
CAST:  Rikako Aida  •  TARAKO  •  Nao Toyama  •  Ako Mayama
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