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Yôko Kawanami(1957-2025)

  • Actress
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Yôko Kawanami was born on 22 April 1957 in Kanagawa, Japan. She was an actress, known for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013), Dragon Ball Z (1989) and Transformers: The Headmasters (1987). She died on 18 March 2025 in Japan.
BornApril 22, 1957
DiedMarch 18, 2025(67)
BornApril 22, 1957
DiedMarch 18, 2025(67)
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Known for

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
7.1
  • Buruma no haha(voice)
  • 2013
Hiroko Emori, Toshio Furukawa, Tôru Furuya, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, and Mayumi Tanaka in Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Dragon Ball Z
8.8
TV Series
  • Buruma no haha
  • Bulma's Mom
  • Shinshia
  • Mrs. Brief(voice)
Transformers: The Headmasters (1987)
Transformers: The Headmasters
6.9
TV Series
  • Arcee(voice)
Dragon Ball: Origins (2008)
Dragon Ball: Origins
7.6
Video Game
  • Ranfan(voice)
  • 2008

Credits

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Actress

  • Super Robot Wars Z3: Tengoku-Hen (2015)
    Super Robot Wars Z3: Tengoku-Hen
    Video Game
    • Mika Hyuga (voice)
    • 2015
  • Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Dragon Ball Z Kai
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Buruma no haha (voice)
    • 2009–2014
  • Super Robot Wars Z3: Jigoku-Hen (2014)
    Super Robot Wars Z3: Jigoku-Hen
    Video Game
    • Mika Hyuga (voice)
    • 2014
  • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
    Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
    7.1
    • Buruma no haha (voice)
    • 2013
  • Super Robot Wars Z2: Saisei-Hen (2012)
    Super Robot Wars Z2: Saisei-Hen
    Video Game
    • Mika Hyuga (voice)
    • 2012
  • Super Robot Wars Z2: Hakai-Hen (2011)
    Super Robot Wars Z2: Hakai-Hen
    Video Game
    • Mika Hyuga (voice)
    • 2011
  • Armored Trooper Votoms: Chirico's Return (2011)
    Armored Trooper Votoms: Chirico's Return
    7.1
    • Coconna Vartla (voice)
    • 2011
  • Dragon Ball: Origins (2008)
    Dragon Ball: Origins
    7.6
    Video Game
    • Ranfan (voice)
    • 2008
  • Masako Nozawa and Isamu Tanonaka in Graveyard Kitaro (2008)
    Graveyard Kitaro
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Gama-Reijou (voice)
    • 2008
  • Masashi Ebara, Nami Miyahara, Emiri Kato, and Machiko Kawana in Powerpuff Girls Z (2006)
    Powerpuff Girls Z
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Miss Bellum (voice)
    • 2006–2007
  • Summon Night 2 (2003)
    Summon Night 2
    Video Game
    • Famy (voice)
    • 2003
  • Twinbee Paradise (1998)
    Twinbee Paradise
    8.1
    Video
    • Queen Juliana (voice)
    • 1998
  • Dragon Ball GT (1996)
    Dragon Ball GT
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Ranfan (credit only)
    • 1997
  • Ogre Slayer (1995)
    Ogre Slayer
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Kazue (voice)
    • 1995
  • Neighborhood Story (1995)
    Neighborhood Story
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ruriko
    • 1995–1996

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 22, 1957
    • Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • March 18, 2025
    • Japan(peritoneal cancer)

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