Gekidan Wakakusa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese theatrical company. Its formal name is Wakakusa Ltd. It has a history of pioneering in classical entertainment as well as dubbing in animated television (anime
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Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
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Notable actors and actresses
- Mayumi IizukaMayumi Iizukais a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who was born in Tokyo and grew up in Taiwan and Yokohama. Iizuka is a member of Gekidan Wakakusa and Tokuma Japan Communications....
- Mika ItōMika Itōis a seiyū who was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with the entertainment office Three Tree.-TV anime:*Aishiteruze Baby *AM Driver *Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution *Boogiepop Phantom...
- Yukiko KashiwagiYukiko Kashiwagiis a Japanese actress and the wife of Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto from 1971 until his death in 1985. In the 1970s, Kashiwagi retired from her career as an actress and instead presented a series of welfare performances with her husband in children's homes and nursing homes, and on Japanese...
- Ami KoshimizuAmi Koshimizuis a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Production Baobab management. She was born in the city of Kokubunji in Tokyo Prefecture. She is an award winning voice actress.-Career:*She graduated from Aomori Yamada High School...
- Kaori Momoi
- Terumi NikiTerumi Nikiis a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Since a child, she has been a member of the Japanese Theatrical Company Gekidan Wakakusa, of which she has joined in 1953...
- Yuko SanpeiYuko Sanpeiis a female Japanese voice actress currently affiliated with Production Baobab.-TV Anime:2000:*Daa! Daa! Daa! '2001:*Ojarumaru 2002:...
- Yoko ShimadaYoko Shimadais a Japanese actress. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun. She was the only female member of Shogun's massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking English, for which she relied on a dialogue coach, as she was not fluent in the...