Chikako Akimoto

Chikako Akimoto
秋元 千賀子
Born	(1949-12-17) 17 December 1949 (age 75)
Occupation	Voice actress
Notable work	Ippatsu Kanta-kun as Ichirō Tobase

Chikako Akimoto (Japanese: 秋元 千賀子, Hepburn: Akimoto Chikako, born 17 December 1949) is a Japanese voice actress from Hokkaido, affiliated with Ritrovo.[1] She is known for voicing Ichirō Tobase, the main character of Ippatsu Kanta-kun. She was awarded the Seiyu Awards Merit Award in 2023.

Biography

Chikako Akimoto, a native of Hokkaido, was born on 17 December 1949.[1][2][3] She was educated at the TV Talent Center [ja].[4]

Akimoto was the first voice actor of Hanako Hanazawa in Sazae-san.[5] She later voiced Ichirō Tobase, the main character of Ippatsu Kanta-kun.[5] Later, she would later voice other characters in anime, including Kayo Takeo in Invincible Robo Trider G7, Lotte Lehmann in Trapp Family Story, Weigenthaler in The Two Lottes, Versch in My Patrasche, Jessica in Turn A Gundam, Kishida in You're Under Arrest, Regina Bergman in A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Chigusa Iinuma in Eden of the East, and Zeruel's mom in You're Being Summoned, Azazel.[5]

In 2023, she was awarded the Seiyu Awards Merit Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards.[6]

Among her hobbies and special skills are Mizuki-ryū nihon-buyō and urasenke.[4]

Filmography

Anime television

• Sazae-san, Hanako Hanazawa (1969)[5]
• Ippatsu Kanta-kun, Ichirō Tobase (1977)[5]
• Invincible Robo Trider G7, Kayo Takeo (1980)[5]
• Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow, Mrs. Mac (1982)[5]
• Trapp Family Story, Lotte Lehmann (1991)[5]
• The Two Lottes, Weigenthaler (1991)[5]
• My Patrasche, Versch (1992)[5]
• Famous Dog Lassie, woman in farming (1996)[5]
• Turn A Gundam, Jessica (1999)[5]
• Weekly Storyland, Narration (1999)[5]
• You're Under Arrest, Kishida (2001)[5]
• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Regina Bergman (2001)[5]
• Pita-Ten, matron (2002)[5]
• Eden of the East, Chigusa Iinuma (2009)[5]
• You're Being Summoned, Azazel, Zeruel's mom (2011)[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
2023	Seiyu Awards Merit Award	Won	[6]

References

1. "秋元千賀子". Ritrovo. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
2. 芸能手帳タレント名簿録Vol.29（'94〜'95）. Rengō Tsūshin-sha. 1994. p. 12.
3. 出演者名簿（1995年版）. Copyright Information Center. 1994. p. 11.
4. 声優の世界－アニメーションから外国映画まで. Asahi Sonorama. 30 October 1979. p. 68.
5. "秋元千賀子(Chikako Akimoto)". GamePlaza Haruka. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (15 December 2023). "Some of 17th Seiyu Awards Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 December 2023.