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Ikue Ōtani
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Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator
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Ikue Ōtani is a Japanese female actor and seiyū. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, on August 18, 1965. Her name in native language is 大谷育江, and in kana it is おおたに いくえ. She holds citizenship in Japan and speaks Japanese.
Ōtani began her work period in 1986. She is recognized within the acting department.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1965
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Pokémon advanced challenge
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Tokyo, Japan
Ikue Otani is a Japanese voice actress and singer, most famous for providing the voice of Pikachu in Pokémon. She took pregnancy leave from her work from January to May 2006, but her voice credit for Pikachu did not change, as her voice has been recorded many times.
Known for
- Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway — Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (voice)2026
- CHOPPER's — Chopper Tony Tony (voice)2026
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback — Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (voice)2025
- Shinsei Galverse — RanRan (voice)2025
- Detective Conan: The 17-Year-Old Truth — Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (voice)2025
- Golden Kamuy: The Lightning Bandit and O-Gin the Viper / Shimaenaga2025
- The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom — Erza (voice)2025
- Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram — Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (voice)2024
- Ojamajo Doremi 1620's — Makihatayama Hana2024
- Ghost Cat Anzu — Pi-Pi-chan (voice)2024
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Japan
- Active from
- 1965
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20
- Total plays
- 188
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ikue+%C5%8Ctani">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 is involved in non‐canonical Wnt5a/JNK signalling pathway
· 2003 · cited 628x
- Neural regulation of thermotaxis in Caenorhabditis elegans
· 1995 · cited 544x
- Rescuing cocaine-induced prefrontal cortex hypoactivity prevents compulsive cocaine seeking
· 2013 · cited 460x
- Catalytic graphitization of carbons by various metals
· 1979 · cited 446x
- High-throughput spectrophotometric assay of reactive oxygen species in serum
· 2007 · cited 410x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1965-08-18 ) August 18, 1965 (age 60) , Tokyo, Japan
- Other names
- Ikue Ootani Ikue Ohtani Iku-chan
- Occupations
- Actress voice actress
- Years active
- 1986 – present
- Agent
- Mausu Promotion
- Notable work
- Pokémon as Pikachu One Piece as Tony Tony Chopper Detective Conan as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Persona 5 as Morgana
- Height
- 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Mass
- 38
- Height
- 150
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1965-08-18
- name in kana
- おおたに いくえ
- name in native language
- 大谷育江
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- Commons category
- Ikue Ōtani
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ikue Ōtani (大谷 育江, Ōtani Ikue; born August 18, 1965) is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting. She is best known for her anime roles in the Pokémon series (as Pikachu), One Piece (as Tony Tony Chopper), Detective Conan (as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya), Corpse Party (as Sachiko Shinozaki), Naruto (as Konohamaru Sarutobi), Cookie Run: Kingdom (as Pancake Cookie), Smile PreCure! (as Candy), Uchi no Sanshimai (as Fu), Konjiki no Gash Bell (as Gash), and Persona 5 (as Morgana). She is currently attached to Mausu Promotion. Her pet name is "Iku-chan". She is known for playing both male and female roles, and sometimes plays multiple roles in one production. She is a native of Tokyo, but grew up in Niigata Prefecture.
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