Yō Inoue

Yō Inoue 井上 瑤
Born	Yumi Shitsukawa 漆川 由美 December 4, 1946 Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died	February 28, 2003(2003-02-28) (aged 56)
Occupation	Voice actress
Notable credit(s)	Mobile Suit Gundam as Sayla Mass Urusei Yatsura as Ran High School! Kimengumi as Amanojaku Osomatsu-kun (1988) as Osomatsu Mobile Police Patlabor as Kanuka Clancy Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 as Reika Sanjō

Yumi Shitsukawa (漆川 由美, Shitsukawa Yumi, December 4, 1946 – February 28, 2003), also known by her stage name Yō Inoue (井上 瑤, Inoue Yō), was a Japanese voice actress. Inoue was diagnosed with lung cancer in late 2001, underwent treatments during 2002, and her condition deteriorated rapidly in the last month of her life.

At the time of her death she was represented by the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. She had previously been represented by Production Baobab, Office Osawa, and others. Her role as Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters was replaced by Rika Matsumoto.

Selected filmography

• Urusei Yatsura (Ran (First Voice))
• Osomatsu-kun 1988 (Osomatsu)
• Mobile Suit Gundam (Sayla Mass, Kikka Kitamoto, Haro, Pero)
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Sayla Mass)
• Mobile Police Patlabor (Kanuka Clancy)
• Baoh (Sophine)
• Soreike! Anpanman (Tendon Ka-san, Kurobe)
• Time Bokan series
  • Yatterman (Chiro, Himeko, Keroppa)
  • Yattodetaman (Aladdin, Jack)
  • Itadakiman (Oscar, Sam)
• Space Runaway Ideon (Sheryl Formosa, Lou Piper)
• Tōshō Daimos (Kairo)
• High School! Kimengumi (Jako Amano)
• Macross 7 (Gepelnich)
• Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Reika Sanjou)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Ryo Bakura (Episodes 12–41))
• YuYu Hakusho (Shorin, Rando)
• Ranma ½ (Rinko)
• Magic User's Club (Akiko Aburatsubo)
• Gatchaman II (Paimer)
• Tenchi Muyo! Manatsu no Eve (Yuzuha)
• Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (Panni Shona)
• Domain of Murder (Mama)

Dubbing

• My Lucky Stars, Barbara Woo / Swordflower / Lo Hon Gwo (Sibelle Hu)
• Top Gun (1989 Fuji TV edition), Carole Bradshaw (Meg Ryan)
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Sassy (Sally Field)
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Sassy (Sally Field)
• The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain, Queen Uberta (Christy Landers)
• The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure, Queen Uberta (Christy Landers)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20051128183331/http://www.west.net/~ke6jqp/YouInoue/youinoue.htm
• Yō Inoue at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Obituary from Newtype USA