Kiri Yoshizawa

Description
Kiri Yoshizawa is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with the talent agency Accent. She was born on July 17 in Hokkaido, Japan. Her real name is Takae Ishizuka.

Yoshizawa began her career in the 2000s, with a foundation in stage performance as a member of the Shakespeare Theatre group before transitioning to voice acting. Her work is characterized by her versatility, often portraying a range of characters from warm, maternal, and elderly figures to authoritative women.

One of her most recognized anime roles is Kiyomi Azumabito in the popular series Attack on Titan, appearing in The Final Season and The Final Season Part 2. Her extensive anime career includes a variety of other notable series. She has had long-running roles in Chibi Maruko-chan, playing various characters over many years. She has also contributed to the Pokémon franchise, voicing characters such as Tome in 2020 and Diana in the 2023 series Pokémon Horizons. Other anime credits include roles in Skip Beat! as Kamio Kimiko, Monster, Gunslinger Girl, the Slayers franchise, and Dragon Drive.

Beyond anime, Yoshizawa has an extensive career in voice dubbing for foreign films and television series. Her dubbing work includes the Japanese-language versions of major Hollywood films such as The Matrix Reloaded, The Wolverine, and the Chinese film Let the Bullets Fly. She has also provided Japanese voices for Western TV dramas like NCIS, Cold Case, Stargate Atlantis, and The Sopranos. Additionally, her work includes narration for documentaries and television programs.

Throughout her career, Yoshizawa has been recognized within the industry for her reliability and talent, maintaining a steady presence in a wide array of projects since the early 2000s. Her continued involvement in major franchises and her adaptability across different media, including drama CDs and stage performance, highlight her standing as a respected and in-demand professional in the voice acting industry.