On Saturday, Japanese actress Sayaka Kanda was found dead around 1 p.m. in Sapporo, Japan. On that day, Kanda was supposed to play the role of Eliza Doolittle in a matinee performance of My lovely lady, but with reference to an illness, her deputy took over the role.
Warning: This article contains a mention of possible suicide.
Kanda fell from the 14th floor of her hotel. NHK reports that local police are now investigating the possibility that she may have died of suicide. However, the authorities did not reject the idea of the foul.
Kanda was the daughter of popular actor Masaki Kanda and superstar performer Seiko Matsuda. In a varied career, she recorded music and appeared in films, television and stage productions, but also had success with voice acting. She delivered Annas Japanese-speaking voice for Frozen, to win the 2015 Seiyu Awards for Best Actress, honoring Japan’s best voice actors. Kanda also spoke Anna in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts III.
Over the years, she has spoken for a handful of animes, including most recently Yuna in Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld. Kanda also spoke Kaede Akamatsu in Danganronpa V3, and even played the role of Junko Enoshima in the theatrical adaptations Danganronpa The stage and Super Danganronpa 2 The stage.
Her last anime role was Mana Nagase in 2021 Pride idols.
According to Asahi newsKanda’s office issued an official statement on her death, stating: “It is with great sadness that we announce her death to her fans and to those who have supported her. We still cannot accept her death and try to cope with it. “
Kanda was scheduled to play Maetel in a musical version of the classic anime in April next year Galaxy Express 999.
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