Keiko Toda (戸田 恵子, Toda Keiko; born September 12, 1957) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator.
Her most famous role is as the voice of the titular character of Anpanman in the long-running children's television anime Let's Go! Anpanman. She also voiced Kiki of Sanrio's Little Twin Stars and the titular character Thomas the Tank Engine in the Japanese dub of Thomas & Friends for the first eight seasons before being replaced by Kumiko Higa. She had been once married to Shuichi Ikeda and Junichi Inoue.
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Career
Toda first became an actress in fifth grade and then relocated to Tokyo in 1973 to become an idol singer. She then later joined Nachi Nozawa's theatre company. Also a musical theatre actress, she has appeared in musicals like "Sweet Charity" and "Dance of the Fleet Lady".
She won Japanese Academy Award as the supporting actress for Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald in 1997.
Toda has dubbed over actresses like Jodie Foster, Linda Hamilton, Sigourney Weaver, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer and Carrie-Anne Moss for dubs of American live-action movies. She's voiced Rui Kisugi for the new animated City Hunter movie, taking over from fellow voice actress Toshiko Fujita, whom she had a sister-like relationship with. Her hobbies include dancing, singing, driving, watching Broadway musicals and poem chanting.
Filmography
Television drama
Sōrito Yobanaide (1997)
Power Office Girls (1998), Azusa Tokunaga
Hero (2001), Kanako Moriwaki
Shinsengumi! (2004), Otose
Densha Otoko (2005), Kasumi Yamada
Kimi ga Kureta Natsu (2007), The Nurse
Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu (2008), Kyoka Hasebe
Wagaya no Rekishi (2010), Shizuko Kasagi
5→9 From Five to Nine (2015), Keiko Kakuraba
Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky (2019), Kasumi Kemuri
Koeharu! (2021), Meiko's grandmother
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023), Kimie Sakurai
Our Happy Family (2025), Fumie Hirayama
Anpan (2025), Tetsuko Maki and Yoshiko Tobe (voice)
Soda Master (2026), Mysterious Woman (Ep. 11)
Other television
76th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (2025), Performer of Anpanman theme song along Ryusei Nakao, Koichi Yamadera, and others.
Film
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997), Nokko Senbon
Tales of the Unusual (2000), Riku
Minna no Ie (2001), Customer
Nin x Nin (2004), Taeko Mitsuba
The Uchōten Hotel (2006), Tokiko Yabe
Kabei: Our Mother (2008), Teruyo Nogami (adult)
Into the White Night (2011), Yaiko Kirihara
A Ghost of a Chance (2011), Landlady
The Kiyosu Conference (2013), Naka
Stardust Over the Town (2020)
Good-Bye (2020)
His (2020), Sakurai
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021), Sachiko Hachiya
Sono Koe no Anata e (2022), Herself
Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
Detective of Joshidaikoji (2023)
Television animation
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), Matilda Ajan
Space Runaway Ideon (1980), Karala Ajiba
Queen Millennia (1981), Hajime Amamori
Maya the Honey Bee (1982), Alexander the Mouse (Maushii)
Cat's Eye (1983–85), Hitomi Kisugi
GeGeGe no Kitarō (3rd Series) (1985), Kitarō
Let's Go! Anpanman (1988), Anpanman
Oniisama e... (1991), Kaoru Orihara
City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996), Rosa Martinez
Lupin III: The Columbus Files (1999), Rosalia
Requiem from the Darkness (2004), Tatsuta
Healin' Good Pretty Cure (2020), Tiatine
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2021), Dragon Crystal and Mother Dragon
Urusei Yatsura (2022), Ataru's mom
Theatrical animation
Mobile Suit Gundam (1981), Matilda Ajan
Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981), Matilda Ajan
Space Runaway Ideon: A Contact (1982), Karala Ajiba
Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked (1982), Karala Ajiba
Bio Booster Armor Guyver (1986), Valcuria
Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (1986), Agino Jiro
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Osono
A Wind Named Amnesia (1990), Sophia
Pokémon 4Ever (2001), Yukinari
Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope (2014), Anpanman
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019), Hitomi Kisugi and Rui Kisugi
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (2019), Shamna
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (2023), Leopoldine
City Hunter: Angel Dust (2023), Hitomi Kisugi
The Colors Within (2024), Shino Sakunaga
Anpanman: Baikinman and Lulun in the Picture Book (2024), Anpanman
Dive in Wonderland (2025)
Original video animation (OVA)
Fight! Iczer One (1985), Icier Two
Vampire Hunter D (1985), Dan
Yōtōden (1987), Ayanosuke
Iczer Reborn (1990), Iczer Two
Original net animation (ONA)
Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye (2023), Hitomi Kisugi
Video games
Popful Mail (1994), Tatto (PC Engine version)
Gulliver Boy (1995), Nikita
Jade Cocoon (1998), Garai
Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo (2000), Matilda Ajan
Everybody's Golf 5 (2007), Teana
Puppetry
The Three Musketeers (2009), Milady de Winter
Sherlock Holmes (2014), Isadora Klein
Dubbing
Jodie Foster
The Accused (1998 TV Asahi version), Sarah Tobias
The Silence of the Lambs (1995 TV Asahi version), Clarice Starling
Maverick (1997 NTV version), Annabelle Bransford
Nell, Nell Kellty
Contact (2001 TV Tokyo version), Dr. Eleanor Arroway
Anna and the King (2007 TV Tokyo version), Anna Leonowens
Flightplan, Kyle Pratt
Elysium, Defense Secretary Delacourt
Julia Roberts
Pretty Woman, Vivian Ward
Dying Young, Hilary O'Neil
My Best Friend's Wedding, Julianne Potter
Notting Hill, Anna Scott
Erin Brockovich (2003 TV Asahi version), Erin Brockovich
Full Frontal, Catherine/Francesca
Larry Crowne, Mercedes Tainot
Sigourney Weaver
Alien (1992 TV Asahi version), Ellen Ripley
Aliens (1989 TV Asahi version), Ellen Ripley
Alien 3 (1998 TV Asahi version), Ellen Ripley
