Miyuki Kanbe

Miyuki Kanbe
Native name 神戸 みゆき
Born (1984-05-07)7 May 1984
Died June 18, 2008(2008-06-18) (aged 24)[1][2]
Cause of death Heart failure
Occupation
Years active 1999–2007
Notable credit(s) Sailor Moon musicals
as Usagi Tsukino
Kamen Rider Hibiki
as Hinaka Tachibana
Battle Royale II
as Kyouko Kakehi

Miyuki Kanbe (神戸 みゆき Kanbe Miyuki) (7 May 1984 – 18 June 2008) was a Japanese model, actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture.

Biography

History

She is best remembered for her portrayal of Sailor Moon (in Japanese, Usagi Tsukino) in the Sailor Moon musicals.[2] Kanbe was chosen out of 500 women for the role.[1] Much of her career involved physically demanding roles.[3]

As late as June 2008, she had been active and vocally expressing an interest in furthering her career.[1][2] She was cast in the role of Eponine in the Japanese production of Les Misérables and in Miss Saigon, but was forced to give them up due to poor health in February 2007.[1][2]

Death

Since then, she had been in and out of the hospital until her death in Kawasaki City on June 18, 2008 at 4:08 am.[1] The cause of death is cited as sudden heart failure.[3] Her funeral was held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture on 21 June 2008.[3]

Filmography

Live-action television

Television animation

Film

Stage

Discography

Single

  1. Taiyou no Rakuen ~Promised Land~ (太陽の楽園〜Promised Land〜) (released 16 April 2003, distributed by Pony Canyon)
  2. Rainbow Notes♪ (released 16 October 2003, distributed by Pony Canyon)

DVD

Photobooks

- Digital Photobook

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "3rd Sailor Moon Musical Actress Kanbe Dies at 24". Anime News Network. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sailor Moon actress Miyuki Kanbe dies at 24". Tokyograph. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "3代目セーラームーン・神戸みゆきさん急死". SANSPO.COM. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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Preceded by
Fumina Hara
Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals
2000–2001
Succeeded by
Marina Kuroki
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