What is Yūko Mizutani?
{{Nihongo|'''Yūko Mizutani'''|水谷 優子|Mizutani Yūko|November 4, 1964 – May 17, 2016}} was a Japanese actress, [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]], narrator and singer from [[Ama District, Aichi]]. Throughout her life, she was attached to [[Production Baobab]]; she was attached to [[Aoni Production]] at the time of her death. Mizutani was best known for her roles of Sakiko Sakura in ''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]'', Mihoshi Kuramitsu in ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', Excellen Browning in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', Sora Takenouchi in ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'', Leina Stol in ''[[Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos]]'', Sarah Zabiarov and Cheimin Noa in ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' and Pinoko in ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]''. Mizutani was the official Japanese voice actress for [[Minnie Mouse]] from 1991 until her death;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2016/05/19/429/|script-title=ja:声優・水谷優子さんが乳がんで死去、代表作は『ちびまる子ちゃん』|language=ja|publisher=Mynavi|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref> she also voiced her in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/05/19/original-voice-actress-for-digimons-sora-yuko-mizutani-dies-at-5/|last=Lovett|first=Jamie|title=Original Voice Actress For Digimon's Sora, Yuko Mizutani, Dies At 51|language=en|work=comicbook.com|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref> On May 17, 2016, Mizutani died as a result of breast cancer. She was 51 years old at the time of her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160519-00000328-oric-ent|script-title=ja:声優・水谷優子さん、乳がんで死去 『ちびまる子ちゃん』お姉ちゃんなど|language=ja|work=Yahoo! News|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519062015/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160519-00000328-oric-ent|archive-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|id=0594730}} * {{ann|people|1004}} * [http://www.aoni.co.jp/actress/ma/mizutani-yuko.html Aoni Production] (Japanese) {{act