Miyuki Kanbe Explained

Miyuki Kanbe
Native Name:神戸 みゆき
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Place:Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Birth Date:1984 5, df=y
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:1999–2007
Credits:Sailor Moon musicals
as Usagi Tsukino
Kamen Rider Hibiki
as Hinaka Tachibana
Battle Royale II
as Kyouko Kakehi

(7 May 1984 – 18 June 2008) was a Japanese actress, model and singer. Throughout her career, she starred as Sailor Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals, as well as portraying Hinaka Tachibana in Kamen Rider Hibiki and Kyouko Kakehi in Battle Royale II. In addition to acting, Kanbe also pursued a singing career, where her songs were used as the theme songs to the anime series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch.

Career

Kanbe portrayed Sailor Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals.[2] Kanbe was chosen out of 500 women for the role.[3] Much of her career involved physically demanding roles.

As late as June 2008, she had been active and vocally expressing an interest in furthering her career.[3] [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.[3] [2]

Death

Since February 2007, Kanbe had been in and out of the hospital until passing away at 4:08 am on 18 June 2008 due to sudden heart failure.[3] [4] Her funeral was held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on 21 June 2008.

Filmography

Live-action television

Television animation

Film

Theatre

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
2003[5]
"Rainbow Notes"[6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

DVD

Photobooks

– Digital Photobook

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3代目セーラームーン・神戸みゆきさん急死. SANSPO.COM. 21 June 2008. 26 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20080623094218/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080621/gnj0806210504015-n1.htm. 23 June 2008.
  2. Web site: Sailor Moon actress Miyuki Kanbe dies at 24. Tokyograph. 21 June 2008. 8 January 2015.
  3. Web site: 3rd Sailor Moon Musical Actress Kanbe Dies at 24. Anime News Network. 21 June 2008. 8 January 2015.
  4. Web site: 3代目セーラームーン・神戸みゆきさん急死. SANSPO.COM. 21 June 2008. 26 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20080623094218/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080621/gnj0806210504015-n1.htm. 23 June 2008.
  5. Web site: 太陽の楽園~Promised Land~ . ja . . 6 September 2019 .
  6. Web site: Rainbow Notes♪ . ja . . 6 September 2019 .