Keiko Han


Keiko Han is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She sang the theme songs in productions, such as Story of the Alps: My Annette and The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island. She is also a fortune teller of western horoscopes. She wrote books on the subject, and is employed by talent agency Never Land Arts. She was a former member of Aoni Production and 81 Produce.
She is most known for the roles of Lalah Sune, Saori Kido, Yurika Sugadaira and Luna and Queen Beryl.
Her daughter, Megumi, is also a voice actress.

Personal life

Born in Tokyo, she graduated from Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University and Nihon University College of Arts and Future Theater. Han is the daughter of a Taiwanese father. She has performed with Kenji Utsumi's troupe. She was invited by Utsumi and Michiko Nomura to work as a voice actress for film and television.

Career

At the time of the appearance of Mobile Suit Gundam, she saw eight Broadway performances during a week-long stay in New York, which had a great impact on her voice acting. Kenji Utsumi and Ryōko Kinomiya are called parenting parents.
As a voice actress, she worked as a singer and on theme songs, especially known as "the World Masterpiece Theater" series. In this series, she, Eiko Yamada and Mitsuko Horie are recurring voice actresses. She appeared in quiz shows and TV dramas. In the early 1980s, female voice actors frequently won first place in popularity polls.
She worked as a western astrologer and authored many books. She serialized the horoscope section in Animage under the pseudonym Ban Kyoran. Currently, the astrology section is published in the Gundam Ace magazine, and in the anime, she is responsible for the fortune telling of Katekyō Hitman Reborn!. She began her fortune-telling when she became interested in the story of astrologer Tomoaki Nagare, whom she had met before, and began to study it. Less than a year after joining the disciple, she commenced writing a book with him.

Filmography

Anime series

1977

  • Chojin Sentai Barattack
  • ''Angie Girl''

    1979

  • Mobile Suit Gundam
  • Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur
  • ''Mirai Robo Daltanious''

    1980

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • Ganbare Genki
  • ''Invincible Robo Trider G7''

    1981

  • Queen Millennia
  • Dr. Slump Arale-chan
  • ''Wakakusa Monogatari Yori Wakakusa no Yon Shimai''

    1982

  • ''Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV''

    1983

  • Eagle Sam
  • ''Story of the Alps: My Annette''

    1984

  • ''Video Senshi Laserion''

    1985

  • Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God
  • ''Sazae-san''

    1986

  • ''Saint Seiya''

    1987

  • Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari
  • ''City Hunter''

    1988

  • ''Anpanman''

    1989

  • ''Parasol Henbe''

    1991

  • Goldfish Warning!
  • ''Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's''

    1992

  • ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon''

    1993

  • ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R''

    1994

  • ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S''

    1995

  • Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
  • ''Bonobono''

    1996

  • Case Closed
  • ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Stars''

    1999

  • ''Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago''

    2000

  • ''Mushrambo''

    2002

  • ''Mirmo!''

    2005

  • Air
  • ''Fushigiboshi no Futagohime''

    2011

  • ''Hunter × Hunter''

    2014

  • The World is Still Beautiful
  • ''Space Dandy''

    2019

  • ''Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious''

    2021

  • ''One Piece''

    2025

  • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
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Live-action

  • Airwolf
  • The Blue Lagoon
  • The Cannonball Run
  • Carrie
  • Carrie
  • Casablanca
  • Castle Rock
  • Dallas
  • ER
  • Knight Rider
  • La Boum 2
  • Where the Heart Is
  • ''White Men Can't Jump''

    Other voice over work

  • Moero!! Robokon
  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger
  • ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''

    CD

  • Crest of the Royal Family - Part. 1
  • Star Wars Story
  • CD Theater DragonQuest series
  • ''Kishiwada-hakase no Kagakuteki Aijou''

    Books

  • Hoshizora no Yume,, Asahi Sonorama, 2000
  • Aijō Hoshi Uranai: Aishō no Ii Seiza o Miwakeruho,, Kadokawa Shoten, 2000
  • Haha to Ko no Aishō Hoshi Uranai: Happy Ko Sodate Guide,, Shogakukan, March 1999
  • Hello Kitty no Best Partner Hoshi Uranai Hoshi Uranai de Happy ni Naru,, Sanrio, December 1999
  • Hello Kitty no Eto: Horo Uranai: Jūnishi x Horoscope,, Sanrio, September 2000

    Photo books

  • Han Keiko
  • Han Tastic
  • Who Saw the Wind?
  • ''Tangram''

    Other works

  • ''The History of Yokosuka City Waterways''