Sayaka Kanda died at 35
Over the weekend, the news came that Sayaka Kanda, a well-known Japanese actress and voice actress who has also worked quite intensively in the videogame field as the voice of several video game characters, died suddenly at the age of 35 in Sapporo, Japan.She was supposed to play Eliza Doolittle in a performance of My Fair Lady that same day, but she was replaced at the last minute due to what appeared to be just a sick leave. In reality, unfortunately, the actress was found dead in the late morning of Saturday, December 18, 2021, falling from the fourteenth floor of the hotel where she was staying.
There are currently investigations underway, but local authorities suspect strongly that it is suicide, although the possibility of an accident is not excluded.
Sayaka Kanda during a public event Sayaka Kanda was the daughter of the well-known actor Masaki Kanda and the famous singer Seiko Matsuda, she debuted in 1998 and had a career full of different activities, from TV shows to theater to dubbing, an area in which he has often worked also for video games.
In 2015 he had won the Seiyu Award for best voice for his work in the Japanese edition of Frozen, while as regards video games he had taken part in the Kingdom Hearts 3 dubbing as Anna and other collaborations. In the anime field, she is also remembered for Yuna in Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld and Kaede Akamatsu in Danganronpa V3.
"It is with extreme sadness that we announce her death to her fans and those who they supported, "wrote Kanda's press office after the news," We are still unable to accept his death and try to process it. "
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Sayaka Kanda death: Japanese Frozen star dies, aged 35
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Japanese actor and singer Sayaka Kanda has died, aged 35.
The news was announced by her agency on Sunday (20 December), who replaced all details about Kanda on her website with a notice.
“I would like to report to everyone who has supported Sayaka Kanda so far,” her team wrote.
“Kanda Sayaka (35 years old) died suddenly at 9:40pm on December 18, 2021. We are very sorry to give such a report to all the fans who supported us and all the people who took care of us. We are still unable to accept her passing and are trying to cope with it. “
Japanese outlets are reporting that police are investigating the case as a probable suicide, but have not ruled out foul play.
Kanda is best known for providing the Japanese dub for the character of Anna in Disney film Frozen.
She was currently appearing in a stage version of My Fair Lady and had been at rehearsals on Friday (17 December).
However, she did not show up for her performance on Saturday (18 December). Kanda’s body was discovered at the hotel she was staying at that afternoon.
Kanda was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Sayaka Kanda voiced the role of Anna in ‘Frozen’ for the Japanese dub (Instagram @sayakakanda)
The actor was the daughter of famous actor Masaki Kanda and singer Seiko Matsuda.
Takako Matsu, who voiced Elsa in the Japanese dub of Frozen, said that she was “speechless” after hearing the news.
Matsu added: “The time we spent together is an irreplaceable treasure for me.”
Kanda had been acting since she was 20. She married for two years in 2017.
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