Hiromi Tsuru
Biography. Tsuru was born in Chitose, Hokkaido. In the second grade of elementary school, she joined the Himawari Theatre Group with her sister. In 1968, Tsuru auditioned for "Princess Comet" (TBS) and made her drama debut in episode 63 "Yokai no Mori". In 1969, she also appeared in the fourth episode "Masked Cemetery" of "Horror Theater Unbalance" (Fuji TV) under the direction of Eizo Yamagiwa and with the same script by Shinichi Ichikawa. After that, she appeared on the cover of learning magazines, fashion shows for children's clothing, and television dramas such as "Aya no Onna" (Fuji  TV). Tsuru also lent her voice to Jodie Foster in the American film "Bugsy Malone" aired on Sunday Western Painting Theater (TV Asahi). Career. After debuting as an actress, Tsuru graduated from Tsurumi High School in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1978, when she was a junior in high school, she auditioned for the "World Masterpiece Theater" series "The Story of Perrine" and made her voice acting debut in the role of the main character, Perrine Paindavoine. After the airing of "The Story of Perrine", she hadn't been a voice actor for two years, but in 1981 she was in charge  of the cat role in "Ohayō! Spank". In 1982, after auditioning for the role of Revi in "", she transferred from the Sunaoka office to Aoni Production in order to work on her voice in earnest. Since then, Tsuru was active as a voice actress. Since the 1990s, the business of storytelling on variety shows and newscasts has grown, and her activities focused on it. She also appeared on stage. Tsuru worked as a storyteller until shortly before her death. Personal life. She was married to Keiichi Nanba from 1986 until they divorced in 1990. They had no children. Death. Tsuru  was found unconscious in her car on the Inner Circular Route near Nihonbashi in Tokyo, was transported to a hospital, and was pronounced dead. Her agency later confirmed that she died on November 16 at the age of 57 from aortic dissection.