The acting community has lost a bright star. Singer, actress and anime star Sayaka Kanda, who voiced the role of Anna in the Japanese-dubbed version of Disney's Frozen, died at the age of 35, a statement on her website confirmed. The message, written by Sayaka's agency and translated into English, said that her "cause of death was polytrauma shock" due to an apparent fall. According to Kyodo News, Sayaka—the daughter of actor Masaki Kanda and singer Seiko Matsuda—was found on Saturday, Dec. 18, "lying in an outdoor space on the 14th floor of the 22-story hotel" she was staying at in northern Japan. She was taken to a hospital where...
- 12/21/2021
- E! Online
Sayaka Kanda, a voice-over actress and singer who voiced Anna in the dubbed Japanese version of Disney’s Frozen, was found dead on Saturday at a hotel in Sapporo. She was 35.
According to local media reports, Kanda, the daughter of actor Masaki Kanda and singer Seiko Matsuda did not show up for an afternoon performance of the musical My Fair Lady at the Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater, where she was playing Eliza Dolittle. She was found at the hotel where she had fallen from a height.
Reports say the the local police are investigating the fall as a suicide but have not ruled out foul play.
A notice on Kanda’s official website from Robe Co. Ltd. CEO Mitsuhisa Kamachi said, “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,” calling the situation “unbelievable and unacceptable.
According to local media reports, Kanda, the daughter of actor Masaki Kanda and singer Seiko Matsuda did not show up for an afternoon performance of the musical My Fair Lady at the Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater, where she was playing Eliza Dolittle. She was found at the hotel where she had fallen from a height.
Reports say the the local police are investigating the fall as a suicide but have not ruled out foul play.
A notice on Kanda’s official website from Robe Co. Ltd. CEO Mitsuhisa Kamachi said, “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,” calling the situation “unbelievable and unacceptable.
- 12/20/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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