Yoshiko Sakakibara is a veteran Japanese actress and voice actress from Chiba who lends her voice to Tengen in the original Japanese production of Jujutsu Kaisen, produced by studio MAPPA.
Sakakibara voices Tengen in the Japanese-language version of Jujutsu Kaisen, portraying the enigmatic special grade being who oversees the barrier system protecting Jujutsu High. The part calls on her long experience voicing authoritative and otherworldly figures, matching Tengen's ancient, detached presence within the story.
Active in the industry since the 1970s, Sakakibara has built a decades-long career spanning television drama, film, narration, and voice acting. Her work across five decades has made her one of the more recognizable veteran voices in Japanese anime and media.
Sakakibara is known for voicing Tengen, the special grade being who oversees the barrier system protecting Jujutsu High, in the Japanese-language version of Jujutsu Kaisen. The part calls on her experience voicing authoritative, otherworldly figures within the anime's ensemble cast.
Sakakibara was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1956. She has gone on to become one of the more recognizable veteran voices in Japanese anime and media.
Sakakibara has been active in the industry since the 1970s, giving her a career spanning five decades. That tenure has made her one of the more experienced voices working in Japanese anime today.
Beyond voice acting, Sakakibara has built a career across television drama, film, and narration in Japan. This range has run alongside her decades of anime work.
Tengen is the enigmatic special grade being who oversees the barrier system protecting Jujutsu High in Jujutsu Kaisen. Sakakibara's performance gives the ancient, detached figure a fitting sense of authority within the Japanese-language cast.

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