Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actress Emi Shinohara died on Sunday.
Shinohara’s non-anime roles include Perdita in the Japanese dub of 101 Dalmatians, and Matilda, portrayed by Natalie Portman, in the Japanese dub of the 1994 film Léon: The Professional.
She was undergoing medical treatment for an unspecified illness, but the treatment did not prove effective.
Shinohara (real name Emiko Watanabe) was born on August 8, 1963 in Nagano Prefecture.