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Kumiko Okae Dies: Actress And Voiceover for ‘Pokemon: Lucario And The Mystery Of Mew’ Was 63, Had COVID-19

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By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager Japanese actress, voice actress and TV host Kumiko Okae (nee Kumiko Owada) died Thursday at a Tokyo hospital from pneumonia complications caused by the COVID-19 virus.

She was 63. Her death was confirmed by her management office. Okae entered the hospital on April 3 with a high fever. Her condition was complicated by radiation therapy she underwent in January after surgery for breast cancer.

Okae voiced the character of “Jenny” in the 2005 feature film Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. Her voice credits include the animated 1997 movie adaptation The Dog of Flanders as Elina, and Studio Ghibli’s The Cat Returns (2002) as Haru’s mother, Naoko.

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