Miyuki Kanbe

• Name — Miyuki Kanbe • Native Name — 神戸 みゆき • Birthplace — Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan • Born — 7 May 1984 • Died — 18 June 2008 • Place of death — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — * model • actress • singer • Years Active — 1999–2007 • Credits — Sailor Moon musicals as Usagi Tsukino Kamen Rider Hibiki as Hinaka Tachibana Battle Royale II as Kyouko Kakehi

Kanbe portrayed Sailor Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals. Kanbe was chosen out of 500 women for the role. Much of her career involved physically demanding roles. As late as June 2008, she had been active and vocally expressing an interest in furthering her career. She was cast in the role of Eponine in the Japanese production of Les Misérables and in Miss Saigon, but was forced to give them up due to poor health in February 2007.

Since February 2007, Kanbe had been in and out of the hospital until dying at 4:08 am on 18 June 2008 due to sudden heart failure. Her funeral was held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on 21 June 2008.

• Moero!! Robocon (1999), Nanako Yokokawa (episode 43) • D-girls Idol Tantei San Shimai Monogatari (2001) (episode 11) • Hatchobori no Nana Nin (2003), Oyumi (episode 3) • Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005–2006), Hinaka Tachibana • Kyoto Chiken no Onna (2006), Tamiko Kuraki

• Yume ☆ Ouen Tai (1999–2000) • Ikaring no Menseki (2000), apparently at HYPER GO Gou • Ucchan Nanchan no Urinari!! (2001–2002) • LF+R Morning YOUNG LIVE JAPAN / Young Live Nippon LF+R Music TV (2001–2003) • Baku NEW (2001–2002) • Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003), Auri (episode 34)

• Sailor Moon musicals (2000–2001) as Usagi Tsukino • 2000 Winter Special Musical Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon • Shin/Henshin – Super Senshi e no Michi • Last Dracul Jokyoku • 2000 Summer Special Musical Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon • Kessen/Transylvania no Mori • - Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon o Goru Senshi Tatsu - • 2001 Winter Special Musical Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon • Kessen/Transylvania no Mori [Kaiteiban] • -Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo- • 2001 Spring Special Musical Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon • Last Dracul Saishuu Shou • Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin/Super Revue Musical Show • Spider's Nest (30 November 2001 – 9 December 2001 at Tokyo Globe Theater) • The prosecution witness (2002, Ginza Theatre) • Musical Forest is Alive (21–29 August 2004) as Queen • Love Hotels – LOVE×HOTEL (6–16 October 2005)

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Sales — Album • JPN • "Taiyō no Rakuen (Promised Land)" — 2003 — — — — — Non-album single • "Rainbow Notes" — — — — — Non-album single • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

• Kanbe Miyuki 〜MOON Letter〜 (PONY CANYON, Released 21 June 2000) • THE COMPLETE Kanbe Miyuki (Released 25 April 2001) • Metamorphose! (Frontier Works, Released 25 November 2004) • Amaretto ~Beware~ (Released 20 May 2006)

• I am Rainbow ☆ (Released 25 July 2000) • Navi (Released 30 September 2004) – Digital Photobook • Kanbe Miyuki @ Digital Photocollection (December 2001)