Mariko Shiga | |
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志賀 真理子 | |
 Shiga during recording for Magical Idol Pastel Yumi. | |
| Born | December 24, 1969 Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
| Died | November 23, 1989 (aged 19) Near Flagstaff, Arizona, United States |
| Cause of death | Vehicle accident |
| Occupation(s) | Idol star and voice actress |
| Years active | 1984–1988 |
Mariko Shiga (志賀 真理子, Shiga Mariko, December 24, 1969 – November 23, 1989) was an idol star and voice actress born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.[1][2][3][4] She attended and graduated from Funabashi Municipal High School before enrolling in the University of California, Riverside in 1989. While on a trip to Arizona in November of that same year, Shiga was killed in an accident near Flagstaff when she was thrown from the vehicle due to the car rolling as it swerved to miss an animal.[5] She died thirty-one days before her 20th birthday.
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