Emi Shinohara

Biography Shinohara was born in Fukushima Prefecture on August 8, 1963, and raised in Ueda, Nagano. She joined the drama and choir clubs during her later years in elementary school. While at the college, she joined an off-campus club and performed in musicals.

In 1992, Shinohara began starring as Sailor Jupiter, one of the major characters in the first anime adaptation of Sailor Moon. In addition to Sailor Jupiter, she also voiced other background characters. She had an older brother. She also shared the same birth date as her Sailor Moon co-star Rika Fukami, and they even had a joint birthday concert together, performing as the duo Funky Twins on their 33rd birthday in 1996. She also worked at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music as a voice acting and anison teacher.

Death Shinohara died on September 8, 2024, at the age of 61. Undergoing treatment for an unspecified illness at the time, she reportedly had recently been on a respirator and wheelchair and some of her bones had fractured.

Filmography

Animated television Year Work Role Source 1986 Dream Hunter Rem Elizabeth 1993 Miracle Girls Kanako (Kana-chan) 1993 Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Maria Pia Armonia 1994 Magic Knight Rayearth Presea and Sierra 1994 Metal Fighter Miku Youko Shibano 2001 Kaze no Yojimbo Sanae Araki 2018 Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Kaho Mizuki 2022 Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Izumi Motoko 2020 A Whisker Away Sachiko Hinode

Original video animation Year Work Role Source 1989 Angel Cop 2016–2017 Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki 4 Tennyo Masaki 2021 Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki 5 Tennyo Masaki 2023 Fafner in the Azure: Behind the Line Chizuru Tōmi

Tokusatsu Year Work Role Source 2003–2004 Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Bakuryū Pteranodon 2015 Robot Girls Z Online Emperor Ryuma 2016 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Kushina Uzumaki 2019 A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest Misuzu Misaka 2024 Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. Engage Maria Pia Armonia

Dubbing Live-action 54 – Anita Randazzo (Salma Hayek) Black Beauty – Mrs. Winthorp (Claire Forlani) Blackjack – Cinder James (Kam Heskin) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2008 NTV edition) – Mrs. Beauregarde (Missi Pyle) The Comebacks – Barb Fields (Melora Hardin) Hollow Man – Dr. Sarah Kennedy (Kim Dickens) Léon: The Professional (1996 TV Asahi edition) – Mathilda Lando (Natalie Portman) Melinda and Melinda – Laurel (Chloë Sevigny) Rumble in the Bronx – Nancy (Françoise Yip) The Guest – Laura Peterson (Sheila Kelley) Trainspotting – Diane Coulston (Kelly Macdonald) T2 Trainspotting – Diane Coulston (Kelly Macdonald)

Discography Albums Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales Ref. JPN JPNComb. Windows (stylized in all-caps) 1994 Released: February 21, 1994 Label: Apollon — — — Street (stylized in all-caps) 1994 Released: September 21, 1994 Label: Apollon — — — 1996 Released: January 21, 1996 Label: Apollon — — — Missing Piece (stylized as Missing piece) 1997 Released: September 20, 1997 Label: Nippon Columbia — — —