# Emi Shinohara

Emiko Shinohara (篠原 恵美子, Shinohara Emiko, August 8, 1963 – September 8, 2024), known professionally as Emi Shinohara (篠原 恵美, Shinohara Emi), was a Japanese voice actress from Fukushima Prefecture. At the time of her death, she was affiliated with 81 Produce. She was best known for voicing Sailor Jupiter in the first anime adaptation of Sailor Moon, Kaho Mizuki in Cardcaptor Sakura and its sequel Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, and Kushina Uzumaki in Naruto: Shippuden. She was married to tokusatsu actor Hiroshi Watari.

## 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. Since junior high school, she had always wanted to become an actor, and after graduating from Ueda High School, she thought that "singing can also be a way to study acting", and she was subsequently educated at the Kunitachi College of Music Department of Music Education. While at the college, she joined an off-campus club and performed in musicals.
While aiming to become an actress, she joined a study group called Voice Arts, and she took part in an audition at the invitation of sound director Yasunori Honda, who was a teacher of hers at Voice Arts, and passed, and she was cast as B-ko Daitokuji in the 1986 film Project A-ko. Subsequently, she joined Arts Vision and then 81 Produce.
In 1992, Shinohara began starring as Sailor Jupiter, one of the major characters in the first anime adaptation of Sailor Moon. According to Megan Peters of ComicBook.com, Shinohara's "work on Sailor Moon helped kickstart one of anime's most magical stories" and she "brought that headstrong performance to life with ease." In addition to Sailor Jupiter, she also voiced other background characters.
In addition to Sailor Jupiter, she also voiced Presea in Magic Knight Rayearth, Kaho Mizuki in Cardcaptor Sakura, Yayoi Matsunaga in Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, Charlotte Elbourne in Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000), Yōko Mizuno in Maria-sama ga Miteru, Ophelia in Claymore, and Kushina Uzumaki in Naruto: Shippuden. She also voiced Agarte Lindblum in the video game Tales of Rebirth and Bakuryū Pteranodon in the tokusatsu series Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger. She would often voice "older sister" or "mother" characters in anime. In the last few years of her career, she reprised her role as Kaho in the 2018 sequel series Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, and she voiced Sachiko in the 2020 film A Whisker Away.
She released three albums through Apollon (now Bandai Music Entertainment [ja]: Windows (1994), Street (1994), and Ashita e (1996). In 1997, she released another album from Nippon Columbia, Missing Piece.
Her husband was tokusatsu actor Hiroshi Watari. 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, one month after her 61st birthday. 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. In addition to her husband, several other voice actors offered condolences, including her Sailor Moon co-stars Kotono Mitsuishi, Rika Fukami, Megumi Ogata, and her Naruto co-star Toshiyuki Morikawa. Additionally, Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi and her husband, YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi both drew Sailor Jupiter as a tribute to Shinohara.

## Filmography
### Animated television

| Year | Work | Role |
| 1986 | Dream Hunter Rem | Elizabeth |
| 1988 | Sonic Soldier Borgman | Haruka Misaki |
| 1989 | Akuma-kun | Lilith |
| 1989 | Dragon Quest | Queen, Martina |
| 1990 | Iczer Reborn | Candy |
| 1991 | The Twins at St. Clare's | Wella |
| 1992 | Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Margaret |
| 1992 | Master Keaton | Sofia |
| 1992–1997 | Sailor Moon | Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter, Kyurene (ep. 6), Jumeau (ep. 18) |
| 1993 | Miracle Girls | Kanako (Kana-chan) |
| 1993 | Mobile Suit Victory Gundam | Maria Pia Armonia |
| 1993 | Super Bikkuriman | Mecha Turtle |
| 1994 | Crayon Shin-chan | Sailor Bakaan |
| 1994 | Ghost Sweeper Mikami | Female teacher |
| 1994 | Jungle King Tar-chan | Dorothy |
| 1994 | Magic Knight Rayearth | Presea and Sierra |
| 1994 | Metal Fighter Miku | Youko Shibano |
| 1996 | Case Closed | Noriko Okatani |
| 1997 | Burn-Up Excess | Ruby |
| 1997 | Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick | Sarah |
| 1997 | Kindaichi Case Files | Ruiko Sakuragi |
| 1997 | Lupin III: Island of Assassins | Ellen |
| 1997 | Twilight of the Dark Master | Shizuka Tachibana |
| 1998 | Cardcaptor Sakura | Kaho Mizuki |
| 1998 | Nightwalker | Yayoi Matsunaga |
| 1998 | Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō | Sakura Shimano (ep. 205 - 230) |
| 1998 | Sentimental Journey | Aoi |
| 1998 | Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | Azalie Cait Sith |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Mini-Goddess | Kodama |
| 1999 | The Big O | Angel |
| 2000 | Ceres, Celestial Legend | Miori's mother |
| 2001 | Banner of the Stars | Lala Shangal |
| 2001 | Hajime no Ippo | Mari Īmura |
| 2001 | Kaze no Yojimbo | Sanae Araki |
| 2001 | Najica Blitz Tactics | XXX |
| 2001 | Noir | Marennes |
| 2003–2004 | Maburaho | Karei Hirozaki |
| 2003 | Saiyuki Reload | Suika |
| 2003 | Space Pirate Captain Herlock | Shizuka Namio |
| 2003 | UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie | Princess Mehm |
| 2004 | Fafner in the Azure | Chizuru Toomi |
| 2004 | Maria-sama ga Miteru | Yōko Mizuno |
| 2005 | Hell Girl | Namiko Todaka |
| 2005–2006 | Honey and Clover | Mitsuko Aida |
| 2005 | Immortal Grand Prix | Michiru Satomi |
| 2005 | Karin | Carrera Marker |
| 2005 | Loveless | Katsuko-sensei |
| 2006 | Ah! My Goddess | Kodama |
| 2006 | Nana | Ms. Sakagami |
| 2007 | Claymore | Ophelia |
| 2007 | Naruto: Shippuden | Kushina Uzumaki |
| 2007 | Shigurui | Iku |
| 2009 | Umineko no Naku Koro ni | Natsuhi Ushiromiya |
| 2010 | Toaru Majutsu no Index II | Misuzu Misaka |
| 2012 | Smile PreCure! | Shizuko Aoki |
| 2017 | Little Witch Academia | Lotte's mother |
| 2018 | Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card | Kaho Mizuki |
| 2018 | Oshiri Tantei | Moko Benii |
| 2022 | Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie | Izumi Motoko |

### Animated film

| Year | Work | Role |
| 1986 | Project A-Ko | B-Ko Daitokuji |
| 1993 | Ninja Scroll | Kagero |
| 1993 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter |
| 1994 | Sailor Moon S: The Movie | Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter |
| 1994 | Soreike! Anpanman: Lyrical Magical Mahō no Gakkō | Mimi |
| 1995 | Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie | Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter |
| 1996 | X | Arashi Kishū |
| 1997 | Perfect Blue | Eri Ochiai |
| 2000 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Charlotte Elbourne |
| 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card | Kaho Mizuki |
| 2000 | Pokémon the Movie 2000 | Computer |
| 2004 | Appleseed | Dr. Gilliam Knute |
| 2018 | Engimon | Nami Amanogawa |
| 2020 | A Whisker Away | Sachiko Hinode |
| 2022 | Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa | Ikumi Soda |

### Original video animation

| Year | Work | Role |
| 1989 | Angel Cop | |
| 1990 | AD Police Files | Venessa Buck |
| 1990 | Cyber City Oedo 808 | Remi Masuda |
| 1991 | Detonator Orgun | Yoko Mitsurugi |
| 1991 | Kekko Kamen | Kekko Kamen |
| 1992 | Hayō no Tsurugi | Cheriku, Ouhi |
| 1992 | Oz | Android 1030 |
| 1992 | Ruri-iro Princess | Mother |
| 1993 | Moldiver | Isabelle |
| 1993 | Please Save My Earth | Mokuren |
| 1993 | The Cockpit | Marchenna |
| 1994 | B.B. Fish | Sara Kannazuki |
| 1994 | Tokyo Babylon | Mirei |
| 1994 | Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy | Yun |
| 1995 | Miyuki-chan in Wonderland | The Mad Hatter |
| 1995 | Iczer Girl Iczelion | Iczelion |
| 1996 | Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend | April O'Neil |
| 1997 | Saber Marionette J Again | Panther |
| 1999 | Harlock Saga | Freya |
| 2003 | Submarine 707 | Miyuki Hayami |
| 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 | Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger | Burstosaur Pteranodon | |

### Video games

| Year | Work | Role |
| 1997 | Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban | Tsubura Ise |
| 1998 | Princess Quest | Prince Tapioca |
| 2003 | Star Ocean: Till the End of Time | Mirage Koas |
| 2004 | Tales of Rebirth | Agarte Lindblum |
| 2004 | Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity | Nebula |
| 2005 | Romancing SaGa | Barbara |
| 2005 | Mabino X Style | Mary Nenem Kinoshita |
| 2006 | Wrestle Angels: Survivor | Panther Risako and Royal Hojo |
| 2007 | Snow Portable | Sayori Yukizuki |
| 2008 | Wrestle Angels: Survivor 2 | Panther Risako and Royal Hojo |
| 2010 | Solatorobo: Red the Hunter | Merveille Million |
| 2014 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution | Kushina Uzumaki |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Sales | Ref. |
| Title | Year | Details | JPN | JPN Comb. | Sales | Ref. |
| Windows (stylized in all-caps) | 1994 | Released: February 21, 1994 Label: Apollon | — | — | — | |
| Street (stylized in all-caps) | 1994 | Released: September 21, 1994 Label: Apollon | — | — | — | |
| Ashita e (明日へ) | 1996 | Released: January 21, 1996 Label: Apollon | — | — | — | |
| Missing Piece (stylized as Missing piece) | 1997 | Released: September 20, 1997 Label: Nippon Columbia | — | — | — | |