Shinobu Adachi
Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator
Shinobu Adachi (安達 忍, Adachi Shinobu; born April 7, 1958) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo, Japan affiliated with the agency Mouvement.
Filmography
Television animation
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980) – Gacho
Maicching Machiko-sensei (1981) – Hiromi
Urusei Yatsura (1981)
Yume no Hoshi no Button Nose (1985) – Prince Flower
Uchuusen Sagittarius (1986)
Ai Shōjo Porianna Monogatar (1986) – Mary
Bug tte Honey (1986) – Midori
Fight! Kickers (1986) – Hideo Obata
Ahiru no Quack (1989)
Madō King Granzort (1989) – Rabi
Patlabor The Mobile Police (1989) – Tamiko Shinshi
Madō King Granzort: Non-Stop Rabi (1990 special) – Rabi
Trapp Ikka Monogatari (1991) – Rupert
Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) – Miki Jonouchi, Young Hayato
Oniisama E... (1991) – "Mona Lisa no Kimi" Komazawa
Watashi to Watashi: Futari no Lotte (1991) – Linne Kogel
Space Oz no Bouken (1992) – Toma
Calimero (1992) – Calimero
Miracle Girls (1993) – Yuuhei (ep 14)
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993) – Kate Bush
Iron Leaguer (1993) – Watt
Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō (1993) – Paisley, Renge Midorihara
Sailor Moon S (1994) – U Henshu (ep 113)
Huckleberry Finn Monogatari (1994) – Tom
Blue Seed (1994) – Jun
Wedding Peach (1995) – Nocturne
Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go (1996) – Yoshie Seiba
Ie Naki Ko Remi (1996-1997) – Mattia, Pierre (ep 3)
Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go WGP (1997) – Michael, Yoshie Seiba
Tenchi in Tokyo (1997) – Masayo Manuketa
AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave (1998) – Amanda
Fancy Lala (1998) – Pigu, Saburo Furuhata (ep 21)
Nintama Rantaro (2004) – Mikiemon Tamura
Tweeny Witches (2004) – Menow (Sheila's Mother)
Jagainu-kun (2004) – Jagainu
Little Witch Academia (2017) – Daryl Cavendish
Theatrical animation
Urusei Yatsura: Lum The Forever (1986)
The Foxes of Chironup Island (1987) – Koro
Bug tte Honey: Megaromu Shoujo Ma 4622 (1987) – Midori
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) – Kayra Su
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) – Tamiko Shinshi
Space Travelers (2000) – Tanner
Original video animation (OVA)
Madō King Granzort: The Final Magical Battle (1990) – Rabi
Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors (1990) – Nabiki
Madō King Granzort: Bōken-hen (1992) – Rabi
Future GPX Cyber Formula 11 (1992) – Miki Jonouchi
New Cutey Honey (1994) – Scorpion (ep 7)
Future GPX Cyber Formula Zero (1994) – Miki Jounouchi
Future GPX Cyber Formula: Early Days Renewal (1996) – Miki Jonouchi
Future GPX Cyber Formula Saga (1996) – Miki Jyonouchi
Pendant (1997) – Kenta (ep 3; + unlisted credits)
Video games
Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! Eternal Wings (????) – Michael
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (????) – Drizella
Spyro x Sparx: Tondemo Tours (2000) – Elora
Tokusatsu
Chōriki Sentai Ohranger (1995) – Butler Kocha
Chōriki Sentai Ohranger Movie (1995) – Butler Kocha
Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) – Five Venom Fist Confrontation Beast Scorpion-Fist Sorisa
Dubbing
Live-action
Jennifer Aniston
Friends – Rachel Green
The Good Girl – Justine Last
Bruce Almighty – Grace Connelly
Along Came Polly – Polly Prince
The Break-Up – Brooke Meyers
Friends with Money – Olivia
Love Happens – Eloise
The Bounty Hunter – Nicole Hurley
The Switch – Kassie Larson
Just Go with It – Katherine Murphy
Wanderlust – Linda Gergnblatt
We're the Millers – Rose O'Reilly
Mother's Day – Sandy Newhouse
Addams Family Values – Heather (Cynthia Nixon)
American Splendor – Joyce Brabner (Hope Davis)
Apollo 13 (1999 NTV edition) – Mary (Tracy Reiner)
Bedazzled – Carol (Miriam Shor)
Beverly Hills, 90210 – Donna Martin (Tori Spelling)
BH90210 – Tori Spelling/Donna Martin
Big Daddy – Layla Maloney (Joey Lauren Adams)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey – Joanna (Sarah Trigger)
Born on the Fourth of July (VHS edition) – Jamie Wilson (Lili Taylor)
Bullets Over Broadway – Olive Neal (Jennifer Tilly)
Child's Play 2 – Kyle (Christine Elise)
The Count – Miss Moneybags (Edna Purviance)
Desperate Housewives – Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series – Susan Heffley (Rachael Harris)
ER – Chloe Lewis (Kathleen Wilhoite)
Escape from L.A. – Taslima (Valeria Golino)
The Firm – Tamara "Tammy" Hemphill (Holly Hunter)
Fun with Dick and Jane – Jane Harper (Téa Leoni)
Ghostbusters – Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts)
Ghostbusters II – Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts)
La Vie en rose – Édith Piaf (Marion Cotillard)
Marry Me – Parker Debbs (Sarah Silverman)
A Minecraft Movie – Vice Principal Marlene (Jennifer Coolidge)
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? – Julie Lewisohn (Tori Spelling)
Nemesis – Max Impact
The Parent Trap – Elizabeth "Liz" James (Natasha Richardson)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure – Dottie (E. G. Daily)
Pink Cadillac – Lou Ann McGuinn (Bernadette Peters)
Pretty in Pink – Iona (Annie Potts)
Pulp Fiction – Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer)
Runaway Bride – Peggy Flemming (Joan Cusack)
Scrooged – The Ghost of Christmas Present (Carol Kane)
Seed of Chucky – Tiffany Valentine / Jennifer Tilly
A Series of Unfortunate Events – Justice Strauss (Joan Cusack)
Thomas and the Magic Railroad – Stacy Jones (Didi Conn)
Twin Peaks (1990–91) – Lucy Moran (Kimmy Robertson)
Twin Peaks (2017) – Lucy Brennan (Kimmy Robertson)
The Vagabond – Gypsy Drudge (Edna Purviance)
Waitress – Becky (Cheryl Hines)
Will & Grace – Karen Walker (Megan Mullally)
Animation
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True – Drizella Tremaine
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time – Drizella Tremaine
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