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Actor on record

Megumi Hayashibara

ActorJapanese Cinema27 credits
84Star power

19th of 223 in Japanese Cinema

6 films led, $350M in reported gross.

Gross led
89
Consistency
84
Body of work
89
Momentum
90
Audience rating
46
The biggest Japanese Cinema names
Born
30 March 1967
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Industry
Japanese Cinema
In their own file

Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ, Hayashibara Megumi, born March 30, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin. She is best known for her roles in Ranma ½ (as Ranma Saotome (female voice)), Neon Genesis Evangelion (as Rei Ayanami), Cowboy Bebop (as Faye Valentine), Slayers (as Lina Inverse), Detective Conan (as Ai Haibara), Pokémon (as Musashi/Jessie of Team Rocket), All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku (as Atsuko Natsume and her counterpart Atsuko Higuchi from the OVA Nuku Nuku Dash!) and Shaman King (as Anna Kyoyama). She is also a fully qualified and registered nurse.

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The record

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3 of 27 credits have a verdict, together taking $190M. The biggest was Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time at $94M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.