Tomoe Shinohara

Tomoe Shinohara (篠原ともえ, Shinohara Tomoe, born March 29, 1979 in Higashimurayama, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion designer, producer and artist. She is notable for her flamboyant fashion sense and bubbly (sometimes goofballish) personality, as well her distinctive squealing speaking voice. She is also a close friend of singer Eiko Matsumoto.

Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)

Ghiblies (pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gallop") is a short film aired during a TV special about Ghibli. It's about a fictional animation studio named "Ghibli" and the people who work there. This rare Ghibli Comedy is a look into who the people making the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Momose
CAST:  Masahiko Nishimura  •  Arata Furuta  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Kaoru Kobayashi

Ghiblies (pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gallop") is a short film aired during a TV special about Ghibli. It's about a fictional animation studio named "Ghibli" and the people who work there. This rare Ghibli Comedy is a look into who the people making the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Momose
CAST:  Masahiko Nishimura  •  Arata Furuta  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Kaoru Kobayashi

Yamagata Scream (2009)

High school seniors Mikayo, Chuko and Kei are forced to join a historical research club to fulfill a graduation requirement. Their teacher, Mr. Kachi, plans a mandatory club trip to a small village called Oshakabe in Yamagata prefecture to study remnants of an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Takenaka
CAST:  Riko Narumi  •  Akira  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Maiko

High school seniors Mikayo, Chuko and Kei are forced to join a historical research club to fulfill a graduation requirement. Their teacher, Mr. Kachi, plans a mandatory club trip to a small village called Oshakabe in Yamagata prefecture to study remnants of an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoto Takenaka
CAST:  Riko Narumi  •  Akira  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Maiko

Secret (1999)

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Yuriko Ishida

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Yuriko Ishida

Deborah, the Rival (1997)

Based on the comic book of the same name by Kaoru Tada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masako Matsuura
CAST:  Hinano Yoshikawa  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Tomoe Shinohara

Based on the comic book of the same name by Kaoru Tada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masako Matsuura
CAST:  Hinano Yoshikawa  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Shunsuke Matsuoka  •  Tomoe Shinohara

Princess Jellyfish (2014)

Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social rejects. These wallflowers run ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taisuke Kawamura
CAST:  Non  •  Masaki Suda  •  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Chizuru Ikewaki

Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social rejects. These wallflowers run ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taisuke Kawamura
CAST:  Non  •  Masaki Suda  •  Hiroki Hasegawa  •  Chizuru Ikewaki

Exhalation (2010)

A young woman returns to her birthplace for an ex-classmate's funeral. She and a friend lose themselves in melancholy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Yeo
CAST:  Tomoe Shinohara  •  Kiki Sugino  •  Hiroyuki Takashima

A young woman returns to her birthplace for an ex-classmate's funeral. She and a friend lose themselves in melancholy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Yeo
CAST:  Tomoe Shinohara  •  Kiki Sugino  •  Hiroyuki Takashima

The Manga Master (2019)

Biopic about the life of Kitazawa Rakuten, who laid the foundation for the Japanese manga industry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moe Oki
CAST:  Issey Ogata  •  Tomoe Shinohara  •  Ryô Hashizume  •  Takuo Inari

Biopic about the life of Kitazawa Rakuten, who laid the foundation for the Japanese manga industry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moe Oki
CAST:  Issey Ogata  •  Tomoe Shinohara  •  Ryô Hashizume  •  Takuo Inari

恋に唄えば♪ (2002)

A young department store worker discovers a magical lantern which contains the spirit of Tsuboi, a genie who has just one last chance to help someone on Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuka  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Tomoe Shinohara

A young department store worker discovers a magical lantern which contains the spirit of Tsuboi, a genie who has just one last chance to help someone on Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shusuke Kaneko
CAST:  Yuka  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Tomoe Shinohara