Yuko Kobayashi

Yuko Kobayashi
小林 優子
Born	(1961-02-06) February 6, 1961 (age 64) [1] Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actress voice actress narrator
Years active	1982–Present
Agent	81 Produce
Height	156 cm (5ft 2)
Spouse	Mitsuaki Hoshino

Yuko Kobayashi (小林 優子, Kobayashi Yūko; born February 6, 1961 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator, currently affiliated with 81 Produce and married to voice actor Mitsuaki Hoshino.

Filmography

Television animation

• Attacker You! (1984), You Hazuki ^[2]
• Ranma ½ (1989), Atsuko, Anna and Ling-Ling
• Alfred J. Kwak (1989), Winnie Wana
• Moomin (1990), The Mymble
• Holly the Ghost (1991), Kyandi (Candy)
• Dragon Ball Z (1991), Maron
• Miracle Girls (1993), Noe
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993), Junko Jenko, Karel Massarik
• Nintama Rantarō (1993), Torawaka Satake, Shina Yamamoto
• Tenchi Universe (1995), Mecha-Washu
• Pocket Monsters (1997), Shigeru Ōkido (Gary Oak)
• Tenchi in Tokyo (1997), Washu Hakubi
• Meizu Bakunetsu Jikū (1997), Rapier Saris
• Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (1999), Akane Yamano ^[3]
• Gensomaden Saiyuki (2000), Kouryuu (young Genjo Sanzo), Renli
• Tenchi Muyo! GXP (2002), Washu Hakubi
• Black Jack (2005), Kazuo's mother
• One Piece (2007), Nico Robin (temporary replacement for Yuriko Yamaguchi)
• Pururun! Shizuku-chan (2007), Rainy
• Bakuman (2012), Mrs. Shiratori
• Ai Tenchi Muyo! (2014), Washu Hakubi ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• One Piece (2015), Kyuin

Unknown date

• Oishinbo , Kuniko

Theatrical animation

• Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Young senpai witch
• Comet in Moominland (1992), The Mymble
• Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love (1996), Washu Hakubi
• Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness (1997), Washu Hakubi
• Maze Bakunetsu Jikuu: Tenpen Kyoui no Giant (1998), Rapier Saris
• Tenchi Forever! The Movie (1999), Washu Hakubi

OVAs

• Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (1992), Washu Hakubi
• Bastard!! (1993), Kai Harn
• Please Save My Earth (1994), Ayako Okamura ^[7]
• Armitage III (1995), Rosalind Horhes
• Maze (1996), Rapier Saris
• Araiso Private High School Student Council Executive Committee (2002), Igarashi Tohru

Drama CDs

• Ao no Kiseki series 1: Ao no Kiseki (Sandra)
• Ao no Kiseki series 2: Catharsis Spell (Sandra)
• Ao no Kiseki series 3: Crystal Crown (Sandra)
• Ao no Kiseki series 4: Baroque Pearl (Sandra)
• Ao no Kiseki series 5: Persona Non Grata (Sandra)
• Ao no Kiseki series 6: Phantom Pain (Sandra)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Addams Family Values , Wednesday Addams (Christina Ricci) ^[8]
• Annabelle: Creation , Esther Mullins (Miranda Otto) ^[9]
• Autumn in New York , Charlotte Fielding (Winona Ryder) ^[10]
• Back to the Future (2014 BS Japan edition), Stella Baines (Frances Lee McCain) ^[11]
• Can't Hardly Wait , Amanda Beckett (Jennifer Love Hewitt) ^[12]
• Charlotte's Web , Phyllis Arable (Essie Davis) ^[13]
• Desperado (1998 TV Asahi edition), Carolina (Salma Hayek) ^[14]
• Dudley Do-Right , Nell Fenwick (Sarah Jessica Parker) ^[15]
• EDtv , Shari (Jenna Elfman) ^[16]
• Existenz , Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) ^[17]
• Falling Down (1997 TV Asahi edition), Detective Sandra Torres (Rachel Ticotin) ^[18]
• The Full Monty , Mandy (Emily Woof) ^[19]
• Good Will Hunting , Skylar (Minnie Driver) ^[20]
• High Fidelity , Charlie Nicholson (Catherine Zeta-Jones) ^[21]
• How to Make an American Quilt , Finn Dodd (Winona Ryder) ^[22]
• I Know What You Did Last Summer , Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) ^[23]
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025), Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) ^[24]
• Into the Wild , Billie McCandless (Marcia Gay Harden) ^[25]
• Jumanji , Sarah Whittle (Bonnie Hunt) ^[26]
• Knock Off , Ling Ho (Carman Lee) ^[27]
• The Lazarus Project , Elisabeth Wesley (Caroline Quentin) ^[28]
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World , Midshipman Lord William Blakeney (Max Pirkis) ^[29]
• Mystery Date , Geena Matthews (Teri Polo) ^[30]
• North Face (2020 BS Tokyo edition), Elisabeth Landauer (Petra Morzé) ^[31]
• Old School , Heidi (Juliette Lewis) ^[32]
• Psycho , Marion Crane (Anne Heche) ^[33]
• The Rainmaker , Kelly Riker (Claire Danes) ^[34]
• Reality Bites , Lelaina Pierce (Winona Ryder) ^[35]
• The River Wild , Roarke Hartman (Joseph Mazzello) ^[36]
• RoboCop 3 , Nikko Halloran (Remy Ryan) ^[37]
• Rough Magic , Myra Shumway (Bridget Fonda) ^[38]
• Scary Movie , Buffy Gilmore (Shannon Elizabeth) ^[39]
• The Sinner , Sonya Barzel (Jessica Hecht) ^[40]
• Stanley & Iris , Kelly King (Martha Plimpton) ^[41]
• The Thirteenth Floor , Natasha Molinaro, Jane Fuller (Gretchen Mol) ^[42]
• The Wisdom of Crocodiles , Anne Levels (Elina Löwensohn) ^[43]

Animation

• Kid vs. Kat , Fiona
• American McGee's Alice , Alice Liddell
• Hey Arnold!: The Movie , Helga G. Pataki
• Moomins on the Riviera , The Mymble's Daughter ^[44]
• Ultimate Spider-Man , Morgan le Fay
• X-Men , Rogue

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External links

• Yuko Kobayashi at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
• Yuko Kobayashi at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
• Yuko Kobayashi at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
• Yuko Kobayashi Archived 2006-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
• Yuko Kobayashi at Twitter.