FrameThrower · Actors · Megumi Hayashibara
Megumi Hayashibara
4 films · 145 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1995–2012
Born 30 March 1967 · Tokyo, Japan
Megumi Hayashibara 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.
How their films are shot
Measured across 145 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Megumi takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 4 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day, 49% natural — the look of the work Megumi takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 145 frames from Megumi Hayashibara's 4 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.