her neck, the woman regained a cold attitude, uttering the words Asuka would say to Shinji in the original script, . Voice acting For Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, all of the voice actors from the original animated series were called, except for some characters that were excluded from the script during the writing phase, such as Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida. After the last dubbing session, Anno asked the cast to re-record the feature film from scratch; they completed almost every scene with detailed instructions from the director. Anno asked the actors to perform as though it was a live-action film, avoiding the typical dubbing of animated products. When Anno wanted to concentrate on the dialogue and emphasize the acting of the dubbing actors, he decided to point the camera from behind, leaving the characters off-screen or in a long shot, so facial expressions and lip-synching would not affect the dubbing too much. The "Air" scenes already present in "Rebirth" were also re-dubbed. Megumi Ogata plays Shinji Ikari, the 14-year-old protagonist of Neon Genesis Evangelion. As with the television series, Ogata was comfortable with her role but found screaming during the recording sessions difficult. When dubbing the last scene of the film, in which Shinji strangles Asuka, Ogata strangled her voice actress Yuko Miyamura, who was unable to reproduce realistic strangulation sounds and personally asked her colleague for help. Due to her agitation, Ogata clutched her neck too tightly, risking spoiling her voice and almost preventing her from reciting the remaining lines. Although the scene is only a few minutes long, the recording took about ninety minutes to complete. Yuko Miyamura reprises the role of Asuka Langley Soryu. Miyamura influenced the director, changing the details of her character. In the original script, Asuka, having just been throttled by Shinji, would utter the final line, "I can't stand the idea of being killed by someone like you", in the coldest possible tone. Dissatisfied with the line and Miyamura's performance, Anno asked her to imagine a stranger who could rape her at any time but would rather masturbate while watching her sleep sneaking into her room. Anno also asked her what she would say if she suddenly woke up and realized what had happened. Miyamura, disgusted by the scene, told him; . Anno later changed the line. Megumi Hayashibara voices Rei Ayanami and Yui Ikari. Kotono Mitsuishi plays Major