October 2, 1935 – July 12, 2024, née Ohara, better known by her stage name Ohara Noriko, was a Japanese actress and narrator.
Career
She was previously represented by
Aoni Production, then Production Baobab, but was later freelance.
She is best known for the roles of Nobita Nobi ( Doraemon), all of the female lead villains in the Time Bokan series (including Doronjo in both the original Yatterman and its remake), Conan ( Future Boy Conan), Peter ( Heidi, Girl of the Alps), Penelope Pitstop ( Wacky Races), Oyuki ( Urusei Yatsura), and Claudia LaSalle ( Super Dimension Fortress Macross).
In the first ever Seiyu Awards in 2007, she won the Achievement Award.
Personal life
Her son is Sunrise animator Tobe Atsuo.
Death and tributes
Ohara died after an unsuccessful treatment for an illness she had on July 12, 2024, at the age of 88.
Tributes to her from other Japanese voice actors and fans were shared the following days after her death was officially announced on July 23, 2024.
The ongoing 2005 Doraemon series paid tribute and honored her 26 years as Nobita Nobi in the original 1979 Doraemon series with a mini tribute
In January 2025, she and Doraemon co-star Nobuyo Ōyama were posthumously awarded the "Chairman's Prize" in the 48th Japan Academy Film Prize for "outstanding contributions and outstanding results in the film industry over many years".
Filmography
Television animation
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Attack No. 1 (1969) (Cathy)
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Sazae-san (1969) (Kōichi Ishida)
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Andersen Stories (1971) (Ferone the Ice Maiden)
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Doraemon (1973) (Tamako Nobi)
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Wansa-kun (1973) (Wansa)
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Alps no Shōjo Heidi (1974) (Peter)
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La Seine no Hoshi (1975) (Catherine)
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Time Bokan series (1975) (Maajo, Doronjo, Muujo, Ataasha, Mirenjo, Munmun, Yanyan, Ruuju)
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Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (1977) (Hiyoshi Gō)
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Yatterman (1977) (Doronjo)
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(1978) (Mattia)
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Future Boy Conan (1978) (Conan)
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Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Sabera, Jiro Shima)
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978) (Mime)
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Starzinger (1978) (Beramis)
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Doraemon (1979) (Nobita Nobi, Nobisuke Nobi (child))
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Urusei Yatsura (1981) (Oyuki)
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Tokimeki Tonight (1982) (Shiira Eto)
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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) (Claudia LaSalle, Narrator)
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Crusher Joe (1983) (Ricky)
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Genesis Climber Mospeada (1983) (Refless)
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Soreike! Anpanman (1988) (Black Rose Queen, Snow Queen)
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Yatterman Night (2015) (Doronjo)
Theatrical animation
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The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968) (Chiro the Squirrel)
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Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama (1971)
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(1980) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1981) (Nobita Nobi)
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(short film) (1981) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1982) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1983) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1983) (Oyuki)
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(1984) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1985) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1985) (Oyuki)
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(1986) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1987) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1988) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1988) (Oyuki)
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(1989) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1990) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1991) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1991) (Oyuki)
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(1992) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1993) (Nobita Nobi)
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(Snemis) (1994) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1995) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1996) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1997) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1998) (Nobita Nobi)
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Doraemon Comes Back (short film) (1998) (Nobita Nobi)
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(1999) (Nobita Nobi)
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Nobita's Night Before A Wedding (short film) (1999) (Nobita Nobi, Adult Nobita Nobi)
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(2000) (Nobita Nobi)
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A Grandmother's Recollections (short film) (2000) (Nobita Nobi)
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Ganbare! Gian!! (short film) (2001) (Nobita Nobi)
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(2001) (Nobita Nobi)
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(2002) (Nobita Nobi)
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The Day When I Was Born (short film) (2002) (Nobita Nobi)
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(2003) (Nobita Nobi)
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(2004) (Nobita Nobi)
Original video animation
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(1987) (Serge Battour)
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(1987) (Oyuki)
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(1988) (Oyuki)
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(1989) (Ricky)
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(1989) (Ricky)
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(1994) (Nobita Nobi)
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(2008) (Oyuki)
Television drama
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Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari (2015) (Nobita Nobi, Narrator)
Video games
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Gunbird (Rouge)
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Gunbird 2 (Shark)
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Tatsunoko vs. Capcom (Doronjo)
Dubbing
Live-action
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Frankenstein's Army (Sacha (Luke Newberry))
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Frankenstein Created Woman (1970 TV Asahi edition) (Christina Kleve (Susan Denberg))
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Seven Golden Men (1982 TV Tokyo edition) (Giorgia (Rossana Podestà))
Animation
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