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Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka
Native name 日高 のり子
Born Noriko Itō (伊東 範子)
(1962-05-31) May 31, 1962 (age 54)
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Other names Noriko Nagai (永井 範子)
Nonko (ノン子)
Occupation Voice actress
Years active 1984–present
Notable credit(s) Touch as Minami Asakura
Ranma ½ as Akane Tendo
Death Note as Near

Noriko Nagai (永井 範子 Nagai Noriko?, née Itō (伊東), born May 31, 1962), better known by the stage name of Noriko Hidaka (日高 のり子 Hidaka Noriko?), is a Japanese voice actress. Hidaka is most known for the roles of Minami Asakura (Touch), Mikage Matsunaga (Miracle Girls), Akane Tendo (Ranma ½), Satsuki Kusakabe (My Neighbor Totoro), Near (Death Note), Seta Sōjirō (Rurouni Kenshin), Jean Roque Raltique (Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water), Kikyo (Inuyasha), and Noriko Takaya (Gunbuster).

Hidaka was born in the Kudan area of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, where she attended Fujimi Elementary School. Her parents owned a Western-style clothing store named "Tailor Itō".


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