Noriko Hidaka | |
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Native name | 日高 のり子 |
Born |
Noriko Itō (伊東 範子) May 31, 1962 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".