Nozomi Ohashi
| Nozomi Ōhashi | |
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Nozomi Ōhashi in January 2009
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| Born |
May 9, 1999 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Non-chan |
| Occupation | Child actress, singer |
| Years active | 2002-2012 |
| Notable work |
Shiroi Haru The Quiz Show Ponyo Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky |
| Website | Official profile |
Nozomi Ōhashi (大橋 のぞみ Ōhashi Nozomi?, born May 9, 1999) is a Japanese former child actress and singer attached to the Central Kodomo Gekidan talent agency. She is noted for her role in the 2008 Studio Ghibli film Ponyo. Nozomi has also starred in various Japanese television series.
Nozomi Ōhashi retired from show business after March 31, 2012.
Ohashi made her acting debut at the age of three, and debuted as a singer with the song "Gake no Ue no Ponyo", which she sang together with the duo group Fujioka Fujimaki in 2007. "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" is the theme song of the 2008 Studio Ghibli anime film Ponyo.
When this single was first released on December 15, 2007, it debuted at 115 on the Oricon charts. After the release of Ponyo, however, the single reached the number 3 position on the charts. It remained on the Oricon Top 10 charts for ten consecutive weeks, a record for an artist under the age of 10. This record was only broken by the single "Maru Maru Mori Mori!" in 2011. For singing "Gake no Ue no Ponyo", Ohashi was invited to participate in the 59th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen, becoming the youngest participant in the history of this program. In addition to singing the theme song for Ponyo, Ohashi also voiced the character of Karen in this film.
In the 2009 Fuji TV drama Shiroi Haru, Ohashi starred as Sachi Murakami, one of the main characters in this television series. She also played the lead role in a one-off television special drama Happy Birthday. This drama aired on November 21, 2009 on the Fuji TV network.
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