Yōko Nogiwa (野際 陽子, Nogiwa Yōko, 24 January 1936 – 13 June 2017) was a Japanese actress. Her acting career spanned from 1958 until 2017.

Yoko Nogiwa
野際 陽子
Yoko in 1963
Born(1936-01-24)24 January 1936
Died13 June 2017(2017-06-13) (aged 81)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
  • narrator
Years active1958–2017
Spouse
(m. 1973; div. 1994)
ChildrenJuri Manase

Biography edit

Nogiwa was born in Toyama, Toyama, and grew up in Suginami, Tokyo from the age of three.[1] She graduated from Rikkyo University.[1]

In 1973, she married Sonny Chiba, with whom she co-starred in the TV series Key Hunter.[1] They had a daughter, Juri Manase, in 1975, who later became an actress.[1] Nogiwa and Chiba divorced in 1994.

Nogiwa died from lung cancer on 13 June 2017, at the age of 81.[1][2]

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Dubbing edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e 野際陽子さん13日に亡くなる、81歳 [Yoko Nogiwa dies on 13th, aged 81]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Actress Yoko Nogiwa dies at 81 after three-year battle with cancer", The Japan Times, 13 June 2017
  3. ^ "連続テレビ小説 ほんまもん". NHK. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Alien Japanese Dubbing Complete Edition Collector's Blu-ray Box (First-Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)". Amazon. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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