Noriko Ohara

• Name — Noriko Ohara • Birth Name — Noriko Tobe (戸部 法子) (née Noriko Ohara (小原 乃梨子)) • Born — 2 October 1935 • Birthplace — Tokyo Prefecture, Japan • Died — 12 July 2024 • Other Names — Nokko (ノッコ) • Occupation — * Actress • voice actress • narrator • Years Active — 1955–2024 • Agent — 81 Produce (final affiliation) • Spouse — Shinichi Tobe (戸部信一) (died 2023) • Family — Eiji Ohara (father) • Children — Atsuo Tobe (son) • Credits — Doraemon as Nobita Nobi Time Bokan as Majo Yatterman and its 2008 remake as Doronjo Zenderman as Muujo Rescueman as Atasha Yattodetaman as Mirengo-hime Gyakuten! Ippatsuman as Mun-Mun Itadakiman as Yan-Yan Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman as Ruuju Future Boy Conan as Conan Heidi, Girl of the Alps as Peter Wacky Races as Penelope Pitstop Urusei Yatsura as Oyuki Super Dimension Fortress Macross as Claudia LaSalle • Website — http: www.oharanoriko.com/ October 2, 1935 – July 12, 2024, née Ohara, better known by her stage name Noriko Ohara, was a Japanese actress and narrator. 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).

She was previously affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab, but later went freelance. In 2007, she won the Achievement Award at the 1st Seiyu Awards and in 2013, won the Synergy Award for maximizing the appeal of voice-acting in a work as a whole at the 7th Seiyu Awards.

Ohara died following an unsuccessful illness treatment on July 12, 2024, at the age of 88. Earlier that same year in March, she attended an event for acquaintances, and the next month, she had met up with Eiko Yamada, Sachiko Chijimatsu, and Mari Shimizu. In June, she met up again with Yamada. But according to close friend and Doraemon co-star Michiko Nomura, Ohara had been secretly battling an illness for the past few years and started living at a care facility. The news of her death was officially announced by her agency 81 Produce on July 23.

Her son is Sunrise animator Atsuo Tobe.

List of voice performances in television animation • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 1963 — Astro Boy — Additional voice • 1964 — Wolf Boy Ken — Additional voice • 1965 — Dolphin Prince — Dolphin Prince — Lead role • W3 — Additional voice • 1966 — Harris no Kaze — Megane • 1966 — Hang On! Marine Kid — Marine Kid — Lead role • 1967 — Sally the Witch — Ken Kanagawa • Gokū no Daibōken — Mimi • Donkikko — Ayame • 1968 — GeGeGe no Kitarō — Additional voice • 1969 — Attack No. 1 — Cathy • Undersea Boy Marine — Marine Boy, Carmen (Fake Marine) — Lead role • Ninpu Kamui Gaiden — Santa • The Genie Family — Rumiko Tachibana • Moomin — Additional voice • 1970 — Sazae-san — Kōichi Ishida • 1971 — Andersen Stories — Ferone the Ice Maiden • Kunimatsu-sama no Otōridai — Megane • GeGeGe no Kitarō — Additional voice • Genius Bakabon — Additional voice • Marvelous Melmo — Maruko, female officer • 1972 — The Gutsy Frog — Mom • Hazedon — Tabou • Mazinger Z — Additional voice • 1973 — Zero Tester — Hiroshi • Doraemon — Tamako Nobi • Babel II — Additional voice • Bōken Korobokkuru — Love Love • Wansa-kun — Wansa — Lead role • 1974 — Alps no Shōjo Heidi — Peter • 1975 — Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures — Sinbad • Time Bokan — Majo, Sinbad • Maya the Honey Bee — Ifui, Merry • La Seine no Hoshi — Catherine • 1976 — Dino Mech Gaiking — Erica • 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother — Concetta • Machine Hayabusa — Mary Wells • Little Lulu and Her Little Friends — Wilbur, Martha • 1977 — Nobody's Boy: Remi — Mattia • Ippatsu Kanta-kun — Shōgo, Bob Kent • Voltes V — Hiyoshi Goh, Ri Katherine • Temple the Balloonist — Sammy — Ep. 14 • Yatterman — Doronjo • UFO Robot Grendizer — Rubina • 1978 — Space Pirate Captain Harlock — Miime, President • Space Battleship Yamato II — Savellah (Invidia), Jiro Shima • Starzinger — Beramis • Future Boy Conan — Conan — Lead role • Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 — Jeera • Lupin the 3rd Part II — Emanuelle Poirot, Bolonco — Emanuelle Poirot in Ep. 52, Bolonco in Ep. 72 • 1979 — The Adventures of Marco Polo — Boy, Raja's son • Galaxy Express 999 — Ryūzu, Maetal of Mud • The Ultraman — Takashi • Zenderman — Muujo • Doraemon — Nobita Nobi, Young Nobisuke Nobi, Nobisuke Nobi Jr. — Main role • Daikyōryū Jidai — Additional voice — Television film • 1980 — Space Emperor God Sigma — Shota Kasuga, Supreme Commander Teral • Rescueman — Atasha • Astro Boy — Rug • 1981 — Urusei Yatsura — Oyuki • Belle and Sebastian — Sebastian — Lead role • Yattodetaman — Mirenjo-hime, Do-Re-Mi Otama A, Doronjo • 1982 — Gyakuten! Ippatsuman — Mun-Mun • Songoku Flies Over Silk Road!! — Female Rakshasa • Esteban: Child of the Sun — Roca • Dash Kappei — Marilyn • The Super Dimension Fortress Macross — Claudia LaSalle, Narrator • Don Dracula — Advisor • Tokimeki Tonight — Sheila Eto • 1983 — Itadakiman — Yan-Yan, Dark Angel • Genesis Climber Mospeada — Refless • 1984 — Cat's Eye 2 — Yuuki Tamao • 1985 — Choriki Robo Galatt — Kounetsu • 1987 — Doteraman — Misao Suzuki • 1989 — The Laughing Salesman — Kanako/Landlady — Ep. 99 • 1990 — The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee — Nococo • 1991 — Let's Go! Anpanman — Ice Queen, Black Rose Queen — Second voice of Ice Queen, First voice of Black Rose Queen • 1993 — Salad Juu Yuushi Tomatoman — Queen Butterfly • 1998 — Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden — Dark Baaya • 1999 — The Legend of the End of the Era: Wonderful Tatsunoko Land -The Flying Saucer Alien UBO- — Doronjo, Muujo • 2000 — Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman — Ruuju, Doronjo, Majo • 2003 — KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops — Sakura • 2006 — The Snow Queen — Wind User • 2008 — Yatterman — Doronjo • 2011 — Nichijou - My Ordinary Life — Apartment building, Narration — Ep. 4 • 2015 — Yatterman Night — Doronjo — Ep. 12

List of voice performances in theatrical animation • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun — Chiro the Squirrel • Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama — Additional voice • Alps no Shōjo Heidi — Peter • 1978 — Thumbelina — Prince • Space Pirate Captain Harlock: The Mystery of the Arcadia — Additional voice • 1979 — Alps no Shōjo Heidi — Peter • Starzinger — Beramis • Galaxy Express 999 — Crown, Miime • Future Boy Conan — Conan • 1980 — Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur — Nobita Nobi • Zenderman — Additional voice • Nobody's Boy: Remi — Mattia • 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother — Concetta • Makoto-chan — Mama • Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy — Saba • 1981 — Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer — Nobita Nobi • Rescueman: Atasha's Wedding Ceremony — Majo, Doronjo, Muujo, Atasha — Short film • Doraemon: What Am I for Momotarō? — Nobita Nobi — Short film • Adieu Galaxy Express 999 — Miime • Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil — Nobita Nobi • 1983 — Urusei Yatsura: Only You — Oyuki • Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil — Nobita Nobi • Crusher Joe — Ricky • 1984 — Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection — Conan • Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld — Nobita Nobi • Macross: Do You Remember Love? — Claudia LaSalle • 1985 — Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love — Oyuki • Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs — Nobita Nobi • 1988 — Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West — Nobita Nobi • Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter — Oyuki • 1989 — Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan — Nobita Nobi • Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!!! — Nobisuke Nobi Jr. — Short film • Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet — Nobita Nobi • 1991 — Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights — Nobita Nobi • Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits! — Nobihei — Short film • Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling — Oyuki • Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen — Nobita Nobi / Nobitanian • Doraemon: Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon Comes Back — Nobita Nobi — Short film • Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe — Nobita Nobi • Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding — Nobita Nobi, Future Nobita Nobi — Short film • Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King — Nobita Nobi • A Grandmother's Recollections — Nobita Nobi — Short film • Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves — Nobita Nobi • Good Luck! Gian!! — Nobita Nobi — Short film • Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom — Nobita Nobi • The Day When I Was Born — Nobita Nobi — Short film • Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters — Nobita Nobi • Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey — Nobita Nobi • Let's Go! Anpanman: Rinrin the Fairy's Secret — Ice Queen • Gekijō-ban Yattāman Shin Yattāmeka dai Shūgō! Omocha no kuni de Daisakusenda Koron! — Doronjo

List of voice performances in original video animation • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 1978 — Doraemon: The Fishing Pond in My Study Room — Nobita Nobi — Debut role as Nobita Nobi • 1986 — Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99 — Witch from the Fairy Tale World • 1987 — The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 — Claudia LaSalle • Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker — Oyuki • Kaze to Ki no Uta: Sanctus — Serge Battour • The Polar Bear — Mother • 1988 — Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet — Oyuki • 1989 — Crusher Joe: The Ice Prison — Ricky • Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: Ash — Ricky • The Enemy's the Pirates! — Kali Durga — Eps 1 and 4 • 1990 — Sengoku Bushō Retsuden Bakufu Dōji Hissatsuman — Bijo — 3 episodes • 1993 — Heidi, Girl of the Alps: Alm Mountain Chapter — Peter • Heidi, Girl of the Alps: Heidi and Clara Chapter — Peter • Time Bokan: Royal Revival I: Chikichiki Ugougo Bogeboge Machine Wild Race — Majo, Doronjo, and others • 1994 — Time Bokan Royal Revival II: Alumni Reunion in the Tatsunokon Kingdom — Doronjo • Doraemon: Nobita and the Future Notes — Nobita Nobi — Public education video, later released as an OVA • 2008 — Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet — Oyuki

List of appearances in television dramas • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • Doraemon, Becoming a Mother ~The Story of Nobuyo Ōyama~ — Narration, herself — Portrayed in drama segments by Tsubaki Nekoze

List of voice performances in video games • Year — Series — Role — Notes — Source • 1994 — Gunbird — Rouge — Arcade • 1998 — Gunbird 2 — Shark — Arcade • 2008 — Tatsunoko vs. Capcom — Doronjo — Arcade, Wii

List of dub performances in live-action productions • Title — Role — Notes — Source • Seven Golden Men — Giorgia (Rossana Podestà) — 1982 TV Tokyo edition • Frankenstein Created Woman — Christina Kleve (Susan Denberg) — 1970 TV Asahi edition • Queen Kong — Luce Habit (Rula Lenska) — 2001 Japanese edition • Frankenstein's Army — Sacha (Luke Newberry)

List of dub performances in animation productions • Title — Role — Notes — Source • Dumbo — Elephant Giddy (Dorothy Scott) — 1978 TBS Television version • Wacky Races — Penelope Pitstop (Janet Waldo) • The Perils of Penelope Pitstop — Penelope Pitstop (Janet Waldo) • Josie and the Pussycats — Valerie Brown (Barbara Pariot) • The Rescuers — Miss Bianca (Eva Gabor) — 2000 Japanese version • Barbapapa — Barbamama, Other female characters, Narration (Ricet Barrier) — 1977 TV Tokyo version • The Rescuers Down Under — Miss Bianca (Eva Gabor) — 1996 Japanese version • A Close Shave — Wendolene Ramsbottom (Anne Reid) — 1998 NHK version