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Noriko Takaya

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  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Noriko Takaya is known for Summer Wars (2009), Akira (1988) and The Boy and the Beast (2015). She is married to Shinji Higuchi.
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    • Known for

    Summer Wars (2009)
    Summer Wars
    7.4
    • Additional Crew
    • 2009
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    • Special Effects
    • 1988
    The Boy and the Beast (2015)
    The Boy and the Beast
    7.6
    • Additional Crew
    • 2015
    Alison Lohman and Sumi Shimamoto in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    8.0
    • Additional Crew
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Soma Santoki and Luca Padovan in The Boy and the Heron (2023)
      The Boy and the Heron
      7.3
      • harmony
      • 2023
    • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishō, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
      Howl's Moving Castle
      8.2
      • harmony
      • 2004
    • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
      Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
      7.1
      • background artist
      • 1989
    • Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
      Grave of the Fireflies
      8.5
      • background artist (as Noriko Higuchi)
      • 1988
    • Take the X Train (1987)
      Take the X Train
      6.8
      Video
      • background artist: Harmony
      • 1987
    • The Phoenix (Chapter of Yamato) (1987)
      The Phoenix (Chapter of Yamato)
      7.0
      Video
      • background artist
      • 1987
    • Castle in the Sky (1986)
      Castle in the Sky
      8.0
      • background artist: harmony treatment
      • 1986
    • Magical Emi, the Magic Star (1985)
      Magical Emi, the Magic Star
      6.4
      TV Series
      • background artist
      • background artist: Design Office Mechaman
      • 1985–1986
    • Dirty Pair (1985)
      Dirty Pair
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • background artist
      • 1985
    • Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984)
      Persia, the Magic Fairy
      6.9
      TV Series
      • background artist
      • 1984–1985
    • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
      Urusei Yatsura
      7.5
      TV Series
      • background artist: Design Office Mechaman
      • 1984–1985

    Additional Crew

    • Okko's Inn (2018)
      Okko's Inn
      7.1
      • harmony process
      • 2018
    • Mirai (2018)
      Mirai
      7.0
      • harmony
      • 2018
    • The Boy and the Beast (2015)
      The Boy and the Beast
      7.6
      • harmony process
      • 2015
    • When Marnie Was There (2014)
      When Marnie Was There
      7.6
      • harmony
      • 2014
    • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
      The Secret World of Arrietty
      7.6
      • harmony process
      • 2010
    • Summer Wars (2009)
      Summer Wars
      7.4
      • harmony process
      • 2009
    • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishō, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
      Howl's Moving Castle
      8.2
      • harmony process
      • 2004
    • The Invention of Destruction in the Imaginary Machines (2002)
      The Invention of Destruction in the Imaginary Machines
      6.8
      Short
      • harmony process
      • 2002
    • Porco Rosso (1992)
      Porco Rosso
      7.7
      • harmony process
      • 1992
    • Yoko Honna, Miki Imai, Alison Fernandez, and Daisy Ridley in Only Yesterday (1991)
      Only Yesterday
      7.6
      • harmony process
      • 1991
    • Kirsten Dunst in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
      Kiki's Delivery Service
      7.8
      • harmony process
      • 1989
    • Noriko Hidaka, Maria Kawamura, and Rei Sakuma in Gunbuster (1988)
      Gunbuster
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • harmony (episodes 1, 2)
      • 1988–1989
    • Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
      Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
      7.2
      • harmony process
      • 1987
    • Alison Lohman and Sumi Shimamoto in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
      Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
      8.0
      • harmony process
      • 1984

    Voice Actor - Dubbing

    • Risa Sudou, Kotaro Daigo, Sakura Kiryu, Kôji Ohkura, Tao Tsuchiya, Ayaka Miyoshi, Kento Yamazaki, Hyunri, Tina Tamashiro, Joey Iwanaga, Hayato Isomura, and Akana Ikeda in Alice in Borderland (2020)
      Alice in Borderland
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Voice Actor - Dubbing (Spanish (Latin America))
      • 2020–2022
    • Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in The Mind, Explained (2019)
      The Mind, Explained
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Heather Berlin (Spanish (Latin America))
      • 2021
    • Jensen Ackles, Antony Starr, Nathan Mitchell, Chace Crawford, Valorie Curry, Colby Minifie, Susan Heyward, and Daveed Diggs in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Margaret (Spanish (Latin America))
      • 2020
    • Katee Sackhoff in Another Life (2019)
      Another Life
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Voice Actor - Dubbing (Spanish (Latin America))
      • 2019

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Noriko Higuchi
    • Spouse
      • Shinji Higuchi? - present

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Is the namesake of the main character Noriko Takaya from the OAV series Gunbuster (1988).

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