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Noriko Tobe (戸部 法子, Tobe Noriko, October 2, 1935 – July 12, 2024), neé Ohara, better known by her stage name Noriko Ohara (小原 乃梨子, Ohara Noriko), was a Japanese actress and narrator.[1]
In the first ever Seiyu Awards in 2007, she won the Achievement Award.[3] In the 7th Seiyu Awards in 2013, she won the Synergy Award for maximizing the appeal of voice-acting in a work as a whole.[4]
Personal life
Her son is Sunrise animator Atsuo Tobe (戸部敦夫, Tobe Atsuo).
Death and tributes
Ohara died after an unsuccessful treatment for an illness she had on July 12, 2024, at the age of 88.[5][6]
Tributes to her from other Japanese voice actors and fans were shared the following days after her death was officially announced on July 23rd, 2024.[7][8]
The ongoing Doraemon (2005) series paid tribute and honored her 26 year career as Nobita Nobi in the Doraemon (1979) series with a mini tribute[9][10] at the end of the premiere of Episode 821, which aired on July 27th, 2024, four days after her death was announced and fifteen days after she had died.
