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.[1] She is noted for her role in the 2008 Studio Ghibli film Ponyo.[2] Nozomi has also starred in various Japanese television series.[3]
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Born | (1999-05-09) May 9, 1999 (age 23) 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 |
Ōhashi retired from acting in 2012.[4]
Ohashi made her acting debut at the age of three,[5] 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.[2] "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" is the theme song of the 2008 Studio Ghibli anime film Ponyo.[6]
When this single was first released on December 15, 2007, it debuted at 115 on the Oricon charts.[7] After the release of Ponyo, however, the single reached the number 3 position on the charts.[7] It remained on the Oricon Top 10 charts for ten consecutive weeks, a record for an artist under the age of 10.[8] This record was only broken by the single "Maru Maru Mori Mori!" in 2011.[8] 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.[9] In addition to singing the theme song for Ponyo, Ohashi also voiced the character of Karen in this film.[3]
In the 2009 Fuji TV drama Shiroi Haru, Ohashi starred as Sachi Murakami, one of the main characters in this television series.[10] She also played the lead role in a one-off television special drama Happy Birthday.[11] This drama aired on November 21, 2009 on the Fuji TV network.[11]
In 2011, Ohashi released her second single entitled "Panda no Yume".[12] The title track of this single was approved as the "Panda Welcoming Song" for Ueno Zoo by the zoo's publicity committee.[12] It was then used as a publicity song for the new panda exhibit that had opened at the zoo on April 1, 2011.[12] The single was later released in Japan on July 27, 2011.[12] In addition to releasing her single, Ohashi also starred in the television series Don Quixote.[3] She played the role of Airi Nakano in this NTV drama.[3]
Ohashi played a minor role in the film Shiawase no Pan, which was released in Japanese cinemas on January 28, 2012.[13]
On March 1, 2012, it was announced that Ōhashi would be retiring from show business to concentrate on her studies after entering junior high school.[4][14] Ōhashi's last day in show business was on March 31, 2012.[4] It was also announced that the film that Nozomi was supposed to star in, Daisuki na Kutsu o Haitara, had been cancelled due to production problems.[14]
She starred in the television program Jinsei ga Kawaru 1-Funkan no Fukaihanashi on March 19, 2012.[15] During this program, she sang the songs "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" and "Kyo no Hi wa Sayonara", both of which were featured in her album Non-chan Kumo ni Noru.[15] This was her last public appearance before her retirement from show business.[15]
Nozomi Ōhashi is the youngest child in her family.[16] She has two sisters who are respectively 7 and 4 years her elder.[16] Her favorite actress is Mirai Shida.[17]
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