was a Japanese actress. Her acting career spanned from 1958 until 2017.

Biography

Nogiwa was born in

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, and grew up in

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from the age of three. She graduated from

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is one of the five MARCH (Japanese universities), MARCH universities, the group of private universities in the Kantō region, Kanto region, toge ...

. In 1973, she married

Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later to an international audience. Born in Fukuo ...

, with whom she co-starred in the TV series ''

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''. They had a daughter,

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, in 1975, who later became an actress. Nogiwa and Chiba divorced in 1994. Nogiwa died from

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on 13 June 2017, at the age of 81.

Filmography

Films

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Yakuza Deka is a Japanese film released in 1970. It features Sonny Chiba. It is first film in the Yakuza Deka series. Cast * Sonny Chiba as * Nenji Kobayashi as Sasaki * Rinichi Yamamoto as Okura * Akira Kume as Kito * Ryoji Hayama as Goro Miura * Asao U ...

'' (1970) – A singer *''

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'' (1979) *''

The Battle of Port Arthur is a 1980 Japanese war film directed by Toshio Masuda. The Japanese title "Ni hyaku san kochi" means Hill 203. The film depicts the fiercest battles at Hill 203 in the Siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. Cast * T ...

'' (1980) – Shizuko Nogi *'' Shaso'' (1989) *''

Minna no Ie , also known as ''All About Our House'', is a 2001 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Kōki Mitani. The film depicts an affluent couple who decide to build a new house, highlighting the clash between traditional Japanese and modern Wes ...

'' (2001) – Setsuko Iijima *''When Will You Return?'' (2017) – Tomoko Ashimura (present days)

Television

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'' (1967) - Keiko Tsugawa *''

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''(1975) -Omasa *'' The Super Girl'' (1979) - Yuko Hirose *''

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'' (1996) – Omaki no kata *''

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'' (2000) – Satomi Yamada *''Honmamon'' (2001–2002) *' (2004) – Yoshie Koshikawa *''

Shinsengumi! is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto (actor), Koji ...

'' (2004) – Kondō Fude *''Yasuragi no Sato'' (2017) – Ryoko Ibuka

Dubbing

*'' Alien'' (1980 Fuji TV edition) – Ripley (

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nogiwa, Yoko 1936 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese women television personalities Japanese television presenters Rikkyo University alumni People from Toyama (city) Japanese women television presenters