Nozomi Ōhashi

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]

Nozomi Ōhashi
Nozomi Ōhashi in January 2009
Born (1999-05-09) May 9, 1999
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesNon-chan
OccupationChild actress, singer
Years active2002–2012
Notable work
Shiroi Haru
The Quiz Show
Ponyo
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky
WebsiteOfficial profile

Ōhashi retired from acting in 2012.[4]

Career

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]

Personal life

Nozomi Ōhashi is the youngest child in her family.[16] She has two other older sisters, who are respectively 7 and 4 years older than her.[16] Her favorite actress is Mirai Shida.[17]

Television dramas
  • Ningen no Shomei (CX, 2004)
  • Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari Anata no Monogatari (Fuji TV, 2005)
  • Kinyo Entertainment (Fuji TV, 2006)
  • Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi Slot (Fuji TV, 2006)
  • Juken Sentai Gekiranger (TV Asahi, 2007, ep1)
  • Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Tsukareta Mori (Fuji TV, 2009)
  • Shiroi Haru (Fuji TV, 2009)
  • The Quiz Show 2 (NTV, 2009)
  • Veterinarian Dolittle (TBS, 2010)
  • Don Quixote (NTV, 2011)

Film

Commercials

Discography

Singles

Albums
  • Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Image Album "Ponyo's Lullaby"
  • Non-chan Kumo ni Noru (24 December 2008, Yamaha Music Communications)
gollark: It would be really impressive if DC was broken enough that he could *accidentally* release a new dragon this way.
gollark: In fact, it's... entirely current ones in every biome?
gollark: Oh wow, TONS of "current" ones around now!
gollark: Oh hey, my regular xenowyrm hatched, I have a free slot now.
gollark: They do have nice colors, but in this state they look pretty much identical to existing xenowyrms. Hopefully they'll have interesting unique æsthetics when fully grown.

References
  1. "Nozomi Ohashi official profile". central-g (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. 大橋のぞみのヒストリー. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  3. 大橋のぞみ. Stingray (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved 2012-03-20..
  4. "Official Announcement on central-g website" (PDF). central-g (in Japanese). 2012-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  5. 芸能芸能 実は誰よりも賢かった？ 「テレビ業界への再就職を見据えて……」？　大橋のぞみ、子役引退の裏事情. cyzowoman (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-03-24..
  6. 崖の上のポニョ(2008). Stingray (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved 2012-03-20..
  7. ポニョ主題歌、ジブリ曲で歴代最高3位＆「ツトム君」以来約32年ぶり快挙. Oricon, Inc. (in Japanese). 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  8. "【オリコン】「マルモリ」、ポニョ超え記録の12週連続TOP10". Oricon, Inc. (in Japanese). 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  9. 紅白最年少出場の大橋のぞみ、いつもは午後10時就寝も「最後まで頑張る！」. Oricon, Inc. (in Japanese). 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  10. "白い春(2009)". allcinema. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  11. "ハッピーバースデー(2009)". allcinema. Retrieved 2012-03-20..
  12. 大橋のぞみ、上野動物園初公認"パンダ歓迎ソング"歌う. Oricon, Inc. (in Japanese). 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  13. "しあわせのパン(2011)". allcinema. Retrieved 2012-03-20..
  14. "Child star Ohashi Nozomi to retire from show business". Sports Hochi. Tokyograph. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012. Translated from original article by Sports Hochi.
  15. "大橋のぞみが最後のメッセージ「中学生になったら将来の夢を決めたい」。". Narinari.com. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-20..
  16. "Her speech made in the program "Tetsuko no Heya"". Japan. 2009-02-18. TV Asahi. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  17. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Japan: Sankei Sports. Sankei Sports. 12 February 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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