Noriko Kohara (小原徳子, Kohara Noriko; born Noriko Kijima (木嶋 のりこ, Kijima Noriko; March 22, 1988)) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress.
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Life and career
Kijima was born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan on March 22, 1988. She was one of the winners at the 2005 Seikore competition, short for Zenkoku Joshikousei Seifuku Collection, a Japanese national contest for girls of high school age to model school uniforms and bikinis. She has since made a number of gravure videos.
In May 2006, at age eighteen, she appeared in Masato Tsujioka's award-winning film Divide. That same year saw her playing a literal "living doll" in the Tetsuya Ikea produced Legend of the Doll. The Crystal Acids reviewer notes "The acting is fairly solid ... with Noriko Kijima proving that she is more than just a pretty face." She also played the role of Yoshie, Ami's best friend, in Noboru Iguchi's 2008 cult gore film The Machine Girl and was the star of the short direct-to-video sequel Shyness Machine Girl.
Along with actresses Noriko Eguchi and Saori Hara she appeared in the comedy Yuriko's Aroma (ユリ子のアロマ, Yuriko no Aroma), which debuted at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2010 and was released theatrically in May of that same year. At a press conference in January 2012, it was announced that Kijima, along with Rika Sakurai (櫻井里佳) and Miki Ichikawa (市川みき) had taken the Grand Prize as "Miss East Sports 2012" (ミス東スポ2012}. In March 2013, she co-starred with Hiroko Kamata and Maki Fukumi in the lesbian-themed movie Kotatso, Orange and Meow! (こたつと、みかんと、ニャー。, Kotatsu to, Mikan to, Nya.), the title referring to the online "handles" of the three girls who go on a trip to a hot springs.
The July 2014 light S&M comedy with lesbian overtones, The Torture Club, is described by critic Derek Elley as a "star vehicle" for Kijima and as a lead-in for the schoolgirls vs. zombies Z ~Zed~, also released in July 2014.
Filmography
Theatrical releases
Divide (DIVIDE ディバイド) May 2006
The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール The Machine Girl) August 2008
Pyocotan Profile (ピョコタン・プロファイル) November 2008
Samurai Princess (サムライプリンセス 外道姫) June 2009
Yuriko's Aroma (ユリ子のアロマ) February 2010
Kotatso, Orange and Meow! (こたつと、みかんと、ニャー。, Kotatsu to, Mikan to, Nya.) March 2013
The Torture Club (ちょっとかわいいアイアンメイデン, Chotto Kawaii Aian Meiden) July 2014
Z ~Zed~ July 2014
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (TBA)
Manji (2023)
Direct-to-video (V-Cinema)
Legend of the Doll (萌えキュン@MOVIE 聖・美少女フィギュア伝) 2006
Shyness Machine Girl (hajiraiマシンガール) 2009
Television
Hana Moyu 2015
DVD appearances
Gravure videos.
Abunai Kyujitsu December 2005 (with Megumi Koga)
Angel Kiss (June 2006)
GO!! GO!! Seijun School Five August 2006 (with 4 other models)
Angel Kiss Norinori Panic 2 September 2006
Tamayura November 2006 (with Yuki Suzuki)
Gekisha Vol.20 Noriko Kijima December 2006
Rinkai March 2007
Norinori Dream May 2007
Angel Kiss - Nori Nori Vacances December 2007
Mitsumeteitai July 2008
Mitsumetehoshii October 2008
Yuwaku Temptation November 2008
Noriko no Michi March 2009
Sweet Heart July 2010
Warunori February 2011
Moso Honey July 2011
Hadakano Mermaid December 2011
Eden June 2012
Kinjirareta Asobi February 2013
