Noriko Kijima
Noriko Kohara is a Japanese gravure idol and actress.
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, 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 and Miki Ichikawa had taken the Grand Prize as "Miss East Sports 2012" (\
Filmography
Theatrical releasesDivide May 2006The Machine Girl August 2008Pyocotan Profile November 2008Samurai Princess June 2009Yuriko's Aroma February 2010Kotatso, Orange and Meow! March 2013The Torture Club July 2014Z ~Zed~ July 2014The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese ManjiDirect-to-video Legend of the Doll 2006Shyness Machine Girl 2009
Television
- Hana Moyu 2015