Rumi Hiiragi
Japanese actress
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Rumi Hiiragi (柊 瑠美, Hiiragi Rumi; born August 1, 1987) is a Japanese actress. She is best known for voicing the lead character Chihiro in the Japanese version of the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away (2001).
Career
Hiiragi first appeared in numerous commercials. She starred in the NHK asadora Suzuran and voiced Chihiro in Hayao Miyazaki's award-winning anime film Spirited Away.[1] In 2002, she appeared in the high school baseball television program Netto Koshien as a field reporter. In 2005, she appeared in the NTV program Nobuta o Produce, portraying the character Kasumi Aoi.
Filmography
Television
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Directed by | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Return of Happiness | Moe Tokiwa | Rintaro Mayuzumi | Lead role; a side-story of the NHK morning drama program "Suzuran" | [3] |
| 2001 | Spirited Away | Chihiro Ogino / Sen (voice) | Hayao Miyazaki | Lead role | [2] |
| 2008 | Ponyo | Young mother (voice) | Hayao Miyazaki | [4] | |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal City | Merci (voice) | Toshio Lee | [5] | |
| 2008 | Threads of Destiny | Nozomi | Shosuke Murakami | [6] | |
| 2010 | Wandering Home | Momoka Inose | Yōichi Higashi | [7] | |
| 2011 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Sachiko Hirokoji (voice) | Goro Miyazaki | [8] | |
| 2012 | Bayside Shakedown: The Final | Police officer | Katsuyuki Motohiro | [9] | |
| 2012 | Key of Life | Editorial staff A | Kenji Uchida | [10] | |
| 2014 | Buy Bling, Get One Free! | Kosuke Takaya | [11] | ||
| 2015 | Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen | Takeshi Kitano | [12] | ||
| 2016 | Happy Wedding | Shōzō Katashima | [13] | ||
| 2021 | Blueheaven | Takehiko Hata | [14] | ||
| 2021 | Ruined | Asumi Kawai | Taro Miyaoka | [15] | |
| 2022 | Life in Bloom | Nobuyuki Miyake | [16] | ||