Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka, born Noriko Ito on May 31, 1962, is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer, and narrator raised in the Kudan district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, where her parents ran a clothing store. She started out as an idol singer, appearing in a Nivea commercial in 1982, before turning to voice acting and spending years under the management of 81 Produce until 2006. Her signature roles include Minami Asakura in Touch, Akane Tendo in Ranma 1/2, Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro, Kikyo in Inuyasha, Near in Death Note, and Yuki Tsukumo in Jujutsu Kaisen, and she serves as the Japanese dub voice of Jayma Mays. Around 1995 she switched the kanji used for her surname to a simpler variant at the recommendation of friends.