is a Japanese former

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and singer attached to the Central Kodomo Gekidan talent agency. She is noted for her role in the 2008

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film ''

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''. Nozomi has also starred in various Japanese

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.. Ōhashi retired from acting in 2012.

Career

Ohashi made her acting debut at the age of three,. 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. "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" is the theme song of the 2008

anime film ''

''.. When this single was first released on December 15, 2007, it debuted at 115 on the Oricon charts. After the release of ''Ponyo'', however, the single reached the number 3 position on the charts. It remained on the

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Top 10 charts for ten consecutive weeks, a record for an artist under the age of 10. This record was only broken by the single " Maru Maru Mori Mori!" in 2011. For singing "Gake no Ue no Ponyo", Ohashi was invited to participate in the 59th edition of ''

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'', becoming the youngest participant in the history of this program. In addition to singing the theme song for ''Ponyo'', Ohashi also voiced the character of Karen in this film. In the 2009

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'' Shiroi Haru'', Ohashi starred as Sachi Murakami, one of the main characters in this television series. She also played the lead role in a one-off television special drama '' Happy Birthday''.. This drama aired on November 21, 2009 on the Fuji TV network. In 2011, Ohashi released her second single entitled "

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". The title track of this single was approved as the "Panda Welcoming Song" for

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by the zoo's publicity committee. It was then used as a publicity song for the new

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exhibit that had opened at the zoo on April 1, 2011. The single was later released in Japan on July 27, 2011. In addition to releasing her single, Ohashi also starred in the television series ''

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''. She played the role of Airi Nakano in this NTV drama. Ohashi played a minor role in the film ''

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'', which was released in Japanese cinemas on January 28, 2012.. 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. Translated from original article by

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. Ōhashi's last day in show business was on March 31, 2012. 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. She starred in the television program ''Jinsei ga Kawaru 1-Funkan no Fukaihanashi'' on March 19, 2012.. 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''. This was her last public appearance before her retirement from show business.

Personal life

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Television dramas

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'' ( CX, 2004) * '' Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari Anata no Monogatari'' (

, 2005) * ''Kinyo Entertainment'' (

, 2006) * '' Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi Slot'' (

, 2006) * ''

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, 2007, ep1) * '' Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Tsukareta Mori'' (

, 2009) * '' Shiroi Haru'' (

, 2009) * ''The Quiz Show 2'' ( NTV, 2009) * '' Veterinarian Dolittle'' ( TBS, 2010) * ''

'' ( NTV, 2011)

Film

*'' Inu no Eiga'' (2005) as the young Mika *''Luna-Heights'' (2005) as Anna Kishibe *'' Luna-Heights 2'' (2006) as Anna Kishibe *''

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'' (2008) as the voice of Karen *'' A Happy Birthday'' (2009) as Asuka Fujiwara *'' Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky'' (2010) as the voice of Satoshi Kawaguchi

Commercials

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(2008) - appearing with Fujioka Fujimaki

Discography

Singles

* " Gake no Ue no Ponyo" (5 December 2007, Yamaha Music Communications) - alongside Fujioka Fujimaki * "Panda no Yume" (27 July 2011)

Albums

* ''Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea'' Image Album "Ponyo's Lullaby" * ''Non-chan Kumo ni Noru'' (24 December 2008, Yamaha Music Communications)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohashi, Nozomi 1999 births Living people Japanese child actresses Japanese voice actresses Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese actresses