is a Japanese given name for females.

Possible writings

* 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, ceremony child" * 規子, "standard, measure child" * 憲子, "constitution child" * 稔子, "child who harvests wisdom and knowledge"

People with the name

* Noriko Arai, Japanese female wheelchair racer *

Noriko H. Arai Noriko H. Arai ( ja, 新井紀子, born 1962) is a Japanese researcher in mathematical logic and artificial intelligence, known for her work on a project to develop robots that can pass the entrance examinations for the University of Tokyo. She is ...

(born 1962), Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher *, Japanese swimmer *

Noriko Awaya was a Japanese female soprano chanteuse and popular music (''ryūkōka'') singer. She was dubbed the "Queen of Blues" in Japan. Life and career Awaya was born as in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She was the oldest daughter of a wealthy m ...

(淡谷のり子, 1907–1999), Japanese singer * Noriko Hidaka (日高のり子), Japanese voice actress * Noriko Higashide (東出典子), Japanese actress *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese singer and actress * Noriko Kijima (木嶋のりこ), Japanese actress and gravure model *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese fencer *

Noriko Matsueda is a Japanese former video game composer. She is best known for her work on the '' Front Mission'' series, '' The Bouncer'', and ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Matsueda collaborated with fellow composer Takahito Eguchi on several games. Composing music ...

(松枝賀子), Japanese video game composer *

Noriko Mitose is a Japanese singer. She is the vocalist of the band Kirche, and as a solo singer, has performed many songs for games. Biography Noriko Mitose sang for church choir when she was young but did not get involved in the music scene until she and T ...

(みとせのりこ), Japanese singer * Noriko Mizoguchi (溝口紀子), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese judoka *

Noriko Nakagoshi is a Japanese actress. Biography Nakagoshi debuted as a model for '' ViVi'' magazine in 1999. She began acting the same year, making her acting debut as Midori Sato in the show ''Tengoku no Kiss''. Her acting attracted her great attention and fro ...

(中越典子), Japanese actress * Noriko Namiki (並木のり子), Japanese voice actress; see Idaten Jump * Noriko Ohara (小原乃梨子 born 1935), Japanese voice actress *

Noriko Ogawa (singer) , born , is a Japanese actress and J-pop singer born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan on 20 July 1973. She graduated in sociology at Waseda University. She made her J-pop debut on 25 November 1987. Filmography Television * '' Ai no Arashi (1986), you ...

(小川範子), Japanese actress and singer *

Noriko Ogawa (pianist) (born 1962) is a Japanese classical pianist, based in London. Biography Born in Kawasaki, Ogawa studied at the Tokyo College of Music (1977–80) and the Juilliard School in New York (1981–5), and later with Benjamin Kaplan.

(小川典子), Japanese classical pianist * Noriko Sakai (酒井法子), Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese manga artist *

Noriko Shitaya is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She is known for her role as Sakura Matō in ''Fate/stay night'' series. Voice roles Anime television 2000 * '' Hamtaro'', Sumire-chan, Tsutomu-kun 2001 * ''Parappa the Rapper'' Gall ...

(下屋則子), Japanese voice actress *

Noriko Suzuki is a Japanese given name for females. Possible writings * 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, c ...

(すずき紀子), Japanese voice actress; see ''

Doctor Neo Cortex Doctor Neo Cortex is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Crash Bandicoot'' video game series. He has appeared in every mainline game in the series as Crash Bandicoot's archenemy, as well as a playable character in several spi ...

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Tujiko Noriko is a Japanese musician, actor and director, from Osaka. She has released music on the Austrian label Mego and the German label Tomlab, among others. Much of her music is composed on a laptop and consists of layered samples, electronic beats, ...

(born Noriko Tsujiko (辻子紀子), Japanese experimental musician *

Noriko Tatsumi is a Japanese actress known primarily for her appearances in ''pink films'' of the 1960s. During the "First Wave" of ''pink film'', Tatsumi became known as the first "Queen" of Japanese softcore sex movies, a title which she held from 1967 throug ...

(辰巳典子), Japanese pink film actress *

Noriko Watanabe is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' His Motorbike, Her Island''. Filmography See also * Hiroko Yakushimaru *Tomoyo Harada is a Japanese actress, singer, ...

(渡辺典子), Japanese actress *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese female table tennis player * Noriko Senge (千家典子, born 1988), former princess of the Japanese Imperial Family

Fictional characters

* Noriko Ashida who also goes by the codename ''Surge'' from '' New X-Men'' * Noriko Hirayama, a character of the Yasujirō Ozu film, '' Tokyo Story'' (the daughter-in-law) * Noriko Kawada, a character of ''

Digimon , short for "Digital Monsters" ( ''Dejitaru Monsutā''), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on the eponymous creatures, who inhabit a ...

'' * Noriko Kinoshita, a character of '' Juvenile'' * Noriko Nakagawa, a main character of the book and film '' Battle Royale'' * Noriko Nijo, a character of ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'' * Noriko from '' Usagi Yojimbo'', the villain of the "Treasure of the Mother of Mountains" arc * Noriko Shimabara, titular character of the film '' Noriko's Dinner Table'' * Noriko Takaya, a character of ''

Gunbuster ''Gunbuster'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Bandai, Victor, and Gainax and released from 1988 to 1989. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the creator and director of ''Neon Genes ...

'' * Noriko Ukai, a character of the manga ''Gravitation'' * Noriko Ono, one of the main character's daughters in '' An Artist of the Floating World'' * Noriko Noshimuri, a character of the television series ''Hawaii Five-0''