Acting
Noriko Sakai
Born
1971-02-14 (55)
Place of birth
Fukuoka, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
34 titles
Noriko Sakai is a Japanese singer and actress. She was born in Japan, Fukuoka, debuting in 1986 as an idol singer identity, when her short hair style, sweet smile, youthful image became a talking point.
Known for
6.7Young Mabel West is the daughter of mystery writer Raymond West, who wants her to lead a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wants to be a great detective, and sets out for London to become assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective who resides there. She finally wins the reluctant approval of her father, and embarks on an exciting life of mystery and suspense - his only demand being that she occasionally spend some time with her great-aunt, Jane Marple, in the small village of St. Mary Mead.
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
8.3The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great generals of Japanese history-Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu. With political savvy and the support of his fiercely loyal wife, Maeda Toshiie rose to second in power in the shogunate and built up a fiefdom that encompassed Echizen, Noto and Kaga.
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
NRFight is a story about fifteen year old Yuu, whose family becomes separated after an incident involving her father's spring factory. With her undying spirit to "fight" off every obstacle arising in life, Yuu maintains her positive attitude and moves forward in hopes of the day when her family will reunite again.
Fight
2005
7.7Hitotsu Yane no Shita is a Japanese television series. It had a first season in 1993 and a second season, titled Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2, in 1997. It was very popular in Japan, with its highest rating being a remarkable 34 percent and it was also exported to other regions in East Asia. It features Yosuke Eguchi, Noriko Sakai and Masaharu Fukuyama as its leading characters.
Under One Roof
1993
6.2A sexy renegade male chauvinist rock singer by day, a bossed around, lousy dressed and demurring husband by night. Yuichi, the handsome, sexy, and a great rock singer, is known by his fans as 'The Wolf', a fearlessly independent musician who just couldn't care less about what others think of him. In reality, however, Yuichi is a lousy dresser, wears thick glasses and is totally devoted to his hidden girlfriend. Trouble ensues when he decides to marry in secret as he must fight to keep up his image while balancing his private life which grows ever complex as he is introduced to his overbearing family in law....
My Husband
2001
6.0Historical drama about the life of Saigō Takamori and his involvement with the Meiji Restoration.
As If In Flight
1990
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
![NORIKO BOX [30th Anniversary Mammoth Edition] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/btRGH15NoAW8gAKQuF6yjRP8kTX.jpg)
NRNoriko Sakai brings the 30th anniversary version of "NORIKO BOX," the deluxe box set originally released in March 2002. This version contains seven CDs and three DVDs. This time, the CDs feature SHM-CD format, and the set comes with a deluxe booklet. The three DVDs contain complete music videos of songs, and live performances.
NORIKO BOX [30th Anniversary Mammoth Edition]
2017
NRTo commemorate the 30th anniversary of her debut, Sakai Noriko held her first concert in 16 years at the Tokyo Differ on September 22, 2016. During the monumental show, the legendary idol sang all 30 songs that were included in her The Best Exhibition anniversary album.
Noriko Sakai 30th Anniversary Concert
2016
2000s · 9 titles
6.5When the cast and crew of a paranormal TV reality program decide to shoot in the house of the original Saeki hauntings, a series of strange events unfold at the location.
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2003
6.2It's double trouble in the big city! Pikachu is lost, and the Pichu Bros. must help their new pal get back before Ash notices his Pokémon is missing. It's a race against the clock that has the duo dragging Pikachu into one disaster after another!
Pikachu & Pichu
2000
6.4While stopped at a roadside phone booth for transmitting his work through the Internet to the university, Professor Hideki Satomi finds a scrap of newspaper with the picture of his five-year-old daughter Nana in the obituary section.
Premonition
2004
7.0One evening, Mimi and students were stargazing through a telescope. When Creampanda peeped into the telescope, burning objects were falling. When Anpanman landed on one of them, Princess Yada appeared. The princess said that her home star of Yada was full of garbage, and asked for Anpanman's help. Anpanman thought that only Gomira could solve this and headed for Yada star with Gomira. However, on Yada star Baikinman and the giant robot "Dust Demon" were waiting in ambush.
Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star
2001
7.0Seiji (played by Battle Royale’s Tatsuya Fujiwara) struggles to look after his younger brother Michio, who suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum – a rare disease that is fatal if exposed to sunlight. Matters are even more complicated due to Michio’s state of mind, which is equivalent to that of a six year old child. In order to support his younger brother, Seiji is forced to join the local Yakuza and work through the ranks to become a respected member. One night, Seiji saves a woman named Keiko (Aya Okamoto) from a drunken pervert. By sheer coincidence, she is also Michio’s nurse and falls in love with Seiji thanks to his courageous act. Whilst Seiji continues to see his new girlfriend, the activities of the Yakuza begin to affect their lives…
Moonlight Jellyfish
2004
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dai-chan, daisuki
2007
No synopsis available yet.
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 2
2000
6.3SS - Special Stage is based on the popular Japanese manga (comics) "The Special Stage", portraying the life of a once retired and now making it back rally driver Daibutsu.
SS - Special Stage
2008
NRMisato, a schoolgirl, wanted to stop her friend Kaori from getting involved with a gang of delinquents who dealt in magic mushrooms and other illicit activities. Misato found herself on the verge of being raped by the gang in a mansion, but just then, Takezō appeared. Takezō proceeded to kill the gang members one by one.
Big Slaughter Club - The Final Massacre
2004
1990s · 5 titles
8.1As a little boy Kei saw his fisherman father lost at sea only seconds after catching his parting gift of a pan flute carved from whalebone. A few years later young Kei and his kid brother Moito discover a baby whale trapped by a rock in a shallow inlet near the Spanish coast.
Fly! Peek the Whale
1991
7.2A traveling ronin perceived as a fool impresses a samurai leader with his fishing skills and gains employment.
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998
8.0Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.
Sure Death 5
1991
NRNo synopsis available yet.
WHITE GIRL STORY
1990
NRNoriko Sakai concert 1991 9.21 ～Magical Montage Tour～
野音9.21
1991
Series credits
6.7Young Mabel West is the daughter of mystery writer Raymond West, who wants her to lead a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wants to be a great detective, and sets out for London to become assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective who resides there. She finally wins the reluctant approval of her father, and embarks on an exciting life of mystery and suspense - his only demand being that she occasionally spend some time with her great-aunt, Jane Marple, in the small village of St. Mary Mead.
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
8.3The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great generals of Japanese history-Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu. With political savvy and the support of his fiercely loyal wife, Maeda Toshiie rose to second in power in the shogunate and built up a fiefdom that encompassed Echizen, Noto and Kaga.
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
NRFight is a story about fifteen year old Yuu, whose family becomes separated after an incident involving her father's spring factory. With her undying spirit to "fight" off every obstacle arising in life, Yuu maintains her positive attitude and moves forward in hopes of the day when her family will reunite again.
Fight
2005
7.7Hitotsu Yane no Shita is a Japanese television series. It had a first season in 1993 and a second season, titled Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2, in 1997. It was very popular in Japan, with its highest rating being a remarkable 34 percent and it was also exported to other regions in East Asia. It features Yosuke Eguchi, Noriko Sakai and Masaharu Fukuyama as its leading characters.
Under One Roof
1993
6.2A sexy renegade male chauvinist rock singer by day, a bossed around, lousy dressed and demurring husband by night. Yuichi, the handsome, sexy, and a great rock singer, is known by his fans as 'The Wolf', a fearlessly independent musician who just couldn't care less about what others think of him. In reality, however, Yuichi is a lousy dresser, wears thick glasses and is totally devoted to his hidden girlfriend. Trouble ensues when he decides to marry in secret as he must fight to keep up his image while balancing his private life which grows ever complex as he is introduced to his overbearing family in law....
My Husband
2001
6.0Historical drama about the life of Saigō Takamori and his involvement with the Meiji Restoration.
As If In Flight
1990
7.4Aya Kuramoto, a deaf and mute girl from Hokkaido, falls in in love with a doctor named Shūichi Nagai. After Shūichi leaves for Tokyo, he has an accident and loses his memory. Aya travels to Tokyo and encounters Takumi Nagai, Shūichi's brother.
Heaven's Coin
1995
7.4Aya Kuramoto, a deaf and mute girl from Hokkaido, falls in in love with a doctor named Shūichi Nagai. After Shūichi leaves for Tokyo, he has an accident and loses his memory. Aya travels to Tokyo and encounters Takumi Nagai, Shūichi's brother.
Heaven's Coin
1995
9.7Exploring the perception and treatment of mentally-challenged youth and their similarities to juvenile delinquents in Japanese society, this drama series follows the trials and tribulations of a group of adolescents in a work/study program for mentally-challenged teenagers. Although the program's intention is to gently "normalize" them for introduction in society, the group is subject to constant physical and mental abuse unbeknownst to their parents and teacher, Ms Hagawa. However, the friendship between Towa, a naive but unusually articulate member of the program, and Arisu, a rebellious schoolgirl, helps both of them learn to overcome their troubles.
When the Saints Go Marching In
1998
NRNo synopsis available yet.
弟
2004
No synopsis available yet.
Honke no Yome
2001
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The City of Pure Souls
2000
NRNo synopsis available yet.
I Love Fair Lady
1993
With a warm heart and an eye for women, the private detective in this program is barely scraping by. If it were not for the grudging support of his younger brother, he would never find his way out of the trouble caused by his well-intentioned meddling in the affairs of other people.
I Will Always Stand by You
1995
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Maru Maru Chibi Maruko-chan
2007
NRNo synopsis available yet.
ちびまる子ちゃん(2006年スペシャルドラマ版)
2006