Noriko Kijima
Encyclopedia
Life and career
Noriko was born in Nagano PrefectureNagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
, Japan on March 22, 1988. She was one of the winners at the 2005 Seikore (制コレ) competition, short for Zenkoku Joshikousei Seifuku Collection (全国女子高生制服コレクション), a Japanese national contest for high-school girls modeling school uniforms and bikinis. She has since made a number of gravure videos.
In May 2006, at age eighteen, she appeared in Masato Tsujioka
Masato Tsujioka
is a Japanese actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Tsujioka was a model and an actor in Osaka when he was cast in Shinya Tsukamoto's 1998 movie Bullet Ballet at 17 years of age. He moved to Tokyo, and decided to stay there after filming ended to make his own films...
's award winning film Divide. That same year saw her playing a literal "living doll" in the Tetsuya Ikea produced Legend of the Doll. The Crystal Acids reviewer notes "The acting is fairly solid ... with Noriko Kijima proving that she is more than just a pretty face." She also played the role of Yoshie, Ami's best friend, in Noboru Iguchi
Noboru Iguchi
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video as well as in the horror and gore genres.-Life and career:Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969...
's 2008 cult gore film The Machine Girl
The Machine Girl
is a 2008 Japanese action shock/gore film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi with special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura . The film stars Minase Yashiro in the lead role as Ami, Asami in the role of Miki, Kentarō Shimazu as the yakuza leader Ryūgi Kimura and Honoka as his wife, Mrs. Kimura...
and was the star of the short direct-to-video sequel Shyness Machine Girl
Shyness Machine Girl
was released January 23, 2009 in Japan as part of the Japanese DVD release for The Machine Girl. It is a brief side-story or gaiden to The Machine Girl rather than a direct sequel...
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Filmography
Theatrical releases- Yuriko's Aroma (ユリ子のアロマ) February 2010
- Pyocotan Profile (ピョコタン・プロファイル) November 2008
- The Machine GirlThe Machine Girlis a 2008 Japanese action shock/gore film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi with special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura . The film stars Minase Yashiro in the lead role as Ami, Asami in the role of Miki, Kentarō Shimazu as the yakuza leader Ryūgi Kimura and Honoka as his wife, Mrs. Kimura...
(片腕マシンガール THE MACHINE GIRL) August 2008 - Divide (DIVIDE ディバイド) May 2006
Direct-to-video (V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
)
- Shyness Machine GirlShyness Machine Girlwas released January 23, 2009 in Japan as part of the Japanese DVD release for The Machine Girl. It is a brief side-story or gaiden to The Machine Girl rather than a direct sequel...
(hajiraiマシンガール) 2009 - Legend of the Doll (萌えキュン＠MOVIE 聖・美少女フィギュア伝) 2006
DVD appearances
Gravure videos.- Abunai Kyujitsu December 2005 (with Megumi Koga)
- Angel Kiss (June 2006)
- GO!! GO!! Seijun School Five August 2006 (with 4 other models)
- Angel Kiss Norinori Panic 2 September 2006
- Tamayura November 2006 (with Yuki Suzuki)
- Gekisha Vol.20 Noriko Kijima December 2006
- Rinkai March 2007
- Norinori Dream May 2007
- Angel Kiss - Nori Nori Vacances December 2007
- Mitsumeteitai July 2008
- Mitsumetehoshii October 2008
- Yuwaku Temptation November 2008
- Noriko no Michi March 2009
- Sweet Heart July 2010
- Warunori February 2011