is a Japanese actress. She is best known for voicing the lead character Chihiro in the Japanese version of the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away (2001).
Career Hiiragi first appeared in numerous commercials. She starred in the NHK asadora and voiced Chihiro in Hayao Miyazaki's award-winning anime film Spirited Away. In 2002, she appeared in the high school baseball television program Netto Koshien as a field reporter. In 2005, she appeared in the NTV program Nobuta o Produce, portraying the character Kasumi Aoi.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.1999SuzuranYoung Moe TokiwaNHKAsadora2005Nobuta wo ProduceNTV
Films Year Title Role Directed by Notes Ref. 2000Return of HappinessMoe TokiwaRintaro MayuzumiLead role; a side-story of the NHK morning drama program "Suzuran"2001Spirited AwayChihiro Ogino / Sen (voice)Hayao MiyazakiLead role2008PonyoYoung mother (voice)Hayao Miyazaki2008Detroit Metal CityMerci (voice)Toshio Lee2008Threads of DestinyNozomiShosuke Murakami2010Wandering HomeMomoka InoseYōichi Higashi2011From Up on Poppy HillSachiko Hirokoji (voice)Goro Miyazaki2012Bayside Shakedown: The FinalPolice officerKatsuyuki Motohiro2012Key of LifeEditorial staff AKenji Uchida2014Buy Bling, Get One Free!Kosuke Takaya2015Ryuzo and the Seven HenchmenTakeshi Kitano2016Happy WeddingShōzō Katashima2021BlueheavenTakehiko Hata映画『ブルーヘブンを君に』公式サイト2021RuinedAsumi KawaiTaro Miyaoka2022Life in BloomNobuyuki Miyake
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