# Chieko Higuchi

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{{short description|Japanese actress (born 1981)}}
{{Western name order|Higuchi Chieko}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Chieko Higuchi
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| native_name        = 樋口 智恵子
| native_name_lang   = ja 
| birth_name         = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1981|01|30}}
| birth_place        = [Mitaka](/source/Mitaka%2C_Tokyo), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan)
| death_date         = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth -->
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = {{Flatlist|
*Actress
*[voice actress](/source/Voice_acting_in_Japan)
}}
| years_active       = 1996–present
| agent              = Combination
| height             = 154 cm
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Chieko Higuchi'''|樋口 智恵子|Higuchi Chieko|born January 30, 1981}}<ref name="animate.tv">{{cite web|url=http://www.animate.tv/voiceactor/details.php?id=1324|script-title=ja:樋口智恵子 - 声優情報|trans-title=Chieko Higuchi: Voice Actor Information|publisher=Animate.tv|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004141819/http://www.animate.tv/voiceactor/details.php?id=1324|archivedate=October 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="allcinema">{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=237412|script-title=ja:樋口智恵子 のプロフィール|trans-title=Chieko Higuchi's Profile|accessdate=February 5, 2010|publisher=AllCinema|language=Japanese}}</ref> is a Japanese actress and [voice actress](/source/Voice_acting_in_Japan) from [Mitaka](/source/Mitaka%2C_Tokyo), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo). She is in the two-person group "Whoops!!" with [Maaya Sakamoto](/source/Maaya_Sakamoto).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/-/10923|title=坂本真綾と樋口智恵子によるユニット"Whoops!!"唯一のアルバムが復刻|publisher=ONGAKUSHUPPANSHA|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 7, 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
Higuchi made her debut in 1996, before she had finished high school, in ''[Mizuiro Jidai](/source/Mizuiro_Jidai)'', voicing the character of Takako Takahata. On February 5, 1997 she released an album ''Believe'' under the [EMI](/source/EMI) label.<ref name="Believe">{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/276575/1/|title=BELIEVE/樋口智恵子|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011175730/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/276575/1/|archivedate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>

In 1998, Higuchi provided the voice of Princess Mimori in the series ''[Kero Kero Chime](/source/Kero_Kero_Chime)'', a story about Aoi, a schoolboy who is cursed by a wizard and told that if he wants to remove the curse he must find Mimori (the main female character in the 30-episode series).<ref name="Mimori">{{cite web|url=http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/staff.php?code=88905|script-title=ja:ケロケロちゃいむ|publisher=[Animax](/source/Animax)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1999, she provided the voice of [tomboy](/source/tomboy) Shiho Nagaoka in the series ''[To Heart](/source/To_Heart)''.<ref name="To Heart">{{cite web|url=http://www.aquaplus.co.jp/th/th_anime.html|title=TVアニメ・｢ToHeart｣情報|publisher=aquaplus.co.jp|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}</ref> Higuchi also received her first film credit, voicing the main character of Marco in the film ''[Marco: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother](/source/Marco%3A_3000_Leagues_in_Search_of_Mother)''.<ref name="Marco">{{cite web|url=http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/work/marco_sanzenri_movie.html|title=MARCO [劇場版]|publisher=[Nippon Animation](/source/Nippon_Animation)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705055937/http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/work/marco_sanzenri_movie.html|archivedate=July 5, 2009}}</ref>

In the summer of 2004, Higuchi released the albums ''Favorite Shoes'', the ''Azumanga Daioh Character CD Series 4: Tomo Takino'' and ''Azumanga Daiō Kyarakutā Shīdī Shirīzu 4: Takino Tomo'' which after its release on July 24, 2004 ranked 80th in Oricon singles charts.<ref name="Azu">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/482217/1/|title=｢あずまんが大王｣キャラクターCDシリーズ④ 滝野智/滝野智(樋口智恵子)|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}</ref> On March 25, 2005, she released ''The Best of Rival Players XXIV Yohei Tanaka & Kohei Tanaka'', which ranked 75th in the Oricon singles charts.<ref name="oricon-585982">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/585982/1/|title=The Best of Rival Players XXIV Yohei Tanaka & Kohei Tanaka / 田中洋平&田中浩平(樋口智恵子&三橋加奈子)|trans-title=The Best of Rival Players XXIV Yohei Tanaka & Kohei Tanaka / Tanaka Yōhei & Tanaka Kōhei (Higuchi Chieko & Mitsuhashi Kanako)|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}</ref>

She voiced the character of Yūko Atoda in the 2005 series ''[Ah My Buddha](/source/Ah_My_Buddha)'', playing another tomboy. She reprised voicing this character in the 2006 sequel, ''[Amaenaideyo!! Katsu!!](/source/Amaenaideyo!!_Katsu!!)''.<ref name="mxtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mxtv.co.jp/amaekatsu/cast.html|title=TOKYO MX *アニメ｢あまえないでよっ!!喝!!｣|publisher=[Tokyo MX](/source/Tokyo_MX)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010|archive-date=December 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210072854/http://www.mxtv.co.jp/amaekatsu/cast.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in 2005, Higuchi voiced the character of Hibiki Watanuki in the [TV Tokyo](/source/TV_Tokyo) series ''[Pani Poni Dash!](/source/Pani_Poni_Dash!)'', a parody which frequently references Japanese and American popular culture.<ref>{{cite book | last=Taguchi | first=Kōji | year=2005 | title=How to Pass the Momotsuki High School | edition=1st | language=Japanese| publisher=[Square Enix](/source/Square_Enix) | location=[Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) | isbn=4-7575-1383-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Taguchi | first=Kōji | year=2005 | title=The Pattern of Pani Poni Dash! Examination Questions | edition=1st | language=Japanese| publisher=[Square Enix](/source/Square_Enix) | location=[Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) | isbn=4-7575-1571-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Taguchi | first=Kouji | year=2006 | title=You Come to Be Able to Use Pani Poni Dash Today If This Book is Read | edition=1st | language=Japanese| publisher=[Square Enix](/source/Square_Enix) | location=[Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) | isbn=4-7575-1664-9}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Anime television===
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*''[Mizuiro Jidai](/source/Mizuiro_Jidai)'' (1996), Takako Takahata<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/staff.php?code=88951|script-title=ja:水色時代|publisher=[Animax](/source/Animax)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*''[Kero Kero Chime](/source/Kero_Kero_Chime)'' (1997), Mimori<ref name="Mimori"/>
*''[Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers](/source/Beast_Wars_II%3A_Super_Life-Form_Transformers)'' (1998), Artemis<ref name="pro-reed">{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-reed.com/works/tv_series/w033a.html|title=Transformer Beast Wars Second: Works|publisher=pro-reed.com|accessdate=February 6, 2010|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082042/http://www.pro-reed.com/works/tv_series/w033a.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''[To Heart](/source/To_Heart)'' (1999), Shiho Nagaoka<ref name="To Heart"/>
*''[Medabots](/source/Medabots)'' (1999), Rintaro
*''[Transformers: Car Robots](/source/Transformers%3A_Robots_in_Disguise_(2001_TV_series))'' (2000), Ai-chan, Junko<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/carobot/index.html|script-title=ja:トランスフォーマ-・カーロボット|publisher=[TV Tokyo](/source/TV_Tokyo)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}</ref>
*''[Comic Party](/source/Comic_Party)'' (2001), Shiho
*''[Offside](/source/Offside_(anime))'' (2001), Nagisa Ito<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/staff.php?code=236292|script-title=ja:オフサイド|publisher=[Animax](/source/Animax)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*''[The Prince of Tennis](/source/The_Prince_of_Tennis)'' (2001), Youhei Tanaka
*''[Azumanga Daioh](/source/Azumanga_Daioh)'' (2002), Tomo Takino<ref name="azumanga">{{cite web|url=http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai/aztv-shokai/azumatv-staff.htm |title=あずまんが大王(STAFF&CAST) |publisher=[J.C.Staff](/source/J.C.Staff) |language=Japanese |accessdate=February 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223111353/http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai/aztv-shokai/azumatv-staff.htm |archivedate=December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
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*''[Whistle!](/source/Whistle!)'' (2002), Tsubasa Shiina
*''[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters](/source/Yu-Gi-Oh!)'' (2003), Kris
*''[To Heart: Remember My Memories](/source/To_Heart%3A_Remember_My_Memories)'' (2004), Shiho Nagaoka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toheart-r.net/chara/chara_shiho.html|title=ToHeart Remember my memories|publisher=toheart-r.net|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429083602/http://www.toheart-r.net/chara/chara_shiho.html|archivedate=April 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/index.php?code=321267|title=To Heart 〜Remember my memories〜|publisher=[Animax](/source/Animax)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*''[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monster GX](/source/Yu-Gi-Oh!_Duel_Monster_GX)'' (2004), Kohara
*''[Meine Liebe](/source/Meine_Liebe)'' (2004), Erika
*''[Glass Mask](/source/Glass_Mask)'' (2005), Miki Tanuma (eps.41, 43)
*''[Ah My Buddha](/source/Ah_My_Buddha)'' (2005), Yuko Atoda<ref name="vap">{{cite web|url=http://www.vap.co.jp/amae/|title=あまえないでよっ!!喝!! STAFF|publisher=[VAP](/source/VAP_(company))|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828053741/http://www.vap.co.jp/amae/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="at-x">{{cite web|url=http://www.at-x.com/program_detail/index.html?pid=1839&from=new/|title=あまえないでよっ!! AT-X ワンランク上のアニメ専門チャンネル|publisher=[AT-X](/source/AT-X_(company))|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709022448/http://www.at-x.com/program_detail/index.html?pid=1839&from=new%2F|archivedate=July 9, 2009}}</ref>
*''[Pani Poni Dash!](/source/Pani_Poni_Dash!)'' (2005), Hibiki Watanuki<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paniponi-dash.com/staff.html|script-title=ja:ぱにぽにだっしゅ!|publisher=paniponi-dash.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010 |title=King Amusement Creative }}</ref>
*''[Eyeshield 21](/source/Eyeshield_21)'' (2005–2008), Juri Sawai
*''[Amaenaideyo!! Katsu!!](/source/Amaenaideyo!!_Katsu!!)'' (2006), Yuko Atoda<ref name="mxtv"/>
*''[Gin'yuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe ~Wieder~](/source/Gin'yuu_Mokushiroku_Meine_Liebe_~Wieder~)'' (2006), Erika
*''[Princess Princess](/source/Princess_Princess_(manga))'' (2006), Sayaka
*''[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's](/source/Yu-Gi-Oh!_5D's)'' (2008), Angela

<small>Sources:<ref name="animate.tv"/><ref name="allcinema"/></small>
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===OVA===
* ''[Hunter × Hunter: Greed Island](/source/List_of_Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_OVA_episodes)'' (2003), [Biscuit Krueger](/source/List_of_Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_characters)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/staff.php?code=NN00015308|title=ハンター×ハンター OVA|publisher=[Animax](/source/Animax)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

<small>Sources:<ref name="animate.tv"/><ref name="allcinema"/></small>
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===Film===
* ''[Marco: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother](/source/Marco%3A_3000_Leagues_in_Search_of_Mother)'' (1999), Marco<ref name="Marco"/>
* ''[Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie](/source/Azumanga_Daioh%3A_The_Very_Short_Movie)'' (2001), Tomo Takino<ref name="btva"/>

<small>Sources:<ref name="animate.tv"/><ref name="allcinema"/><ref name="jmdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0624390.htm|script-title=ja:樋口智恵子|trans-title=Chieko Higuchi|accessdate=February 5, 2010|language=Japanese|publisher=[Japanese Movie Database](/source/Japanese_Movie_Database)}}</ref></small>

===Video games===
*''[Super Robot Wars Alpha 3](/source/Super_Robot_Wars_Alpha_3)'' (2005), Fei Yen the Knight<ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Chieko-Higuchi/ |title=Chieko Higuchi (visual voices guide)|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors |date= |accessdate=September 23, 2020 |type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref>
*''[Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2](/source/Naruto%3A_Uzumaki_Chronicles_2)'' (2006), Meno<ref name="btva"/>
*''[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice](/source/Phoenix_Wright%3A_Ace_Attorney_%E2%88%92_Spirit_of_Justice)'' (2016), [Minuki Naruhodo](/source/List_of_Ace_Attorney_characters)<ref name="btva"/>
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==Discography==

*"Dennou Senki Virtual On 'CyberNet Rhapsody'" (1996) a [Virtual On](/source/Virtual_On) drama CD, acting and singing as Fei-Yen Kn.
*"Believe" (February 5, 1997, [EMI Music Japan](/source/EMI_Music_Japan))<ref name="Believe"/>
*{{nihongo|"Favorite Shoes"|大好きなシューズ|Daisuki na Shūzu}} (June 21, 2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/443791/1/|script-title=ja:大好きなシューズ/樋口智恵子|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011175805/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/443791/1/|archivedate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
*{{nihongo|"''Azumanga Daioh'' Character CD Series 4: Tomo Takino"|｢あずまんが大王｣キャラクターCDシリーズ④ 滝野智|''Azumanga Daiō'' Kyarakutā Shīdī Shirīzu 4: Takino Tomo}} (July 24, 2004, [Lantis](/source/Lantis_(company))), [image song](/source/image_song) single of the eponymous character ranked 80th in [Oricon](/source/Oricon) singles charts.<ref name="Azu"/>
*"The Best of Rival Players XXIV Yohei Tanaka & Kohei Tanaka" (March 24, 2005), ranked 75th in Oricon singles charts.<ref name="oricon-585982"/>

With Maaya Sakamoto as "Whoops!!" :
*"Love Love Phantasy" (January 20, 1999) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/157718/1/|title=LOVE LOVE PHANTASY/WHOOPS!!|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate= February 7, 2010}}</ref>
*"ジーニー" (June 17, 1999) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/157722/1/|title= ジーニー/Whoops!!|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 7, 2010}}</ref>
*''P'' (July 16, 1999) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/157662/1/|title=P/Whoops!!|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011175851/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/157662/1/|archivedate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
*''P''' (March 10, 2006) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/641844/1/|title=P'/Whoops!!|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011180112/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/641844/1/|archivedate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://chieco0130.exblog.jp|Official blog}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|http://combination.jp/talent/higuchi.html|name=Official agency profile}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{anime News Network|people|5647}}

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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Japanese musical theatre actresses
Category:Japanese video game actresses
Category:People from Mitaka, Tokyo
Category:Voice actresses from Tokyo Metropolis
Category:20th-century Japanese actresses
Category:21st-century Japanese actresses

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