Scene from Manji (2023)

Alternate Names: Manami Shindou, Manami Shindō, Nozomi Oota, Nozomi Ōta, おおた のぞみ, しんどう まなみ, 太田希望

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Far Away, Further Away (2022) as Sayoko

Most Important Roles:

• Far Away, Further Away (2022) as Sayoko
• Manji (2023) as Mitsuko Tokunaga
• Shape of My Heart (2024) as Yurina

Career Highlights:

• Far Away, Further Away (2022)
• Manji (2023)
• Shape of My Heart (2024)

Manami Shindo, born July 25, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan, is a talent and gravure idol represented by agency Dundle. She was previously known by her stage name Nozomi Ota.

Alternate Names: Noriko Kohara, نوریکو کیجیما, こはら のりこ, 小原徳子, 木嶋典子

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Legend of the Doll (2006) as Yuria

Most Important Roles:

• The Happy Prisoner (2019) as
• The Machine Girl (2008) as Yoshie
• Yuriko's Aroma (2010) as
• Shyness Machine Girl (2009) as Yoshie
• The Torture Club (2014) as Yuzuki Muto
• Z (2014) as Akari
• Manji (2023) as Sonoko Kakiuchi
• A Weather Report (2024) as
• Kotatsu, Orange and Meow! (2013) as Meow
• Watashi no Makyou (2023) as

Career Highlights:

• The Happy Prisoner (2019)
• The Machine Girl (2008)
• Yuriko's Aroma (2010)
• Shyness Machine Girl (2009)
• The Torture Club (2014)
• Z (2014)
• Manji (2023)
• A Weather Report (2024)
• Kotatsu, Orange and Meow! (2013)
• Watashi no Makyou (2023)

Noriko Kohara, born Noriko Kijima on March 22, 1988 in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, is a gravure idol and actress affiliated with Decipher. She changed her stage name to Noriko Kohara in November 2018. Kohara gained recognition for her role as Mitsuko in the 2023 film 'Manji', a story about an affair between Sonoko, a married woman, and Mitsuko, her fellow art student.