Haruka Kuroda | |
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黒田 はるか | |
| Born | 1977 (age 48-49) |
| Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Partner | JC Connington[1] |
| Children | 1 |
Haruka Kuroda (黒田 はるか, Kuroda Haruka) (born 1977) is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017.[2]
She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle: She performed Noodle's speaking voice at all tour dates as well as Noodle's backing vocals, she was also playing the second guitar.[3] (It is a popular misconception that Miho Hatori performed on the Gorillaz tour.) She is also the speaking voice of Noodle in Gorillaz' promotional interview CD, 'The Apex Tapes', as well as all live radio interviews and 'G-Bites' short films from Phase 1.
She has also sung with JC Connington's rock group JUNKSTAR on the track Going Nowhere as well as featuring in various BBC productions. (Jonny Vegas's Ideal series 1,2 3,4,5 & 6 Jonathan Creek, Hiroshima & Brain-Jitsu). Her film credit includes Foster, Swinging with the Finkels, I Like London In the Rain & One Minute Past Midnight which won the short film of the year in 2005 at Chicago Film Festival.
Haruka had a constant role in kids' gaming show PXG in 2005, where she hosts alongside Kentaro Suyama as the voice of 'Game Girl'.
She works extensively as a voice-over artist like in the GameCube's 2005 Battalion Wars as the Solar Empire empress.
Training
Haruka moved to England in 1992 and trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2000. She is also a master of the martial art Sanjuro, teaching regularly in London.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Films [4] | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Incredibly Strange People Show | Slithis Girl #1 | Video |
| 2006 | Gorillaz: Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades | Noodle (voice) | Video |
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels | Japanese Woman | |
| 2011 | Foster | Translator | |
| 2011 | Random 11 | Yuri Miyamoto | |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Bartender | Unconfirmed |
Television
| Year | TV Series [4] | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jonathan Creek | Presenter | |
| 2003 | Grass | Japanese Tourist | |
| 2002-2004 | The Bill | Nurse | |
| 2005 | Broken News | Kyoko Ogura | World Money Today |
| 2005 | Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II | Akiko Takakura | TV movie documentary |
| 2009 | Things Talk | TV Remote | voice (TV movie) |
| 2005–2011 | Ideal | Yasuko | |
| 2013 | Hebburn | Midwife | |
| 2013–2019 | Officially Amazing | Co-host | With Ben Shires and Al Jackson |
| 2016 | Spot Bots | Whoops or Daisy | |
| 2018 | Killing Eve | Keiko Pargrave | Episode: "Sorry Baby" |
| 2022 | Killing Eve | Keiko Pargrave | Episode: "Making Dead Things Look Nice" |
Video games
| Year | Game [4] | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Battalion Wars | Empress Lei-qo | voice |
| 2006 | Genji: Days of the Blade | Minazuru / Mystic / Kuyo (Orochi (Female)) | voice |
| 2006 | Hot Shots Tennis | Chika | English version, voice |
| 2009 | Mini Ninjas | Hiro | voice |
| 2010 | Just Cause 2 | Jade Tan | voice |
| 2011 | Total War: Shogun 2 | voice | |
| 2012 | Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai | voice | |
| 2015 | Elite: Dangerous | Imperial station voice | voice |
| 2020 | Hotshot Racing | Keiko | voice[5] |
| 2022 | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | The Judge | voice |
Short films
| Year | Short Film [4] | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | One Minute Past Midnight | Girl |
| 2010 | Buon Giorno Sayonara | Kumiko |
References
- JC Connington (20 June 2021). "Family snap cos I don't post enough of them @kurodaharuka". Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via Instagram.
- "Acting". Haruka Kuroda Official Site.
- "LEFT HAND HARUKA METHOD: The Haruka Kuroda Interview". Hallelujah Monkeyz: The Gorillaz Fancast. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- "Haruka Kuroda Filmography". IMDb.
- "Haruka Kuroda (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (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). Retrieved 17 February 2022.