Chiharu Niiyama

Biography

Chiharu Niiyama (新山千春, Nīyama Chiharu; born January 14, 1981) is a Japanese actress, tarento, and former gravure idol. She is affiliated with Horipro.

== Personal life == Niiyama was born in Aomori. She was previously married to baseball player Satoshi Kuroda in 2004. Together, they have a daughter named Koharu Niiyama, born on July 12, 2006. They divorced on December 29, 2014. On November 7, 2023, Niiyama announced her second marriage to a non-celebrity man, who is thirteen years her junior. They have reportedly been in a relationship for five years.

== Filmography ==

=== Film === The 2 Dimensional Travelers (1996) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack - Yuri Tachibana (2001) Ju-on: The Grudge 2 - Tomoko Miura (2003) Rokushukan Private Moment - Akira Yuki (2001) Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action - Marie Gold/Deka Gold (2004) Pride - Arimori (2009) Keiji Shoot 4 - Honaka (2013)

=== Television === Carnation (2012) Ultraman Taiga - Kana Sasaki (2019) The Detective is Way Ahead - Sumika Sogawa (2018)

=== Voice Acting ===

==== Video game ==== Eurasia Express Satsujin Jiken - Yukino Wada (1998) Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom - Jeanne (2002)

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