2001
Spirited Away
Voices Chihiro in Japanese.
FLM.REDRUMI
HIIRAGI
รูมิ ฮิรางิ
The voice of Chihiro
The Japanese actress who voiced Chihiro in Spirited Away.
Tokyo, Japan
From childhood acting to Studio Ghibli
Rumi Hiiragi is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo on 1 August 1987. She began acting as a child in television and advertising.
In Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away (2001), she voices Chihiro in the original Japanese version. Chihiro is a young girl who must find her way through a world of spirits.
Hiiragi returned to Studio Ghibli animation in smaller voice roles, including a woman in Ponyo and Sachiko Hirokoji in From Up on Poppy Hill.
Her career also includes live-action television. Her work across formats gives audiences a chance to hear and see her in different kinds of roles.
The credits linked below are drawn from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent her complete work.
Selected voice work
2008
Ponyo
Provides a voice in the film.
2011
From Up on Poppy Hill
Voices Sachiko Hirokoji.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Disney Japan — original voice cast
- British Film Institute — cast
- Fashion Press — Japanese filmography
- IMDb — biography and credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.