- Haruka Kuroda
Haruka Kuroda(黒田はるか） is a London based Japanese actress who is widely known for performing the voice of Noodle, the Japanese guitarist in
Gorillaz , the cartoon band created byDamon Albarn andJamie Hewlett . She was born in Kyoto, Japan.She performed on all the Phase One tour dates 'as Noodle': She did the Noodle live chatter at all the dates, plus the Noodle backing vocals. (It is a popular misconception that
Miho Hatori performed on the Gorillaz tour.) She is also the speaking voice of Noodle in the Apex Tapes, in the live radio interviews and in the Gorilla bites. Nobody else has spoken live 'as Noodle' to date.She also has 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, Jonathan Creek, Hiroshima & Brain Jitsu). Her film credit includes 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.
Haruka trained at the
Guildford School of Acting .External links
* [http://www.harukakuroda.com Official website]
* [http://harukakuroda.voice123.com voice123]
* [http://www.myspace.com/junkstarband JC Connington's JUNKSTAR band - profile]
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