Hideko Hara

I have a real soft spot for Hideko Hara, and I think it's because she's one of those actors who just makes a scene feel safer the second she walks into it. A Tokyo native born in 1959, she's been working since the late '70s, and instead of getting brittle or grand with the years she somehow got gentler. She's tiny at 156cm but never small on screen, especially in those mother and warm-neighbor roles where she carries this quiet, dependable kindness that lets you exhale. And she's not just an actress, she does voice work, sings, and shows up as a level-headed TV commentator too. That's grown-up grace, and I never get tired of watching it.

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Hideko Hara is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer, and television personality born on November 10, 1959, in Tokyo. She attended Tokyo Metropolitan Kurume Nishi High School and has built a career spanning multiple entertainment fields over several decades. Standing 156 cm tall, she is known for her warm, grounded screen presence across acting, voice work, and commentary roles. Her official agency page is listed at Alpha Agency.

Name (English)

Hideko Hara

Name (Japanese)

原日出子

Reading

はら ひでこ

Born

November 10, 1959 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Blood type

O

Height

156 cm

Agency

アルファエージェンシー

Active years

1979 -

Occupation

Actress / Voice Actress / Singer / Talent / Commentator

High school

Tokyo Metropolitan Kurume Nishi High School

Spouse

渡辺裕之

Works summary

Appearances

260 (1979–2026)

By year

1979: 1, 1980: 4, 1981: 6, 1982: 6, 1983: 6, 1985: 1, 1986: 5, 1987: 4, 1988: 9, 1989: 4, 1990: 4, 1991: 8, 1992: 5, 1993: 5, 1994: 2, 1995: 3, 1996: 6, 1997: 1, 1998: 3, 1999: 4, 2000: 8, 2001: 3, 2002: 3, 2003: 5, 2004: 7, 2005: 6, 2006: 2, 2007: 1, 2008: 9, 2009: 3, 2010: 11, 2011: 7, 2012: 6, 2013: 4, 2014: 3, 2015: 3, 2016: 5, 2017: 3, 2018: 10, 2019: 10, 2020: 7, 2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 5, 2024: 6, 2025: 3, 2026: 8

Debut work

夕焼けのマイウェイ

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://alpha-agency.com/artist/hara/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hara_hideko/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8E%9F%E6%97%A5%E5%87%BA%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11409640

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actress
• Voice Actress
• Singer

Last updated

2026-08-26

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