Naoko Nozawa

Naoko Nozawa
野沢 直子
Born	(1963-03-29) 29 March 1963 Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Naoko Auclair (real name)
Education	Tokyo Agricultural University Daiichi High School
Occupation	Comedian
Years active	1983–
Agent	Yoshimoto Kogyo
Television	Yume de Aetara Waratte Iitomo! Quiz Sekai wa Show by!!
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Website	Official website

Naoko Nozawa (野沢 直子, Nozawa Naoko, born 29 March 1963, in Tokyo) is a Japanese comedian. Her married name is Naoko Auclair (ナオコ・オークライヤー, Naoko Ōkuraiyā, formerly Naoko Nozawa).

Nozawa is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency. Her grandfather was author Naojiro Kuga, her uncle was voice actor and theatre director Nachi Nozawa, and her cousin is actor So Nozawa. Nozawa lives in San Francisco. Her eldest daughter is mixed martial arts fighter Juju Auclair.

She is currently active in the comedian-based idol group Yoshimotozaka46.

Programme appearances

After her marriage Nozawa appeared once or twice in Japan every year, and performs guest appearances who calls herself a "migrant" irregularly.

Former appearances

Year	Title	Network
	Hyōkin Yobikō	Fuji TV
	Jōdangahō
	Yūyake Nyan Nyan
1984	Kibun wa Meitantei	NTV
1985	Party Yarō ze!	TV Asahi
	Osawagase Kenshi: Suzunosuke Akado	Fuji TV
1986	Checkers in Namida no Request
1987	Waratte Iitomo!
1988	Quiz Sekai wa Show by!!	NTV
1989	Yume de Aetara	Fuji TV
	Sekai no Chō Gōka Chinpin Ryōri
	Quiz kore wa Uma i!	TBS
	Kayō Dokkiri Daihōsō	TV Asahi
	Odekake Komachi-gumi	MBS
1990	Beat Takeshi no Owarai Ultra Quiz	NTV
	Hana no Joshi-kō: Sei Cattleya Gakuen	TV Tokyo
	Raion no gokigen yō	Fuji TV
2016	Shikujiri-sensei: Ore mitai ni naru na!!	TV Asahi

Kansai local

Title	Network
MBS Young Town	MBS Radio

Chūkyō local

Year	Title	Network
1987	5-Ji Sat Magazine	CTV
2016	Honnō Z	CBC

Discography

Title	Notes
Hanaji	Recorded "Ōwada baku", "Michael Tomioka no Yoru wa Fukete", "Tomoko to Yobanaide", and "Alps no Shōjo Heidi"
Fukazume
Tonyoshi Chinpei Kanta	Recorded cover of Linda Yamamoto's song "Komacchauna"
Seiri de Pon!
Naoko Nozawa Super Best

Filmography

Year	Title
	Money zansu'!
	Tokyo zansu' "Tokyo Escalator"
	Hayashiya Parko no Yabō
	Teito Monogatari
	Ashita Ga Arusa
2006	The Vagina Monologues
	Monkfish Dream
	The Legend of the Water Breakers

Bibliography

Year	Title
2010	Applique

External links

• Naoko Nozawa no Shōsetsuka e no Michi Official blog (in Japanese)
• Yoshimoto Kogyo Profile (in Japanese)
• Naoko Nozawa no & Store (in Japanese)
• Naoko Nozawa no & Store (Rakuten) (in Japanese)