Orie Kimoto

Naoko Yabuta (薮田 尚子, Yabuta Naoko, born January 26, 1979 in Tokyo), known by her stage name Orie Kimoto (樹元 オリエ, Kimoto Orie) is a Japanese actress and voice actress.

Although she was active in her real name (then) at the time of "Kirakira ☆ Melody Gakuen" (first year student, number 63), after graduating she took the name Nao Hoshino. The stage name was given by Kaneta Kimotsuki, the head of 21st Century Fox.

In November 2002, she went on stage for the first time at the 21st Century Fox 51st Performance “Moonlight and Organ”. Since then, she has appeared on Fox's stage and has acted as a stage actress in the theater unit “Sanninkai”, presided by Kappei Yamaguchi, Wataru Takagi, and Tomokazu Seki. On March 31, 2006, she left Fox. Later, she became a member of Gokū, represented by Kappei Yamaguchi.

She made her debut as a voice actress in the 2004 anime film Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island. After that, she formed the theater unit Tatsumi Musume with Yayoi Otomo, Mai Tanaka, Kazuki Yukimuro and others. In the audition for the role of Kagura Tennōzu in Speed Grapher, the final candidate was rejected.

Since 2008, she refocused on the stage, making sporadic appearances. She sometimes performs voice acting.

On June 8, 2010, she announced her marriage and pregnancy. That October she announced that she had successfully given birth.