Noriko Yoshida is a Japanese screenwriter. Her family moved to Tokyo when she was in 6th grade. She graduated from Meiji University, School of Arts and Letters in 1983. Initially working as an office lady in a securities company for two years after graduation, she later resigned the job to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a screenwriter. She debuted as a screenwriter with Sorry to Bother You! (1989), a 25-episode comedy drama aired on TBS.