Shinobu Otake

Biography

Shinobu Otake (大竹 しのぶ, Ōtake Shinobu, born July 17, 1957) is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for Poppoya, and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Wind Rises (2013) — Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
2. The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) — Homily (voice)
3. The Boy and the Heron (2023) — Aiko (voice)
4. Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017) — Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
5. Our Little Sister (2015) — Miyako Sasaki
6. Ritual (2000) — Mother
7. GO (2001) — Michiko
8. Hell Dogs (2022) — Noriko Kinugasa
9. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) — Nikuko-chan (voice)
10. Railroad Man (1999) — Shizue Sato
11. The Demon (1978) — Policewoman
12. The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021) — Kiwa-san (voice)
13. Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007) — Nishino
14. My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010) — Saori's mom
15. Pieta in the Toilet (2015) — Hiroshi's Mother
16. Twelve Months (1980) — Anja (voice)
17. Gonin 2 (1996) — Sayuri
18. The Black House (1999) — Sachiko Komoda
19. Like Asura (2003) — Tsunako Mitamura - First Daughter
20. Nomitori Samurai (2018) — Orin
21. Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009)
22. A Night in Nude: Salvation (2010) — Ayumi Kato
23. Postcard (2010) — Tomoko Morikawa
24. Sanada 10 Braves (2016) — Yodo-dono
25. Rex: A Dinosaur's Story (1993) — Naomi Ito
26. Still, Life Goes On (2011) — Kyoko Nomoto
27. Round About Midnight (1999) — Couple
28. Otakus in Love (2004) — Yasuko Akashi
29. Where Does the Sea Begin (2024) — Nagumo Akane
30. Leaving on the 15th Spring (2013) — Akemi Nakazato
31. Owl (2003) — Yumi
32. Original Sin (1992) — Nami Tsuchiya
33. Children of Nagasaki (1983)
34. Oh, My Son! (1979) — Tagiri
35. Will to Live (1999) — Tokuko
36. Surely Someday (2010)
37. Galaxy Turnpike (2015) — Hana
38. Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977) — Sachiko
39. Mahjong Horoki (1984) — Mayumi
40. A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (1998) — Sawako Kojima