Nobuko Miyamoto

Born: 1945-03-27

Nobuko Miyamoto (born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Jūzō Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman.


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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

as The Bamboo Cutter's Wife / Narrator (voice)
Released: 2013-11-23

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows...

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Stand by Me Doraemon 2

as Nobita's Grandmother (voice)
Released: 2020-11-20

Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled...

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Tampopo

as Tampopo
Released: 1985-11-23

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit...

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Sing a Song of Sex

as Sanae Satomi
Released: 1967-02-23

Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up...

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The Funeral

as Chizuko Amamiya
Released: 1984-11-17

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random...

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Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

as Rumiko Yamazaki
Released: 1997-11-08

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and...

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A Taxing Woman

as Ryoko Itakura
Released: 1987-02-07

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering...

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Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

as Mahiru Inoue
Released: 1992-05-16

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help...

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Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

as Yamamoto's mother
Released: 2011-12-23

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to...

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Tora-san's Shattered Romance

as Kinuyo
Released: 1971-01-15

Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his...

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Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle

as Tokie Hagiwara
Released: 2011-04-29

"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line -...

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Sweet Home

as Akiko Hayakawa
Released: 1989-01-21

A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When...

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BL Metamorphosis

as Yuki Ichinoi
Released: 2022-06-17

Ichinoi, a 75-year-old woman living a peaceful life, unwittingly buys a Boy's Love manga one...

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A Taxing Woman's Return

as Ryoko Itakura
Released: 1988-01-15

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure...

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Woman in Witness Protection

as Isono Biwako
Released: 1997-09-27

Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate...

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Buddies

as Kimiko
Released: 1989-11-03

Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a...

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Amachan

as Natsu Amano
Released: 2013-04-01

Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to...

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Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

as Self
Released: 2014-11-27

For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually...

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Botchan

as Kiyo
Released: 2016-01-03

Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a...

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The Long Darkness

as Tetsuro's other sister
Released: 1972-05-25

A delicate study of the relationship between two disillusioned young people, shot in atmospheric...

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A Quiet Life

as Danto's Wife
Released: 1995-09-23

A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their...

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Fancy Dance

as Shizuko Shiono
Released: 1989-12-23

Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though...

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It's a Flickering Life

as Yoshiko
Released: 2021-04-16

The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of...

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Supermarket Woman

as Hanako Inoue
Released: 1996-06-15

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has...

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The Last Dance

as Mariko
Released: 1993-05-29

A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on...

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Four Seasons: Natsuko

as Mariko
Released: 1980-08-06

A young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in...

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Tales of a Golden Geisha

as Nayoko
Released: 1990-06-02

The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the...

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The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

as Self
Released: 1988-05-20

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna 2" a.k.a....

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Haw

as uncredited
Released: 2022-08-19

Tamio Akanishi works at a public office in Yokohama. He is going through one of the worst...

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Kidnapping Blues

as The Inn's Daughter
Released: 1982-10-09

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to...

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Deaths in Tokimeki

as Owner at the inn
Released: 1984-02-18

Deaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting...

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Bizan

as Ryuko Kouno
Released: 2007-05-12

Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko,...

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Happiness Is Here

as Fukuko Hanada
Released: 2015-11-23

Hiroyuki Tachikawa is 28-years-old. He quits his job due to severe quotas and difficult...

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Four Women Living in That House

as 牧田鶴代
Released: 2019-09-30

A mother, daughter and two of their friends live in an old Western-style house in Suginami. As...

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The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"

as Self
Released: 1992-01-01

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Minbo no Onna" a.k.a....

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The Ice Ruts

as 효도 치에코
Released: 2016-11-05

Mayu Daimon is a woman who does not remember her mother's face, and her father is the only...

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Lost Sex

as Young girl
Released: 1966-08-27

A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima...

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After School

as uncredited
Released: 1973-03-03

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The Making of "Tampopo"

as Self
Released: 1986-01-01

Documentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).

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The Making of "A Taxing Woman"

as Self
Released: 1987-08-01

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna" a.k.a. "A...

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The Chocolate Man

as Narration
Released: 2023-01-02

In Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, “QUON CHOCOLATE” is gaining popularity for its carefully...

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Dream City

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-01

Ulysses Jenkins composed "Dream City" from documentation of a twenty-four-hour performance he...

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Scrap Collectors

as uncredited
Released: 1968-11-28

Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

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Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

as Self
Released: 2007-01-01

A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.

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Making of Daibyonin

as Self
Released: 1993-01-01

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The...

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北の国から 記憶 前編

as uncredited
Released: 2003-08-23

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Thief of Blues Skies

as uncredited
Released: 2010-01-01

A documentary about a man who continues to document the "Yokkaichi Asthma", caused by the...

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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

as Self
Released: 2011-11-15

A documentary with stars from the original cast.

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The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

as Self
Released: 1990-01-01

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "A-Ge-Man" a.k.a. "Tales of...

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Amachan

as Natsu Amano
First aired: 2013-04-01

Amachan is the 88th 2013 NHK asadora written by Kankuro Kudo (Tiger and Dragon, Unobore Deka)....

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Hiyokko

as Suzuko Makino
First aired: 2017-04-03

The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern...

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House of Ninjas

as Taki Tawara
First aired: 2024-02-15

Years after retiring from their formidable ninja lives, a dysfunctional family must return to...

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Manten

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-10

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The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea

as Izumi
First aired: 2024-10-20

Set on Hashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture during the coal industry's rise in 1955, this story...

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Dondo Hare

as Kagami Tamaki
First aired: 2007-04-02

Natsumi is the 23 years old daughter of a master baker in Yokohama and in training with her...

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Mouri Motonari

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-01-05

The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a...

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In This Corner of the World

as Ito Morita
First aired: 2018-07-15

18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima...

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Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari

as 母・桂木トシ江
First aired: 1981-10-05

Katsuragi Motoko started as an NHK announcer, became a reportage writer after the war, and then...

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About Sunday Night...

as Higuchi Fujiko
First aired: 2023-04-30

Old apartment complexes, rented houses in the suburbs, and cabs running through the cities....

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Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion

as uncredited
First aired: 2017-03-25

Why did an abused solitary boy become a murderer? A sad but powerful gut-wrenching drama...

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All About My Destiny

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-03-23

In 1993, the economy is in the doldrums. Fuyuki Aki works in a big electronics manufacturer as...

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Haha no Matsu Sato

as uncredited
First aired: 2024-09-21

Based on the novel of the same name by Jirō Asada. Three adult children visit their mother...

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Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

as Self
First aired: 2012-02-24

2012 NHK drama based on the Juzo Itami film "A Taxing Woman" (Marusa no Onna).

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