Nobuko Miyamoto
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.
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as The Bamboo Cutter's Wife / Narrator (voice)Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows...
Movie pageStand by Me Doraemon 2
as Nobita's Grandmother (voice)Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled...
Movie pageTampopo
as TampopoIn this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit...
Movie pageSing a Song of Sex
as Sanae SatomiFour sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up...
Movie pageThe Funeral
as Chizuko AmamiyaWhen Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random...
Movie pageWelcome Back, Mr. McDonald
as Rumiko YamazakiA love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and...
Movie pageA Taxing Woman
as Ryoko ItakuraIntrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering...
Movie pageMinbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Mahiru InoueAn upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help...
Movie pageIsoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
as Yamamoto's motherAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to...
Movie pageTora-san's Shattered Romance
as KinuyoTorajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his...
Movie pageHankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
as Tokie Hagiwara"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line -...
Movie pageSweet Home
as Akiko HayakawaA TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When...
Movie pageBL Metamorphosis
as Yuki IchinoiIchinoi, a 75-year-old woman living a peaceful life, unwittingly buys a Boy's Love manga one...
Movie pageA Taxing Woman's Return
as Ryoko ItakuraRyōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure...
Movie pageWoman in Witness Protection
as Isono BiwakoVain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate...
Movie pageBuddies
as KimikoBased on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a...
Movie pageAmachan
as Natsu AmanoAki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to...
Movie pageIsao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
as SelfFor his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually...
Movie pageBotchan
as KiyoBotchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a...
Movie pageThe Long Darkness
as Tetsuro's other sisterA delicate study of the relationship between two disillusioned young people, shot in atmospheric...
Movie pageA Quiet Life
as Danto's WifeA melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their...
Movie pageFancy Dance
as Shizuko ShionoYohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though...
Movie pageIt's a Flickering Life
as YoshikoThe story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of...
Movie pageSupermarket Woman
as Hanako InoueA struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has...
Movie pageThe Last Dance
as MarikoA successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on...
Movie pageFour Seasons: Natsuko
as MarikoA young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in...
Movie pageTales of a Golden Geisha
as NayokoThe film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the...
Movie pageThe Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna 2" a.k.a....
Movie pageHaw
as uncreditedTamio Akanishi works at a public office in Yokohama. He is going through one of the worst...
Movie pageKidnapping Blues
as The Inn's DaughterA man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to...
Movie pageDeaths in Tokimeki
as Owner at the innDeaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting...
Movie pageBizan
as Ryuko KounoSakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko,...
Movie pageHappiness Is Here
as Fukuko HanadaHiroyuki Tachikawa is 28-years-old. He quits his job due to severe quotas and difficult...
Movie pageFour Women Living in That House
as 牧田鶴代A mother, daughter and two of their friends live in an old Western-style house in Suginami. As...
Movie pageThe Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Minbo no Onna" a.k.a....
Movie pageThe Ice Ruts
as 효도 치에코Mayu Daimon is a woman who does not remember her mother's face, and her father is the only...
Movie pageLost Sex
as Young girlA well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima...
Movie pageThe Making of "Tampopo"
as SelfDocumentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).
Movie pageThe Making of "A Taxing Woman"
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna" a.k.a. "A...
Movie pageThe Chocolate Man
as NarrationIn Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, “QUON CHOCOLATE” is gaining popularity for its carefully...
Movie pageDream City
as uncreditedUlysses Jenkins composed "Dream City" from documentation of a twenty-four-hour performance he...
Movie pageJuzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
as SelfA documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.
Movie pageMaking of Daibyonin
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The...
Movie pageThief of Blues Skies
as uncreditedA documentary about a man who continues to document the "Yokkaichi Asthma", caused by the...
Movie pageA Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as SelfA documentary with stars from the original cast.
Movie pageThe Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "A-Ge-Man" a.k.a. "Tales of...
Movie pageAmachan
as Natsu AmanoAmachan is the 88th 2013 NHK asadora written by Kankuro Kudo (Tiger and Dragon, Unobore Deka)....
TV Show pageHiyokko
as Suzuko MakinoThe 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern...
TV Show pageHouse of Ninjas
as Taki TawaraYears after retiring from their formidable ninja lives, a dysfunctional family must return to...
TV Show pageThe Diamond Sleeping in the Sea
as IzumiSet on Hashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture during the coal industry's rise in 1955, this story...
TV Show pageDondo Hare
as Kagami TamakiNatsumi is the 23 years old daughter of a master baker in Yokohama and in training with her...
TV Show pageMouri Motonari
as uncreditedThe 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a...
TV Show pageIn This Corner of the World
as Ito Morita18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima...
TV Show pageHonjitsu mo Seiten Nari
as 母・桂木トシ江Katsuragi Motoko started as an NHK announcer, became a reportage writer after the war, and then...
TV Show pageAbout Sunday Night...
as Higuchi FujikoOld apartment complexes, rented houses in the suburbs, and cabs running through the cities....
TV Show pageHokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion
as uncreditedWhy did an abused solitary boy become a murderer? A sad but powerful gut-wrenching drama...
TV Show pageAll About My Destiny
as uncreditedIn 1993, the economy is in the doldrums. Fuyuki Aki works in a big electronics manufacturer as...
TV Show pageHaha no Matsu Sato
as uncreditedBased on the novel of the same name by Jirō Asada. Three adult children visit their mother...
TV Show pageKodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
as Self2012 NHK drama based on the Juzo Itami film "A Taxing Woman" (Marusa no Onna).
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