Shinobu Ôtake
Shinobu Otake (大竹 しのぶ, Ōtake Shinobu, born 17 July 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.
The Boy and the Heron
as Aiko (voice)While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is...
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The Secret World of Arrietty
as Homily (voice)14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make...
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The Wind Rises
as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied...
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Mary and The Witch's Flower
as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)Mary Smith, a young girl who lives with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious...
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Our Little Sister
as Miyako SasakiThree sisters live together in a large house in the city of Kamakura. When their father – absent...
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Hell Dogs
as Noriko KinugasaBent on revenge, a traumatized ex-police officer must infiltrate a yakuza organization by...
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GO
as MichikoSugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a...
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The House of the Lost on the Cape
as Kiwa-san (voice)A strange old woman allows a teenage runaway and a young orphan to stay in an abandoned house...
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
as Nikuko-chan (voice)Nikuko is a brash, jolly, scattered, and passionate woman in an otherwise sleepy seaside town in...
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Ritual
as MotherA disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating...
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A Night in Nude: Salvation
as Ayumi / KatoA beautiful mother and her two daughters run a bar in a town. They have a dream of becoming...
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Round About Midnight
as CoupleKoji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He...
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Original Sin
as Nami TsuchiyaBased on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film is about an extramarital affair between the wife of...
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The Incident
as Yoshiko SakaiThe body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a...
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Pieta in the Toilet
as Hiroshi's MotherHiroshi has given up on his dreams of becoming a painter and works part-time cleaning office...
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Railroad Man
as Shizue SatoA railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of...
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My Darling Is a Foreigner
as Saori's momBased on a true story. A Japanese girl and an American guy, fall in love in Japan. Their...
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Castle Under Fiery Skies
as uncreditedThe year is 1575 in feudal Japan. Oda Nobunaga's (Kippei Shiina) forces defeat Takeda Katsuyori,...
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Black Widow Business
as Sayoko TakeuchiKozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi...
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Otakus in Love
as Yasuko AkashiLive-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.
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Gonin 2
as SayuriFive women snatch one billion yen in jewellery from the yakuza, while construction manager...
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The Demon
as PolicewomanWhen Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of...
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Owl
as YumiA mother and daughter are stranded in small, isolated cabin, and are starving to death. In order...
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Before the Vigil
as Sachiko YamadaMatsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even...
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Arigato, Okan
as HanakoHanako is a mother, who was not enthusiastic when her husband took in two foster children some...
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Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!
as Yoko MoriiTsukiko, whose father died before she was born, lives with her mother Yoko and they provide...
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Nomitori Samurai
as OrinHironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a...
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Who Were We?
as uncreditedOn Sado Island, Kii works as a cleaner at a gold mine. One day, she finds a collapsed woman in...
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Teacher and Three Children
as Midori FujikawaThe 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is...
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Monument to Holy Service
as uncreditedA rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.
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Keijitachi no Natsu
as uncreditedThe TV movie follows a detective with a burning sense of justice who risks his life to pursue a...
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Sanada 10 Braves
as Yodo-donoSet at the end of the Sengoku period to early Edo period, "Sanada Ten Braves" follows 10 members...
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The Black House
as Sachiko KomodaA meek agent at the Showa Life Insurance company receives a phone call from a customer who says...
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Surely Someday
as uncreditedDrawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and...
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Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Nishino28 year old freelance writer Sakura Asuka wakes up tied in a white room. The white room is a...
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Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
as Naomi ItoA young girl befriends an infant T-rex after her palentologist father nurtures a lair of lost...
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Leaving on the 15th Spring
as Akemi NakazatoJunior high school student Yuna lives with her father Toshiharu. Her mother Akemi moved to Naha...
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Mahjong Horoki
as MayumiA mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all...
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Galaxy Turnpike
as HanaSet in the year 2265. There is a small restaurant along the main road Galaxy Kaido, which...
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Dangerous Women
as Noriko TanaseShuhei, a mystery writer, is invited to a dinner party at a country house. The guests include...
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The Empty Table
as Miyoko AsanoOne year has passed since the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a...
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Twelve Months
as AnjaA young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a...
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Children of Nagasaki
as uncreditedAugust 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai...
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Kitokito!
as Tomoko SaitoComing of age story about a boy and his mother.
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Harikomi
as uncreditedWhen a team of detectives lose the trail of a murderer, they decide to keep an eye on the...
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Like Asura
as Tsunako Mitamura - First DaughterThe four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a...
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Shadowfall
as uncreditedTypically thieves enter a house, steal things and get out. This time an unsuspecting thief...
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Then Summer Came
as Yukie MiyajiA humorous wedding story fueled by a rather no-good father and son, disguised as the old and new...
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Returning the Favor
as Mikiko KitaharaKitahara Kazunori was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in the fall of his second year in high...
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Seasonal Wind
as uncreditedShinji, a young man who accidentally met a successful model, moves to Tokyo because of his...
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Nomugi Pass
as uncreditedThe story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early...
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Postcard
as Tomoko MorikawaToward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a...
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Tora-san Plays Cupid
as SachikoTora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes...
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
as Masako TatemotoCoin Laundry Story: Hashimoto Manabu is a temporary worker who has been laid off and has no...
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Will to Live
as TokukoIt is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the...
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Tracing Jake
as uncreditedInuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in...
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The Gate of Youth
as uncreditedMainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his...
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Forget Me Not
as uncreditedA nostalgic human drama based on Dazai Osamu Prize winner Tsujiuchi Tomoki's novella. Set in a...
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Beyond the Shining Sea
as HirokoHeartbroken Ukiko takes refuge with a relative after a devastating breakup. While away, she...
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Eien no 1/2
as uncreditedAn unemployed young man who has just broken up with his girlfriend meets a woman at a bicycle...
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Into the Faraway Sky
as MichiA vast wheat field, a straight road that has no end, a sky without a single building in sight –...
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A Tale of Young Elopement
as SetsukoA 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting...
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The Gate of Youth Part 2
as uncreditedMid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
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Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
as uncreditedA great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there...
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7 Up Japan
as NarratorThis is the first in a series of documentaries following the lives of Japanese citizens based...
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Megumi no Sekai
as uncreditedA unique combination of social problem and entertainment TV movie about a female journalist who...
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Kinpira
as uncreditedA yakuza boss's daughter starts a pirate TV broadcast.
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Oh, My Son!
as TagiriA man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.
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A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
as Sawako KojimaA widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a...
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Human Revolution II
as uncreditedDramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.
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Stay or go?
as uncreditedShohei Taguchi is a salaryman who works for a securities company and loves women like no other....
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Lover, Come Back to Me
as uncreditedKen Ota is a Japanese-American GI. He comes to Hiroshima after WW2 looking for his big sister,...
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Tokyo 2001/10/21 22:32~22:41
as SakikoA mother and son are eating sushi at a conveyer belt sushi bar in Tokyo. This film depicts their...
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The love song of farewell later
as uncreditedA suspense drama based on Osamu Takahashi's original work starring Shinobu Otake. The shooting...
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14 Up Japan
as NarratorThis is the second in a series of documentaries following the lives of Japanese citizens based...
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The August Screams
as uncreditedThe story of a man and woman dealing with amnesia, set in Prague.
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Child of the Sun
as uncreditedA couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school...
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Audrey
as 吉岡（麻生）滝乃Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her...
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Mizuiro no toki
as 松宮知子The 15th NHK Asadora. Starring Shinobu Otake in a story about a young woman striving to become a...
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Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 池部几江Traces Japan’s history with the Olympic games and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for viewers before...
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The Beginning of the Sea
as Nagumo AkaneA love story depicting the connection between parents and their children in various forms.
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Princess Go
as uncreditedPrincess Go was the youngest of the most famous three sisters in Japanese history, who each led...
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Tuesday Suspense Theater
as uncredited"Tuesday Suspense Theater" was broadcast every Tuesday from 21:00 to 22:54 ( JST ) on the Nippon...
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Zoku zoku jiken
as uncreditedDaisaburo Kikuchi (Tomisaburo Wakayama), a skilled lawyer full of humanity, thrillingly depicts...
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Affectionate Time
as Wakui MegumiThis is the story about one small coffee shop located in the northern island of...
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I'm Sorry, I Love You
as Hyuga ReikoRitsu was abandoned by his mother Reiko when he was little, so now he belongs in the lower...
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PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
as Minami ShikotaTakeshiro Shikota is a 27-year-old pediatrician in Hokkaido, Japan. He was born and raised in...
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The Inugami Family
as Matsuko InugamiA series of mysterious murders over a vast inheritance at a lakeside mansion! The gold standard...
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Dear Woman
as Tsuno KyoukoTamon is a young white-collar worker who has spent his entire young career as an athlete, and is...
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You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
as Rie HiroseA forty-year-old man has married a pretty woman 20 years younger than he is. However, with their...
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Danjoshichi Natsu Monogatari
as uncreditedHe brought together the Akashi family and Shinobu Otake, who later married (Imalu was born, then...
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Still, Life Goes On
as Kyoko NomotoFukami Hiroki's younger sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister,...
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Semi-double
as Mako TsuzukiKi-ichi Nakai acts university professor Jinguji studying psychology. For his heartless...
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Danjoshchinin Akimonogatari
as 神崎桃子In terms of the cast, only Imai Ryosuke (Akashi family Akita), Kamazaki Peach (Obamboo endure),...
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