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.
Known For
The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
Aiko (voice)
The Wind Rises
(2013)
Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
The Secret World of Arrietty
(2010)
Homily (voice)
Mary and The Witch's Flower
(2017)
Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Our Little Sister
(2015)
Miyako Sasaki
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
(2021)
Nikuko-chan (voice)
Hell Dogs
(2022)
Noriko Kinugasa
Ritual
(2000)
Mother
Pieta in the Toilet
(2015)
Hiroshi's Mother
Full Filmography
Acting
The Gate of Youth
(1975)
Human Revolution II
(1976)
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
(1976)
Tora-san Plays Cupid
(1977)
Sachiko
The Gate of Youth Part 2
(1977)
Seasonal Wind
(1977)
The Incident
(1978)
Yoshiko Sakai
The Demon
(1978)
Policewoman
Monument to Holy Service
(1978)
Oh, My Son!
(1979)
Tagiri
Nomugi Pass
(1979)
Twelve Months
(1980)
Anja
Child of the Sun
(1980)
Shinobu Otake's Inspirational Girl: Youth Lived by Love and Psychic Powers
(1980)
Children of Nagasaki
(1983)
Lover, Come Back to Me
(1983)
Mahjong Horoki
(1984)
Mayumi
The Empty Table
(1985)
Miyoko Asano
Beyond the Shining Sea
(1986)
Hiroko
Eien no 1/2
(1987)
A Tale of Young Elopement
(1987)
Setsuko
Stay or go?
(1988)
Kinpira
(1990)
The love song of farewell later
(1991)
Harikomi
(1991)
Original Sin
(1992)
Nami Tsuchiya
Yonigeya hompo
(1992)
Fumiko Akikawa
7 Up Japan
(1992)
Narrator
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
(1993)
Naomi
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
(1995)
Gonin 2
(1996)
Sayuri
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
(1998)
Sawako Kojima
Railroad Man
(1999)
Shizue Sato
Will to Live
(1999)
Tokuko
Round About Midnight
(1999)
Couple
The Black House
(1999)
Sachiko Komoda
14 Up Japan
(1999)
Narrator
蜷川幸雄演出「パンドラの鐘」
(1999)
Ritual
(2000)
Mother
GO
(2001)
Michiko
Owl
(2003)
Yumi
Like Asura
(2003)
Tsunako Mitamura - First Daughter
Otakus in Love
(2004)
Yasuko Akashi
喪服の似合うエレクトラ
(2004)
Tracing Jake
(2004)
Returning the Favor
(2006)
Mikiko Kitahara
Kitokito!
(2007)
Tomoko Saito
Into the Faraway Sky
(2007)
Michi
Welcome to the Quiet Room
(2007)
Nishino
Arigato, Okan
(2008)
Hanako
Then Summer Came
(2008)
Yukie Miyaji
Teacher and Three Children
(2008)
Midori Fujikawa
Castle Under Fiery Skies
(2009)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
(2009)
The Secret World of Arrietty
(2010)
Homily (voice)
A Night in Nude: Salvation
(2010)
Ayumi / Kato
Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!
(2010)
Yoko Morii
Postcard
(2010)
Tomoko Morikawa
Surely Someday
(2010)
My Darling Is a Foreigner
(2010)
Saori's mom
Forget Me Not
(2010)
Women's Dream of Amakusa: Revitalizing Geisha Town
(2012)
Cymbeline
(2012)
Before the Vigil
(2013)
Sachiko Yamada
Leaving on the 15th Spring
(2013)
Akemi Nakazato
The Wind Rises
(2013)
Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
Our Little Sister
(2015)
Miyako Sasaki
Galaxy Turnpike
(2015)
Hana
Pieta in the Toilet
(2015)
Hiroshi's Mother
Black Widow Business
(2016)
Sayoko Takeuchi
Sanada 10 Braves
(2016)
Yodo-dono
Mary and The Witch's Flower
(2017)
Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Nomitori Samurai
(2018)
Orin
Tokyo 2001/10/21 22:32~22:41
(2018)
Sakiko
Shadowfall
(2019)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
(2020)
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
(2021)
Nikuko-chan (voice)
The House of the Lost on the Cape
(2021)
Kiwa-san (voice)
Hell Dogs
(2022)
Noriko Kinugasa
The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
Aiko (voice)