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.
Known For
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
(2013)
The Bamboo Cutter's Wife / Narrator (voice)
Stand by Me Doraemon 2
(2020)
Nobita's Grandmother (voice)
Tampopo
(1985)
Tampopo
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
(1992)
Mahiru Inoue
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
(1997)
Rumiko Yamazaki
Fancy Dance
(1989)
Shizuko Shiono
Sing a Song of Sex
(1967)
Sanae Satomi
Full Filmography
Acting
Lost Sex
(1966)
Young girl
Sing a Song of Sex
(1967)
Sanae Satomi
Scrap Collectors
(1968)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
(1971)
Kinuyo
The Long Darkness
(1972)
Tetsuro's other sister
After School
(1973)
Four Seasons: Natsuko
(1980)
Mariko
Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō ni
(1982)
Kidnapping Blues
(1982)
The Inn's Daughter
Dream City
(1983)
Deaths in Tokimeki
(1984)
Owner at the inn
The Funeral
(1984)
Chizuko Amamiya
Tampopo
(1985)
Tampopo
The Making of "Tampopo"
(1986)
Self
Making of Marusa No Onna
(1987)
Self
A Taxing Woman
(1987)
Ryoko Itakura
A Taxing Woman's Return
(1988)
Ryoko Itakura
Making of Marusa No Onna 2
(1988)
Self
Buddies
(1989)
Kimiko
Sweet Home
(1989)
Akiko Hayakawa
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
(1989)
Self
Fancy Dance
(1989)
Shizuko Shiono
Tales of a Golden Geisha
(1990)
Nayoko
The Making of A-Ge-Man
(1990)
Self
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
(1992)
Mahiru Inoue
Making of Minbo No Onna
(1992)
Self
Making of Daibyonin
(1993)
Self
The Last Dance
(1993)
Mariko
A Quiet Life
(1995)
Danto's Wife
Supermarket Woman
(1996)
Hanako Inoue
Woman in Witness Protection
(1997)
Isono Biwako
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
(1997)
Rumiko Yamazaki
北の国から 記憶 前編
(2003)
Bizan
(2007)
Ryuko Kouno
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
(2007)
Self
Thief of Blues Skies
(2010)
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
(2011)
Yamamoto's mother
Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
(2011)
Tokie Hagiwara
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
(2011)
Self
Amachan
(2013)
Natsu Amano
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
(2013)
The Bamboo Cutter's Wife / Narrator (voice)
Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
(2014)
Self
Happiness Is Here
(2015)
Fukuko Hanada
The Ice Ruts
(2016)
효도 치에코
Botchan
(2016)
Kiyo
Four Women Living in That House
(2019)
牧田鶴代
Stand by Me Doraemon 2
(2020)
Nobita's Grandmother (voice)
It's a Flickering Life
(2021)
Yoshiko
BL Metamorphosis
(2022)
Yuki Ichinoi
Haw
(2022)
The Chocolate Man
(2023)
Narration
Crew