Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake (大竹 しのぶ, Ōtake Shinobu, born July 17, 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.

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Known For

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023 • as Aiko (voice)

The Secret World of Arrietty

The Secret World of Arrietty

2010 • as Homily (voice)

The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

2013 • as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story

Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story

2019 • as 池部几江

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

1998 • as Sawako Kojima

Mary and The Witch's Flower

Mary and The Witch's Flower

2017 • as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)

Filmography

2025

In Their Own Words: The Women of Kurokawa
In Their Own Words: The Women of Kurokawa
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/12/2025
TV
喫茶しのぶ
TV - Released: 1/18/2025

2024

Who Were We?
Who Were We?
as Kii
Movie - Released: 5/31/2024
The Beginning of the Sea
The Beginning of the Sea
as Nagumo Akane
TV - Released: 7/1/2024

2023

The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron
as Aiko (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/14/2023
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family
as Matsuko Inugami
TV - Released: 4/22/2023

2022

Hell Dogs
Hell Dogs
as Noriko Kinugasa
Movie - Released: 9/16/2022
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
as Minami Shikota
TV - Released: 10/10/2022

2021

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
as Nikuko-chan (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/11/2021
The House of the Lost on the Cape
The House of the Lost on the Cape
as Kiwa-san (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/27/2021

2020

Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
as Masako Tatemoto
Movie - Released: 11/14/2020
劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編
劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編
TV - Released: 7/5/2020

2019

Shadowfall
Shadowfall
Movie - Released: 11/15/2019
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 池部几江
TV - Released: 1/6/2019

2018

Nomitori Samurai
Nomitori Samurai
as Orin
Movie - Released: 5/18/2018
Tokyo 2001/10/21 22:32~22:41
Tokyo 2001/10/21 22:32~22:41
as Sakiko
Movie - Released: 10/12/2018

2017

Mary and The Witch's Flower
Mary and The Witch's Flower
as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/8/2017
I'm Sorry, I Love You
I'm Sorry, I Love You
as Hyuga Reiko
TV - Released: 7/9/2017

2016

Black Widow Business
Black Widow Business
as Sayoko Takeuchi
Movie - Released: 8/27/2016
Sanada 10 Braves
Sanada 10 Braves
as Yodo-dono
Movie - Released: 9/22/2016

2015

Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister
as Miyako Sasaki
Movie - Released: 6/13/2015
Galaxy Turnpike
Galaxy Turnpike
as Hana
Movie - Released: 10/24/2015
Pieta in the Toilet
Pieta in the Toilet
as Hiroshi's Mother
Movie - Released: 6/6/2015
Iron Grandma
Iron Grandma
TV - Released: 1/10/2015

2014

「昭和の歌よ、ありがとう」One Night Premiere LIVE
「昭和の歌よ、ありがとう」One Night Premiere LIVE
Movie - Released: 4/23/2014

2013

Before the Vigil
Before the Vigil
as Sachiko Yamada
Movie - Released: 1/15/2013
Leaving on the 15th Spring
Leaving on the 15th Spring
as Akemi Nakazato
Movie - Released: 4/25/2013
The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises
as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/20/2013

2012

Cymbeline
Cymbeline
Movie - Released: 4/2/2012
Movie
Women's Dream of Amakusa: Revitalizing Geisha Town
Movie - Released: 11/17/2012
fukusuke
fukusuke
Movie - Released: 8/15/2012

2011

Princess Go
Princess Go
TV - Released: 1/9/2011
Still, Life Goes On
Still, Life Goes On
as Kyoko Nomoto
TV - Released: 7/7/2011

2010

Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!
Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!
as Yoko Morii
Movie - Released: 9/4/2010
Postcard
Postcard
as Tomoko Morikawa
Movie - Released: 10/27/2010
A Night In Nude: Salvation
A Night In Nude: Salvation
as Ayumi Kato
Movie - Released: 10/2/2010
Surely Someday
Surely Someday
Movie - Released: 7/17/2010
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Secret World of Arrietty
as Homily (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/16/2010
My Darling Is a Foreigner
My Darling Is a Foreigner
as Saori's mom
Movie - Released: 4/10/2010
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not
Movie - Released: 11/27/2010

2009

Castle Under Fiery Skies
Castle Under Fiery Skies
Movie - Released: 9/12/2009
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
Movie - Released: 3/30/2009

2008

Arigato, Okan
Arigato, Okan
as Hanako
Movie - Released: 10/6/2008
Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came
as Yukie Miyaji
Movie - Released: 7/19/2008
Teacher and Three Children
Teacher and Three Children
as Midori Fujikawa
Movie - Released: 9/27/2008

2007

Welcome to the Quiet Room
Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Nishino
Movie - Released: 10/20/2007
Kitokito!
Kitokito!
as Tomoko Saito
Movie - Released: 3/17/2007
Into the Faraway Sky
Into the Faraway Sky
as Michi
Movie - Released: 8/18/2007
You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
as Rie Hirose
TV - Released: 4/15/2007

2006

Returning the Favor
Returning the Favor
as Mikiko Kitahara
Movie - Released: 3/22/2006

2005

Affectionate Time
Affectionate Time
as Wakui Megumi
TV - Released: 1/13/2005

2004

Tracing Jake
Tracing Jake
Movie - Released: 2/7/2004
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie - Released: 11/16/2004
Otaku's in Love
Otaku's in Love
as Yasuko Akashi
Movie - Released: 10/20/2004

2003

Owl
Owl
as Yumi
Movie - Released: 2/7/2003
Like Asura
Like Asura
as Tsunako Mitamura - First Daughter
Movie - Released: 11/8/2003

2001

GO
GO
as Michiko
Movie - Released: 10/20/2001

2000

Ritual
Ritual
as Mother
Movie - Released: 12/7/2000
Audrey
Audrey
as 吉岡（麻生）滝乃
TV - Released: 10/2/2000

1999

蜷川幸雄演出「パンドラの鐘」
蜷川幸雄演出「パンドラの鐘」
Movie - Released: 11/16/1999
The Black House
The Black House
as Sachiko Komoda
Movie - Released: 11/13/1999
Will to Live
Will to Live
as Tokuko
Movie - Released: 1/15/1999
Round About Midnight
Round About Midnight
as Couple
Movie - Released: 11/6/1999
Railroad Man
Railroad Man
as Shizue Sato
Movie - Released: 6/5/1999
14 Up Japan
14 Up Japan
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/22/1999
Keijitachi no Natsu
Keijitachi no Natsu
Movie - Released: 4/1/1999
Semi-double
Semi-double
as Mako Tsuzuki
TV - Released: 4/14/1999

1998

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
as Sawako Kojima
Movie - Released: 10/17/1998

1996

Gonin 2
Gonin 2
as Sayuri
Movie - Released: 6/29/1996
Dear Woman
Dear Woman
as Tsuno Kyouko
TV - Released: 10/13/1996

1995

Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Movie - Released: 6/9/1995
The August Screams
The August Screams
Movie - Released: 6/17/1995
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Movie - Released: 6/10/1995

1994

TV
The Misery of Others is as Sweet as Honey
TV - Released: 1/11/1994

1993

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
as Naomi Ito
Movie - Released: 7/3/1993

1992

Original Sin
Original Sin
as Nami Tsuchiya
Movie - Released: 10/20/1992
Midnight Run Main Store
Midnight Run Main Store
as Fumiko Akikawa
Movie - Released: 1/18/1992
7 Up Japan
7 Up Japan
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/5/1992

1991

Harikomi
Harikomi
Movie - Released: 9/26/1991
The love song of farewell later
The love song of farewell later
Movie - Released: 5/1/1991

1990

Kinpira
Kinpira
Movie - Released: 12/22/1990
Megumi no Sekai
Megumi no Sekai
Movie - Released: 4/19/1990

1988

Stay or go?
Stay or go?
Movie - Released: 8/27/1988

1987

Eien no 1/2
Eien no 1/2
Movie - Released: 11/21/1987
A Tale of Young Elopement
A Tale of Young Elopement
as Setsuko
Movie - Released: 2/7/1987
Danjoshchinin Akimonogatari
Danjoshchinin Akimonogatari
as 神崎桃子
TV - Released: 10/9/1987

1986

Beyond the Shining Sea
Beyond the Shining Sea
as Hiroko
Movie - Released: 7/12/1986
Danjoshichi Natsu Monogatari
Danjoshichi Natsu Monogatari
TV - Released: 7/25/1986

1985

The Empty Table
The Empty Table
as Miyoko Asano
Movie - Released: 11/1/1985
Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women
as Noriko Tanase
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985

1984

Mahjong Horoki
Mahjong Horoki
as Mayumi
Movie - Released: 10/10/1984

1983

Children of Nagasaki
Children of Nagasaki
Movie - Released: 9/16/1983
Lover, Come Back to Me
Lover, Come Back to Me
Movie - Released: 9/23/1983

1981

Tuesday Suspense Theater
Tuesday Suspense Theater
TV - Released: 9/29/1981

1980

Movie
Shinobu Otake's Inspirational Girl: Youth Lived by Love and Psychic Powers
Movie - Released: 9/25/1980
Child of the Sun
Child of the Sun
Movie - Released: 9/13/1980
Twelve Months
Twelve Months
as Anja (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/15/1980
Zoku zoku jiken
Zoku zoku jiken
TV - Released: 9/14/1980

1979

Oh, My Son!
Oh, My Son!
as Tagiri
Movie - Released: 9/15/1979
Nomugi Pass
Nomugi Pass
Movie - Released: 6/30/1979

1978

Monument to Holy Service
Monument to Holy Service
Movie - Released: 9/23/1978
The Incident
The Incident
as Yoshiko Sakai
Movie - Released: 6/3/1978
The Demon
The Demon
as Policewoman
Movie - Released: 10/7/1978

1977

Seasonal Wind
Seasonal Wind
Movie - Released: 7/16/1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Sachiko
Movie - Released: 12/24/1977
The Gate of Youth Part 2
The Gate of Youth Part 2
Movie - Released: 2/11/1977

1976

Human Revolution II
Human Revolution II
Movie - Released: 6/19/1976
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
Movie - Released: 11/13/1976

1975

The Gate of Youth
The Gate of Youth
Movie - Released: 2/15/1975
Mizuiro no toki
Mizuiro no toki
as 松宮知子
TV - Released: 4/7/1975

1951

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
as Self - Performer
TV - Released: 1/3/1951

Unknown

TV
オレの愛妻物語
TV