Shinobu Otake
Known for Acting · 115 credits
- Born
- 1957-07-17 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Shinobu Ohtake · Shinobu Ootake · 오타케 시노부 · 大竹 しのぶ · Shinobu Ōtake · Shinobu Otake
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (23)
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
1951
as Self - Performer
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019
as 池部几江
Mizuiro no toki
1975
as 松宮知子
Audrey
2000
as 吉岡（麻生）滝乃
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
2022
as Minami Shikota
Princess Go
2011
The Beginning of the Sea
2024
as Nagumo Akane
Tuesday Suspense Theater
1981
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Affectionate Time
2005
as Wakui Megumi
You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
2007
as Rie Hirose
I'm Sorry, I Love You
2017
as Hyuga Reiko
The Inugami Family
2023
as Matsuko Inugami
Still, Life Goes On
2011
as Kyoko Nomoto
Dear Woman
1996
as Tsuno Kyouko
劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編
2020
Iron Grandma
2015
Semi-double
1999
as Mako Tsuzuki
Danjoshchinin Akimonogatari
1987
as 神崎桃子
Danjoshichi Natsu Monogatari
1986
The Misery of Others is as Sweet as Honey
1994
オレの愛妻物語
喫茶しのぶ
2025
Movies (92)
The Boy and the Heron
2023
as Aiko (voice)
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010
as Homily (voice)
The Wind Rises
2013
as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
Our Little Sister
2015
as Miyako Sasaki
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017
as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Railroad Man
1999
as Shizue Sato
Hell Dogs
2022
as Noriko Kinugasa
Ritual
2000
as Mother
Black Widow Business
2016
as Sayoko Takeuchi
Gonin 2
1996
as Sayuri
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
as Ayumi Kato
The House of the Lost on the Cape
2021
as Kiwa-san (voice)
Before the Vigil
2013
as Sachiko Yamada
GO
2001
as Michiko
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
as Naomi Ito
Into the Faraway Sky
2007
as Michi
Owl
2003
as Yumi
Mahjong Horoki
1984
as Mayumi
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
2021
as Nikuko-chan (voice)
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007
as Nishino
Pieta in the Toilet
2015
as Hiroshi's Mother
Sanada 10 Braves
2016
as Yodo-dono
Postcard
2010
as Tomoko Morikawa
Surely Someday
2010
Nomitori Samurai
2018
as Orin
The Black House
1999
as Sachiko Komoda
Otakus in Love
2004
as Yasuko Akashi
Tracing Jake
2004
The Empty Table
1985
as Miyoko Asano
Human Revolution II
1976
Castle Under Fiery Skies
2009
Galaxy Turnpike
2015
as Hana
The Gate of Youth
1975
Round About Midnight
1999
as Couple
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998
as Sawako Kojima
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
2009
Nomugi Pass
1979
The Demon
1978
as Policewoman
Shadowfall
2019
Who Were We?
2024
as Kii
Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!
2010
as Yoko Morii
Like Asura
2003
as Tsunako Mitamura - First Daughter
Child of the Sun
1980
Then Summer Came
2008
as Yukie Miyaji
Oh, My Son!
1979
as Tagiri
Will to Live
1999
as Tokuko
Twelve Months
1980
as Anja (voice)
Returning the Favor
2006
as Mikiko Kitahara
The Incident
1978
as Yoshiko Sakai
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
2020
as Masako Tatemoto
The love song of farewell later
1991
Leaving on the 15th Spring
2013
as Akemi Nakazato
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
Original Sin
1992
as Nami Tsuchiya
Beyond the Shining Sea
1986
as Hiroko
Women's Dream of Amakusa: Revitalizing Geisha Town
2012
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
1995
Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977
as Sachiko
Eien no 1/2
1987
Monument to Holy Service
1978
A Tale of Young Elopement
1987
as Setsuko
Megumi no Sekai
1990
Kitokito!
2007
as Tomoko Saito
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
1995
Mourning Becomes Electra
2004
My Darling Is a Foreigner
2010
as Saori's mom
Harikomi
1991
Arigato, Okan
2008
as Hanako
Teacher and Three Children
2008
as Midori Fujikawa
Dangerous Women
1985
as Noriko Tanase
蜷川幸雄演出「パンドラの鐘」
1999
Forget Me Not
2010
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983
Shinobu Otake's Inspirational Girl: Youth Lived by Love and Psychic Powers
1980
リア王
2025
Stay or go?
1988
Night Escape Agency
1992
as Fumiko Akikawa
Kinpira
1990
fukusuke
2012
Seasonal Wind
1977
Cymbeline
2012
Children of Nagasaki
1983
The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh
1976
恋のおしまい
2024
Tokyo 2001/10/21 22:32~22:41
2018
as Sakiko
「昭和の歌よ、ありがとう」One Night Premiere LIVE
2014
In Their Own Words: The Women of Kurokawa
2025
as Narrator
The August Screams
1995
7 Up Japan
1992
as Narrator
Nurses and Doctors
1992
as Rei Kiyohara
14 Up Japan
1999
as Narrator
About 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. With 115 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Shinobu Otake has appeared in 92 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shinobu Otake Movies
- The Boy and the Heron (2023) — as Aiko (voice)
- The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) — as Homily (voice)
- The Wind Rises (2013) — as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
- Our Little Sister (2015) — as Miyako Sasaki
- Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017) — as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
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