
Nobuko Miyamoto
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1945-03-27 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as
- Миямото Нобуко · 미야모토 노부코 · Miyamoto Nobuko
Biography
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
TV Shows (16)

Amachan
2013
as 天野夏

Hiyokko
2017
as Suzuko Makino

House of Ninjas
2024
as Taki Tawara

Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari
1981
as 母・桂木トシ江

Dondo Hare
2007
as Kagami Tamaki

In This Corner of the World
2018
as Ito Morita

The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea
2024
as Izumi

Haha no Matsu Sato
2024

Manten
2002

Mouri Motonari
1997

About Sunday Night...
2023
as Higuchi Fujiko

Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion
2017

All About My Destiny
2014

Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
2012
as Self
旅役者葵長五郎殺意のめぐり逢い
おばさん事件弁護士 梅木桃子の六法全書
1997
Movies (51)

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
as Ōna / Narrator (voice)

Tampopo
1985
as Tampopo

Stand by Me Doraemon 2
2020
as Nobita's Grandmother (voice)

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992
as Mahiru Inoue

Supermarket Woman
1996
as Hanako Inoue

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
1997
as Rumiko Yamazaki

Sing a Song of Sex
1967
as Sanae Satomi

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011
as Yamamoto's mother

The Funeral
1984
as Chizuko Amamiya

A Taxing Woman
1987
as Ryoko Itakura

It's a Flickering Life
2021
as Yoshiko

Woman in Witness Protection
1997
as Isono Biwako

Kidnapping Blues
1982
as The Inn's Daughter

Sweet Home
1989
as Akiko Hayakawa

Bizan
2007
as Ryuko Kouno

Haw
2022

Four Seasons: Natsuko
1980
as Mariko

Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Nayoko

Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
2011
as Tokie Hagiwara

Deaths in Tokimeki
1984
as Owner at the inn

Lost Sex
1966
as Young girl

A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Ryoko Itakura

The Last Dance
1993
as Mariko

Fancy Dance
1989
as Shizuko Shiono

Buddies
1989
as Kimiko

BL Metamorphosis
2022
as Yuki Ichinoi

The Long Darkness
1972
as Tetsuro's other sister

Four Women Living in That House
2019
as 牧田鶴代

北の国から記憶
2002

A Quiet Life
1995
as Danto's Wife

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
as Self

Botchan
2016
as Kiyo

The Ice Ruts
2016
as 효도 치에코

Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as Kinuyo

Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007
as Self

北の国から 記憶 前編
2003

After School
1973
Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō ni
1982

The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1990
as Self

The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1987
as Self

The Making of "Tampopo"
1986
as Self

The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
1992
as Self

The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988
as Self

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self

The Chocolate Man
2023
as Narration

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989
as Self

Making of Daibyonin
1993
as Self

Scrap Collectors
1968

Happiness Is Here
2015
as Fukuko Hanada

Dream City
1983

Thief of Blues Skies
2010
About Nobuko Miyamoto
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. With 67 credits spanning from 1966 to 2024, Nobuko Miyamoto has appeared in 51 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nobuko Miyamoto Movies
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) — as Ōna / Narrator (voice)
- Tampopo (1985) — as Tampopo
- Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) — as Nobita's Grandmother (voice)
- Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) — as Mahiru Inoue
- Supermarket Woman (1996) — as Hanako Inoue
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