Shinobu Otake
Actor
Born Jul 17, 1957 · Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Active 1975–present · 5′2″ (158 cm)
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.
Filmography
リア王 (2025)The Wind Rises (2013) — Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) — Homily (voice)The Boy and the Heron (2023) — Aiko (voice)Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017) — Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)Our Little Sister (2015) — Miyako SasakiRitual (2000) — MotherGO (2001) — MichikoHell Dogs (2022) — Noriko KinugasaFortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) — Nikuko-chan (voice)Railroad Man (1999) — Shizue SatoCastle Under Fiery Skies (2009)The Demon (1978) — PolicewomanWhere Does the Sea Begin (2024) — Nagumo AkaneWelcome to the Quiet Room (2007) — NishinoStay or go? (1988)The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021) — Kiwa-san (voice)Twelve Months (1980) — Anja (voice)Sanada 10 Braves (2016) — Yodo-donoGonin 2 (1996) — SayuriStill, Life Goes On (2011) — Kyoko NomotoPieta in the Toilet (2015) — Hiroshi's MotherTora-san Plays Cupid (1977) — SachikoA Tale of Young Elopement (1987) — Setsuko