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Nobuko Miyamoto

Acting Born Mar 27, 1945 Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Amachan

as 天野夏
Film

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

as Ōna / Narrator (voice)
Film

Stand by Me Doraemon 2

as Nobita's Grandmother (voice)
Film

Fury

as Self

Full filmography

  • Amachan (2013) as 天野夏
  • Hiyokko (2017) as Suzuko Makino
  • House of Ninjas (2024) as Taki Tawara
  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) as Ōna / Narrator (voice)
  • In This Corner of the World (2018) as Ito Morita
  • Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari (1981) as 母・桂木トシ江
  • The Diamond Sleeping in the Sea (2024) as Izumi
  • Dondo Hare (2007) as Kagami Tamaki
  • Haha no Matsu Sato (2024)
  • Tampopo (1985) as Tampopo
  • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) as Nobita's Grandmother (voice)
  • About Sunday Night... (2023) as Higuchi Fujiko
  • Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion (2017)
  • Mouri Motonari (1997)
  • All About My Destiny (2014)
  • Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011) as Yamamoto's mother
  • Manten (2002)
  • Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) as Rumiko Yamazaki
  • The Funeral (1984) as Chizuko Amamiya
  • A Taxing Woman (1987) as Ryoko Itakura
  • Sing a Song of Sex (1967) as Sanae Satomi
  • Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna (2012) as Self
  • Supermarket Woman (1996) as Hanako Inoue
  • Woman in Witness Protection (1997) as Isono Biwako