Shinobu Terajima
Biography
Shinobu Terajima is a Japanese actress born on December 28, 1972, in Kyoto, Japan. Known professionally by her stage name 寺島しのぶ, she has established a career in the film industry with 91 known credits. Terajima is married to Laurent Ghnassia, with whom she has one child. Her professional work has garnered international recognition, including awards and nominations from prestigious film organizations. As a performer, she is recognized for her contributions to both domestic and international cinema, maintaining a consistent presence in the industry since the early 2000s. Her work spans a variety of feature film projects that have been showcased at global festivals.
Career overview
Shinobu Terajima began gaining significant attention for her work in feature films during the early 2000s. Her filmography includes roles in Akame 48 Waterfalls, released in 2003, and the film Vibrator, also released in 2003. She later appeared in the 2005 film Tokyo Tower. These early performances helped establish her reputation as a versatile actress within the Japanese film industry and beyond.
Her career reached a notable milestone with her performance in the 2010 film Caterpillar, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 60th Berlin Film Festival. She continued to receive critical acclaim for her international work, including her performance in the 2017 film Oh Lucy!, which earned her a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress. Throughout her career, Terajima has demonstrated a commitment to complex roles that have resonated with audiences and critics at major film festivals worldwide.
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- Kokuho (2025) as Sachiko Ogaki
- I'm a D-list Handler (2025) as Shino Asaskura
- Hokusai's Daughter (2025)
- Shadow Work (2025) as Akie
- The Parades (2024) as Kaori
- Hakkenden (2024) as Ohaku
- The Travel Nurse (2022) as Aikawa Toko
- Modern Love Tokyo (2022)
- The Journalist (2022) as Mayumi Suzuki
- Guardian of the Market (2022) as Satoko Honjo
- The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (2022) as Tenma Keiko
- 2 Women (2022) as Miharu (Jakkou) Osanai
- The Night Before Upheaval (2022)
- Earwig and the Witch (2021) as Bella Yaga (voice)
- A Family (2021) as Aiko Kimura
- Matrilineal Family (2021) as 矢島藤代
- The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)
- No Story in this World. (2021)
- It's a Flickering Life (2021) as Ayumu
- Intolerance (2021) as Asako Kusakabe
- Arc (2021) as Ema
- Sakura (2020) as Tsubomi Hasegawa
- Poison Daughter, Holy Mother (2019)
- Akuma no Temariuta (2019)
- Oh Lucy! (2018) as Setsuko Kawashima / Lucy
- Dare to Stop Us (2018) as Maeda's mama
- Nomitori Samurai (2018) as Omine
- 都庁爆破！ (2018)
- Dear Etranger (2017) as Yuka
- Star Sand (2017) as Gima
- The Shell Collector (2016) as Painter Izumi
- 実録ドラマスペシャル 女の犯罪ミステリー (2016)
- The City of Betrayal (2016) as Tomoko Hashimoto
- 裏切りの街 (2016)
- My Uncle (2016) as Setsuko Haruyama
- Autumn (2016)
- Asa ga Kita (2015) as Imai Rie
- Women Does Not Allow That (2014) as Rinka Ebisawa
- A Samurai Chronicle (2014)
- R100 (2013) as Whipping Queen
- Apple of Sodom (2013) as Miyamura Megumi
- Sotoba Komachi (2013) as Old woman
- Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (2013) as Sawako-san
- Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate (2013) as Narrator
- Helter Skelter (2012) as Michiko Hata
- Innocent (2012)
- 11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012) as Yoko Hiraoka
- The Millennial Rapture (2012) as Oryuunooba
- Japan's Tragedy (2012) as Tomoko
- Taro no Tō (2011)
- Shita-Machi Rocket -Engineer vs. Elite- (2011) as 神谷涼子
- Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face (2011) as Oen
- Ryōmaden (2010) as Sakamoto Otome
- Caterpillar (2010) as Shigeko Kurokawa
- The Fallen Angel (2010) as Tsuneko
- The Assistant Doctor (2010)
- Guardian Angel (2009) as Katsuko Suga
- A Lush Life (2009) as Kyoko
- Four Lies (2008)
- Happy Flight (2008) as Reiko Yamazaki
- Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008) as Nami/Mermaid
- Love Never to End (2007) as Fuyuka Irie
- Chacha: The Princess of Heaven (2007) as Ogou
- Junjo Kirari (2006) as Arimori Fueko
- Time Limit Investigator (2006) as Aoi Makuragi
- Akihabara@DEEP (2006) as Fujiko Watarai
- It's Only Talk (2006) as Yuko
- Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard (2006)
- Haru, Bânîzu de (2006)
- Yamato (2005)
- Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara (2005)
- Tokyo Tower (2005) as Kimiko Kawano
- Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) as Rie Takata
- Winter Game (2005)
- Otona no Natsu Yasumi (2005)
- Until the Lights Come Back (2005) as Reiko
- Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter (2005) as Mifuyu
- Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) as Mitsuko Nii
- Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel (2004) as Mifuyu
- 十年 妻が夫を裏切った日 (2004)
- 10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal (2004) as Yukiko Mizoguchi
- Musashi (2003) as Aya
- Vibrator (2003) as Rei Hayakawa
- Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) as Aya
- Get Up! (2003) as Kaori Fujisawa
- Siberian Express 2 (2001)
- Amagi Pass (1998)
- Feeling relief is easy (1998) as Itou Wakako
- Love and Eros (1998)
- Yukon (1998) as Sawa Hatanaka
- One Thousand Paper Cranes