Shinobu Otake
Born
1957-07-17
Place of birth
Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
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
The Wind Rises
Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
The Secret World of Arrietty
Homily (voice)
The Boy and the Heron
Aiko (voice)
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Our Little Sister
Miyako Sasaki
Ritual
Mother
GO
Michiko
Hell Dogs
Noriko Kinugasa
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Nikuko-chan (voice)
Railroad Man
Shizue Sato
The Demon
Policewoman
The House of the Lost on the Cape
Kiwa-san (voice)
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Nishino
Pieta in the Toilet
Hiroshi's Mother
My Darling Is a Foreigner
Saori's mom