Shinobu Ôtake

Biography

Shinobu Otake (大竹 しのぶ, Ōtake Shinobu, born 17 July 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

as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

The Secret World of Arrietty

as Homily (voice)

The Boy and the Heron

as Aiko (voice)

Mary and The Witch's Flower

as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)

Our Little Sister

as Miyako Sasaki

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as Michiko

Ritual

as Mother

Hell Dogs

as Noriko Kinugasa

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

as Nikuko-chan (voice)

Railroad Man

as Shizue Sato