
Nobuko Miyamoto
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Four Women Living in That House
as 牧田鶴代
2019

Tampopo
as Tampopo
1985

The Funeral
as Chizuko Amamiya
1984

Stand by Me Doraemon 2
as Nobita's Grandmother (voice)
2020

A Taxing Woman
as Ryoko Itakura
1987

A Quiet Life
as Danto's Wife
1995

Supermarket Woman
as Hanako Inoue
1996

Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Nayoko
1990

The Last Dance
as Mariko
1993

Sweet Home
as Akiko Hayakawa
1989

The Chocolate Man
as Narration
2023

The Long Darkness
as Tetsuro's other sister
1972

The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
as Self
1990

The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
as Self
1992

Sing a Song of Sex
as Sanae Satomi
1967

Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
as Tokie Hagiwara
2011

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Mahiru Inoue
1992

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
2011

Buddies
as Kimiko
1989

BL Metamorphosis
as Yuki Ichinoi
2022
TV Appearances

All About My Destiny
2014

Mouri Motonari
1997

Manten
2002
旅役者葵長五郎殺意のめぐり逢い
TBA

Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
as Self
2012
おばさん事件弁護士 梅木桃子の六法全書
1997

About Sunday Night...
as Higuchi Fujiko
2023

In This Corner of the World
as Ito Morita
2018

Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion
2017

Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari
as 母・桂木トシ江
1981

House of Ninjas
as Taki Tawara
2024

Hiyokko
as Suzuko Makino
2017