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Shinobu Otake

68 yearsJuly 17, 1957Edogawa, Tokyo, JapanPopularity 1.2

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.

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Known For

The Boy and the Heron poster
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
2023
as Aiko (voice)
Mary and The Witch's Flower poster
7.1
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017
as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Gonin 2 poster
6.6
Gonin 2
1996
as Sayuri

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.

Career

Filmography

The Boy and the Heron poster
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
2023
as Aiko (voice)
Mary and The Witch's Flower poster
7.1
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017
as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Gonin 2 poster
6.6
Gonin 2
1996
as Sayuri
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