Nobuko Miyamoto Explained

is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo 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.^[1]

Selected filmography

Film

• Lost Sex (1966)
• The Funeral (1984)
• Tampopo (1985)
• A Taxing Woman (1987)
• A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
• Sweet Home (1989) as Akiko Hayakawa
• (1990)
• Minbo (1992)
• Daibyonin (1993)
• Supermarket Woman (1996)
• Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
• Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
• Hankyu Railways: A 15-Minute Miracle (2011) as Tokie Hagiwara
• Isoroku (2011)^[2]
• Strawberry Song (2019)
• Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
• It's a Flickering Life (2021) as Yoshiko^[3]
• BL Metamorphosis (2022) as Yuki Ichinoi^[4]
• Haw (2022)^[5]

Television

• Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... (1984)
• Mōri Motonari (1997), Tae
• Manten (2002–03)^[6]
• Tenchijin (2009), narrator^[6]
• Amachan (2013)^[6]
• Botchan (2016)
• Hiyokko (2017), Suzuko^[6]
• In This Corner of the World (2018), Ito Morita
• Hiyokko 2 (2019), Suzuko^[6]
• House of Ninjas (2024), Taki Tawara^[7]

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014)
• Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2022)^[8]
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2022)^[9]

External links

• • Nobuko Miyamoto's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=11 . ja:第 11 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品. 2010-12-16. ja. Japan Academy Prize.
2. Web site: 聯合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 太平洋戦争70年目の真実. December 3, 2023. eiga.com.
3. Web site: キネマの神様. April 28, 2021. eiga.com.
4. Web site: 映画「メタモルフォーゼの縁側」来年初夏公開！うらら役を芦田愛菜、雪役は宮本信子. November 25, 2021. Natalie.
5. Web site: 石田ゆり子がナレーション担当、ヒロインは池田エライザ 田中圭主演『ハウ』. May 31, 2022. Cinema Cafe.
6. Web site: 宮本信子. April 19, 2021. NHK.
7. Web site: 賀来賢人主演・原案『忍びの家 House of Ninjas』、Netflixで2024年配信. September 9, 2022. Crank-in!.
8. Web site: 日本映画大賞に『ドライブ・マイ・カー』 毎日映画コンクール受賞結果. January 24, 2022. Oricon.
9. Web site: 「支えられ、今がある」俳優の宮本信子さん―旭日小綬章. November 3, 2022. Jiji.com.