Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto
Born	(1945-03-27) March 27, 1945 Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
Years active	1966–present
Spouse(s)	Juzo Itami (1969–1997)
Awards	Japan Academy Prize Best Actress 1988 A Taxing Woman

Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本 信子, Miyamoto Nobuko, born March 27, 1945) 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.

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
• Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
• Minbo (1992)
• Daibyonin (1993)
• Supermarket Woman (1996)
• Marutai no Onna (1997)
• Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
• Hankyū Densha (2011) as Tokie Hagiwara

Television

• Amachan (2013)
• Botchan (2016)

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014)

External links

• Nobuko Miyamoto at the Internet Movie Database
• Nobuko Miyamoto's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)