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 A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha (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 Strawberry Song (2019) Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) It's a Flickering Life (2021) as Yoshiko BL Metamorphosis (2022) as Yuki Ichinoi Haw (2022)
Television
Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... (1984) Mōri Motonari (1997), Tae Manten (2002–03) Tenchijin (2009), narrator Amachan (2013) Botchan (2016) Hiyokko (2017), Suzuko In This Corner of the World (2018), Ito Morita Hiyokko 2 (2019), Suzuko House of Ninjas (2024), Taki Tawara
Honours
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014) Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2022) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2022)
References
External links
Nobuko Miyamoto's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)