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Shinobu Ôtake
Acting
Born: July 17, 1957
Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Shinobu Otake (大竹 しのぶ, Ōtake Shinobu, born 17 July 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.
Known For

The Boy and the Heron
as Aiko (voice)

The Secret World of Arrietty
as Homily (voice)

The Wind Rises
as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Mary and The Witch's Flower
as Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)

Our Little Sister
as Miyako Sasaki

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
as Nikuko-chan (voice)

Hell Dogs
as Noriko Kinugasa

The House of the Lost on the Cape
as Kiwa-san (voice)

GO
as Michiko

Railroad Man
as Shizue Sato