Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本 信子) 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.

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
 * Isoroku (2011)
 * 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)