Nobuko Miyamoto
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is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō
, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director
Jūzō 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
.
Otaru, Hokkaido
is a city and port in Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces the Ishikari Bay, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination...
, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Jūzō Itami
Juzo Itami
, born , was an actor and a popular modern Japanese film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His 10 movies, all of which he wrote himself, are comic satires on elements of Japanese culture....
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
A Taxing Woman
is a 1987 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It won numerous awards, including six major Japanese Academy awards.The title character of the film, played by Nobuko Miyamoto, is a government tax investigator who employs various techniques to catch tax evaders.The director...
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Selected filmography
- The FuneralThe Funeral (1984 film)is a 1984 Japanese comedy film by director Itami Juzo.The film shows the preparations for a traditional Japanese funeral. It mixes grief at the loss of a husband and father with wry observations of the various characters as they interact during the three days of preparation.The Funeral was the...
(1984) - TampopoTampopois a 1985 Japanese comedy film by director Juzo Itami, starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto and Ken Watanabe. The publicity for the film calls it the first ramen western, a play on the term Spaghetti Western .-Plot summary:Tampopo begins when a pair of truck drivers, an experienced one named...
(1985) - A Taxing WomanA Taxing Womanis a 1987 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It won numerous awards, including six major Japanese Academy awards.The title character of the film, played by Nobuko Miyamoto, is a government tax investigator who employs various techniques to catch tax evaders.The director...
(1987) - A Taxing Woman 2A Taxing Woman 2A Taxing Woman's Return, also titled A Taxing Woman 2 is a 1988 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It is the sequel to Itami's 1987 comedy A Taxing Woman....
(1988) - Sweet HomeSweet Home (film)is a 1989 J-Horror film that was directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa and produced by: Jūzō Itami.-Video game:There was also a video game released in 1989. It was made by Capcom and it was released in the same year as the film. The actor, Juzo Itami who acted out in the film, was also the producer of this...
(1989) as Akiko Hayakawa - Ageman (1990)
- Minbo no OnnaMinbois a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Gangster's Moll and The Anti-Extortion Woman. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical success internationally...
(1992) - DaibyoninDaibyoninDaibyonin is a 1993 film directed by the Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami, about the final year of a successful film director suffering from cancer....
(1993) - Supermarket WomanSupermarket Womanis a 1996 Japanese comedy romance film written and directed by Juzo Itami.The film stars Juzo's wife and regular leading-lady Nobuko Miyamoto as a woman who is hired by a failing supermarket to help it compete against an aggressive local rival...
(1996) - Marutai no Onna (1997)
- Radio no JikanWelcome Back, Mr. McDonaldis a 1997 Japanese film directed by Koki Mitani. It was popular in Japan upon its release and won 3 Japanese Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor...
(1997) - Hankyū DenshaHankyū Denshais a 2011 Japanese film. It is based on the novel Hankyū Densha by Hiro Arikawa and directed by Yoshishige Miyake. It was released in cinemas in the Kansai region of Japan on April 23, 2011, and then in other regions of the country from April 29....
(2011) as Tokie