
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/17/1957
Place of Birth
Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Shinobu OhtakeShinobu Ootake오타케 시노부
Shinobu Otake
Biography
Shinobu Otake (大竹 しのぶ, Ōtake Shinobu, born July 17, 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)

GO
as Michiko

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
as Naomi Ito

Gonin 2
as Sayuri

The Wind Rises
as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
Unknown Role

Hell Dogs
as Noriko Kinugasa

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
as Nikuko-chan (voice)

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

Railroad Man
as Shizue Sato

Surely Someday
Unknown Role

Pieta in the Toilet
as Hiroshi's Mother

Before the Vigil
as Sachiko Yamada

Otakus in Love
as Yasuko Akashi

Galaxy Turnpike
as Hana

Ritual
as Mother

Sanada 10 Braves
as Yodo-dono

Round About Midnight
as Couple

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