Known for Acting
Nobuko Miyamoto (born March 27, 1945) 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.
Born
March 27, 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Filmography
51 films, 15 shows
The Chocolate Man
2023 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
In Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, “QUON CHOCOLATE” is gaining popularity for its carefully selected flavors and colorful designs. This brand, which now has 52 locations nationwide, has continued to offer a creative workplace to people of many diverse backgrounds, including those with mental or physical disabilities, single parents, those who have never attended school, to sexual minorities, and many others. This film depicts the tumultuous 19 years of the chocolate brand’s pursuit of ideals. The newest work of the producer of the documentary “Life is Fruity.”
Haw
2022 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
Tamio Akanishi works at a public office in Yokohama. He is going through one of the worst periods of his life, having been left by his fiancée. One day, his boss tells him to take care of a big, white dog, abandoned by its previous owner. Tamio begins to live with the dog, who doesn't bark and only makes a sound that sounds like "haw", and thus he names it Haw. While living together, the connection between the two deepens.
BL Metamorphosis
2022 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
An introverted bookstore employee and a widow living in isolation develop a cross-generational friendship through their shared love of BL manga.
It's a Flickering Life
2021 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dreams, surrounded by great directors and famous actors. In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the "god of cinema" that Go has worshipped since he was young will transcend time, and work a miracle in the lives of one family.
Stand by Me Doraemon 2
2020 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.
Four Women Living in That House
2019 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
A mother, daughter and two of their friends live in an old Western-style house in Suginami. As secrets are revealed, they face challenges together.
The Ice Ruts
2016 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Mayu Daimon is a woman who does not remember her mother's face, and her father is the only person she has blood relationship in this world, but he is going to die soon. Mayu has just started a new life as a detective at the Criminal Investigation Division which deals mainly with murder cases soon, and has to handle with two corpses of old men continuously. One corpse found frozen buried in the snow and the freezing sea. Soon with a detailed investigation she finds out a connection between the two cases which seemed to be completely different at first glance. It was just the breach to open a history of an incident which had origin back to the 1960s in Aomori Prefecture. Growing more and more as a detective, Mayu has to unravel the mystery of a case which goes beyond time and space and which ends in Hokkaido with a result that no one expected.
Botchan
2016 · 2h
country: Japan
Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching job at a middle in a small village far away from his hometown of Tokyo. Botchan accepts the position and begins to work as a math teacher. The assistant principle there wields absolute power. Botchan has a hard time dealing with his fellow teachers and the students.
Happiness Is Here
2015
country: Japan
Hiroyuki Tachikawa is 28-years-old. He quits his job due to severe quotas and difficult relations. His girlfriend, Chieko Takanashi (Eriko Nakamura), also kicks him out. Hiroyuki Tachikawa then decides to go to the small port city of Tsuyazaki in Fukuoka Prefecture. There, he meets a 72-year-old woman, Fukuko Hanada. She doesn't know why, but she likes Hiroyuki Tachikawa and takes him to different places. The young man soon picks up on the meaning of happiness.
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
For his first film in fourteen years, animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter. A dream project for the director that would hopefully establish the recently formed Ghibli Studio 7, created to meet the demands of a new type of modern animation process. But, almost immediately, the epic production is faced with difficulties and falls dramatically behind schedule. In this compelling and insightful documentary, we follow Isao Takahata and his dedicated team of artists as they frantically strive against adversity to make their vision a reality and bring Studio Ghibli into a new era.
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · 2h 17m
country: Japan
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011 · 2h 15m
country: Japan
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his own personal beliefs. While this infamous attack is a low point in Japanese and US history it wouldn’t have happened if the Japanese government had listened to Yamamoto in 1939 and searched for a more peaceful way to end their war campaign, proving his many ominous presages of the outcomes of the attack to come true.
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
country: United States
A documentary with stars from the original cast.
Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
2011 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line - connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. One of the commuters is Shoko (Miki Nakatani), an office worker in her 30s who lost her boyfriend to a younger colleague. There's also a college student (Erika Toda) who is so easily persuaded by her no good boyfriend. Other commuters include a grandmother & granddaughter, a house wife, a female high school student, and a female otaku college student. Although the train ride takes only 15 minutes between two stations, the lives of these commuters are changed as they interact with each other...
Thief of Blues Skies
2010 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A documentary about a man who continues to document the "Yokkaichi Asthma", caused by the pollution in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, which became a social problem in the 1960s and 1970s. Together with Mr. Yoshiro Sawai, who published the book "Record of Pollution" and has supported the victims not only in court but also mentally, this book brings the problems of Yokkaichi, past and present, into sharp relief.
Bizan
2007 · 2h
country: Japan
Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko, is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown Tokushima on Shikoku. The town is famous for its annual Awa Dance Festival. She is told by doctor, Terasawa Daisuke, that her mother has terminal cancer.
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007 · 2h 22m
country: Japan
A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
country: Japan
北の国から記憶
2002
country: Japan
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
1997 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.
Woman in Witness Protection
1997 · 2h 11m
country: Japan
Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as she prepares for her new role on the witness stand.
Supermarket Woman
1996 · 2h 7m
country: Japan
A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.
A Quiet Life
1995 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
The Last Dance
1993 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.
Making of Daibyonin
1993 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The Last Dance".
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · 2h 4m
country: Japan
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
1992 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Minbo no Onna" a.k.a. "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion".
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1990 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "A-Ge-Man" a.k.a. "Tales of a Golden Geisha".
Fancy Dance
1989 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.
Buddies
1989 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Sweet Home
1989 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Working on a documentary about infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro, a TV crew film at his old home, where they come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna 2" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman's Return".
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · 2h 7m
country: Japan
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1987 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman".
A Taxing Woman
1987 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
The Making of "Tampopo"
1986 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Documentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).
Tampopo
1985 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
The Funeral
1984 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
Deaths in Tokimeki
1984 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Deaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting to carry out a job: the assassination of the leader of a religious cult.
Dream City
1983 · 5m
country: United States
Ulysses Jenkins composed "Dream City" from documentation of a twenty-four-hour performance he organized in collaboration with David Hammons, Maren Hassinger, and Senga Nengudi. A discordant, absurdist, and poetic montage, the video weaves together jazz and punk shows, recitations by Jenkins, and shots of the Los Angeles skyline and oil wells to comment on power and nation in the early years of Ronald Reagan's presidency.
Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō ni
Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō ni
1982 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
1982 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Kidnapping Blues
1982 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.
Four Seasons: Natsuko
1980 · 2h
country: Japan
A young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in search of new experiences.
After School
1973 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
The Long Darkness
1972 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
The relationship between Tetsuro, a university student from a disgraced, burdened family, and Shino, a waitress supporting her impoverished relatives. The couple decides to marry despite the significant emotional and social hardships each faces, viewing their love as a means to overcome the shame and despair inherited from their pasts.
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura. Meanwhile, a new tenant moves into Toraya restaurant.
Scrap Collectors
1968 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Sing a Song of Sex
1967 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking songs. This encounter sets them on a less than academic path.
Lost Sex
1966 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring, the sympathetic housekeeper suggests that the Master observe the Yobai , a custom in which the young men of a village steal into the bedrooms of susceptible women to have sex.