Overview
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.
Selected filmography
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
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)
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