is a Japanese actress.
Selected filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 1957 On Wings of Love Eiko Itakura 1958 Song for a Bride Teruko Nishimura A Holiday in Tokyo 1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother 1962 Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki Toda no Tsubone A Wanderer's Notebook Kyōko Hinatsu 1963 The Lost World of Sinbad 1964 Yearning Hisako Morita Whirlwind 1967 Scattered Clouds 1969 Battle of the Japan Sea 1976 The Inugami Family Umeko Inugami 1977 Akuma no temari-uta 1978 Queen Bee Hi no Tori 1979 Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie 1981 Kofuku 1984 Wangan Doro Ikuko Sugimoto 1985 Sorekara Umeko Nagai 1993 Rex: A Dinosaur's Story Sanae Itō 2006 The Inugamis Teacher of Harp What the Snow Brings Shizuko Yazaki 2009 The Unbroken Masae Onchi 2014 0.5 mm Shizue Makabe 2016 The Magnificent Nine Juzaburo's mother 2018 Walking with My Grandma Kiyo 2019 They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2021 What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? Yoshino Gotō 2023 Daisuke Jigen Chiharu Yaguchi 2024 90 Years Old – So What? Aiko Satō Lead role Aimitagai Komichi 2025 Let's Meet at Angie's Bar Angie Lead role
Television dramas Year Title Role Notes 1971 Mayuko Hitori Miwako Kano Asadora 1975 Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun Otaki Hissatsu Hitchuu Shigotoya Kagyō Osei Hissatsu series Genroku Taiheiki Oden no Kata Taiga drama 1976 Hissatsu Karakurinin Kepuuhen Hissatsu series 1977 Kashin Nomura Motoni Taiga drama 1978 Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin Osei Hissatsu series 1979 Kusa Moeru Tango no Tsubone Taiga drama 1983 Ōoku 1985 Miotsukushi Tone Yoshitake Asadora 1990 Tobu ga Gotoku Yura Taiga drama 1995 Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune Ten'ei-in Taiga drama 1997 Aguri Setsuko Uehara Asadora 2000 Aoi Kōdai-in Taiga drama 2002 Toshiie and Matsu Ōmandokoro Taiga drama 2004 Dondo Hare Katsuno Kagami Asadora 2006 Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Ikuyo Kuwano 2009 Tenchijin Tome Taiga drama 2010 Second Virgin 2013 Yae's Sakura Narrator Taiga drama 2015 Mare Yukie Robert Asadora 2016 Sanada Maru Tori Taiga drama Tokyo Trial Narrator Japanese version only 2018 Bakabon no Papa yori Baka na Papa Junko 2021 Old Jack and Rose Kirako Kuji 2022 The 13 Lords of the Shogun Hiki no Ama Taiga drama
Theater Year Title Role Notes 1964 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Rosemary Pilkington 1983 Chicago Roxie Hart 1993 La Cage aux Folles Jacqueline
Anime Year Title Role Notes 2004 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple Mrs. Opalsen 2005 The Snow Queen Amanda
Dubbing Title Role Notes Agatha Christie's Marple Series 2 Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) Agatha Christie's Marple Series 3 Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan)
Honours Medal with Purple Ribbon (1999) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2005) Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2006) Japan Academy Film Prize: Distinguished Service Award (2022) Person of Cultural Merit (2024)
References
External links Official profile