Portrait of Shinobu Otake

Acting

Shinobu Otake

Career

Active from 1975 to 2025, busiest in 1999 and 2010 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Arrietty
Arrietty
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

8

The characters Shinobu Otake played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shinobu Otake Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Politics
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Family Dynamics 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Slice-of-Life 3
  • Slow-Paced 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Japanese Animation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
オレの愛妻物語
オレの愛妻物語

TV show

2020s

12 titles · average score 74
In Their Own Words: The Women of Kurokawa
In Their Own Words: The Women of Kurokawa (2025)

as Narrator

喫茶しのぶ
喫茶しのぶ (2025)

TV show

Where Does the Sea Begin
Where Does the Sea Begin (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Nagumo Akane

Who Were We?
Who Were We? (2024)

as Kii

The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Aiko (voice)

The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family (2023)

TV show · as Matsuko Inugami

Hell Dogs
Hell Dogs (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

as Noriko Kinugasa

PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (2022)

TV show · as Minami Shikota

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nikuko-chan (voice)

The House of the Lost on the Cape
The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kiwa-san (voice)

Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special (2020)

as Masako Tatemoto

劇場の灯を消すな!Bunkamuraシアターコクーン編
劇場の灯を消すな!Bunkamuraシアターコクーン編 (2020)

TV show

2010s

21 titles · average score 68
Nomitori Samurai
Nomitori Samurai (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

as Orin

I'm Sorry, I Love You
I'm Sorry, I Love You (2017)

TV show · as Hyuga Reiko

Black Widow Business
Black Widow Business (2016)

as Sayoko Takeuchi

Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

as Miyako Sasaki

Leaving on the 15th Spring
Leaving on the 15th Spring (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

as Akemi Nakazato

The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Still, Life Goes On
Still, Life Goes On (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Kyoko Nomoto

Arrietty
Arrietty (2010)
GoodWatch score 83

as Homily (voice)

Postcard
Postcard (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tomoko Morikawa

Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!
Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! (2010)

as Yoko Morii

A Night in Nude: Salvation
A Night in Nude: Salvation (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ayumi Kato

My Darling Is a Foreigner
My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

as Saori's mom

2000s

15 titles · average score 70
Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came (2008)

as Yukie Miyaji

Teacher and Three Children
Teacher and Three Children (2008)

as Midori Fujikawa

Welcome to the Quiet Room
Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nishino

Kitokito!
Kitokito! (2007)

as Tomoko Saito

Into the Faraway Sky
Into the Faraway Sky (2007)

as Michi

Returning the Favor
Returning the Favor (2006)

as Mikiko Kitahara

Affectionate Time
Affectionate Time (2005)

TV show · as Wakui Megumi

Otakus in Love
Otakus in Love (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yasuko Akashi

Like Asura
Like Asura (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tsunako Mitamura - First Daughter

Owl
Owl (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Yumi

GO
GO (2001)
GoodWatch score 77

as Michiko

Ritual
Ritual (2000)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mother

1990s

15 titles · average score 69
The Black House
The Black House (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sachiko Komoda

Will to Live
Will to Live (1999)

as Tokuko

Railroad Man
Railroad Man (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shizue Sato

Round About Midnight
Round About Midnight (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Couple

Semi-double
Semi-double (1999)

TV show · as Mako Tsuzuki

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (1998)

as Sawako Kojima

Gonin 2
Gonin 2 (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sayuri

The Misery of Others is as Sweet as Honey
The Misery of Others is as Sweet as Honey (1994)

TV show

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

as Naomi Ito

Original Sin
Original Sin (1992)

as Nami Tsuchiya

Night Escape Agency
Night Escape Agency (1992)

as Fumiko Akikawa

7 Up Japan
7 Up Japan (1992)

as Narrator

1980s

10 titles · average score 67
A Tale of Young Elopement
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)

as Setsuko

Danjoshchinin Akimonogatari
Danjoshchinin Akimonogatari (1987)

TV show · as 神崎桃子

Beyond the Shining Sea
Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)

as Hiroko

Danjoshichi Natsu Monogatari
Danjoshichi Natsu Monogatari (1986)

TV show

The Empty Table
The Empty Table (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Miyoko Asano

Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women (1985)

as Noriko Tanase

Mahjong Horoki
Mahjong Horoki (1984)

as Mayumi

Tuesday Suspense Theater
Tuesday Suspense Theater (1981)

TV show

Twelve Months
Twelve Months (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Anja (voice)

Zoku zoku jiken
Zoku zoku jiken (1980)

TV show

1970s

5 titles · average score 73
Oh, My Son!
Oh, My Son! (1979)

as Tagiri

The Incident
The Incident (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yoshiko Sakai

The Demon
The Demon (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

as Policewoman

Tora-san Plays Cupid
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)

as 福村幸子

Mizuiro no toki
Mizuiro no toki (1975)

TV show · as 松宮知子