(born June 5, 1954) is a Japanese actress. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 17th Japan Academy Prize for her role in Bloom in the Moonlight. Her father is the novelist Kazuo Dan and she herself has won awards for her essays.

Filmography

Film Brutal Tales of Chivalry 9 (1972) – Oyuki Tora's Pure Love (1976) – Masako Yagyū House (1977) – Teacher Ashita no Joe (1980) (voice) – Yōko Shiraki Ashita no Joe 2 (1981) (voice) – Yōko Shiraki House on Fire (1986) – Kazuo's mother Tora-san, My Uncle (1989) – Hisako Okumura Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) – Nobu Kōda Farewell to Nostradamus (1996) (voice) – Mary Douglas After the Rain (1999) – Nobleman's wife Kamachi (2004) – Yōko Kanno Climbing to Spring (2014) – Sumire Nagamine Leaving the Scene (2019) – Chizuko The Zen Diary (2022) – Fumiko Sun and Bolero (2022) – Yoriko Hanamura

Television Yasashii Jidai (1978) – Yōko Matsui Haru no Hatō (1985) – Fusako Fukuzawa Hana no Ran (1994) – Mori Hana Moyu (2015) – Sugi Taki Toto Neechan (2016) – Narrator Rikuoh (2017) – Mieko Miyazawa

Dubbing Watership Down – Hyzenthlay

Awards Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref 1975 Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself

References

External links

Interview at Gentosha