Shinobu Terajima
Acting
Biography
Shinobu Terajima is a Japanese actress. Her feature films include Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) and Vibrator (2003). For her role in Caterpillar (2010), Terajima won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 60th Berlin Film Festival while her performance in Oh Lucy! (2017) earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress.
Born: December 28, 1972
Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan
Known For
Sotoba Komachi
Mishima reset the story in a 1950s urban park. At the beginning of the story, five couples are sitting on the benches and embracing. A 99-year-old lady appears in the park to gather cigarette butts. A poet sees her and admonishes her for disturbing the lovers and for using a park bench that rightfully belongs to those in love. They debate life and love. The old lady confesses that when young she was a beautiful woman and was admired by Captain Fukakusa. Upon describing a dance she attended, she and the poet find themselves at the dance, many years earlier, in Rokumei Hall, a ballroom where many handsome men and beautiful women are dancing. Everyone in the ballroom recognizes the old woman as the beautiful Komachi and comment on her beauty.
Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
Set in "Byplaywood" a large film studio surrounded by forest, far from the city. The story depicts 100 days of turmoil caused by the gathering of serial dramas and movies from various TV stations at once in this remote studio. It is a drama full of battles for ratings between studios, clashes between young, mid-career, and big names, and a heartwarming story of friendship and bonding. Also, the self-deprecation and parodies are enhanced by the fact that the actors play a role of themselves.
Ryōmaden
Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
Women Does Not Allow That
31-year-old Urara Iwasaki (Kyoko Fukada) makes an error during her first trial as an attorney which hurts her client. Urara Iwasaki thinks law isn't right for her and she quits her job. She now has a debt of 4 million yen and earns a living by doing part-time work. Meanwhile, Rinka Ebisawa (Shinobu Terajima) is a competent lawyer, but its revealed she used excessive ways in her cases and is dismissed from her law firm and disbarred. She can't work as a lawyer anymore. By chance, Rinka meets Urara.
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
Chacha, the woman of the blood of Nobunaga, who loved with Hideyoshi, and feared Tokugawa.
Hokusai's Daughter
The life of Katsushika Oi, daughter of Hokusai and a trailblazing female artist in Japan.
Apple of Sodom
After her ex-boyfriend dies, an editor becomes obsessed with his fiancée, a woman accused of swindling multiple men out of money before killing them.
Musashi
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate duel at Ganryujima.
Sakura
Three siblings share a home with their parents living a happy life. The oldest one is good-looking guy, which is something of a contrast from his younger brother who is at school. The youngest one is the girl and has two brothers to protect her. And then there is Sakura, the family's dog who is always by their side. The fate of this quirky but happy family changes drastically after Hajime, the family's hero-like figure, encounters a tragic accident...
Asa ga Kita
Towards the end of the Edo era, in the town of Kyoto, there lived a wealthy merchant by the name of Imai Tadamasa. He was blessed with 3 children, Hatsu, Asa and Kyutaro. His eldest, Hatsu, was a traditional girl who loved to play the koto and sew. Whilst his second daughter, Asa, was an impish hoyden who loved sumo wrestling. Asa was engaged to be married to the second son of a distinguished family who ran a money changer business in Osaka, Shirooka Shinjiro. Although Asa was furious when she had first heard about the betrothal, when she met up with Shinjiro for the first time, his charisma greatly attracted her and she fell in love with him in no time.
Filmography
as Akie
as Sachiko Ogaki
as Shino Asaskura
as Ohaku
as Kaori
as Miharu (Jakkou) Osanai
as Tenma Keiko
as Aikawa Toko
as Satoko Honjo
as Mayumi Suzuki
as Asako Kusakabe
as Ema
as Ayumu
as Bella Yaga (voice)
as Aiko Kimura
as Tsubomi Hasegawa
as Maeda's mama
as Omine
as Setsuko Kawashima / Lucy
as Yuka
as Gima
as Tomoko Hashimoto
as Setsuko Haruyama
as Painter Izumi
as Imai Rie
as Rinka Ebisawa
as Old woman
as Whipping Queen
as Miyamura Megumi
as Sawako-san
as Tomoko
as Oryuunooba
as Michiko Hata
as Yoko Hiraoka
as Shigeko Kurokawa
as Tsuneko
as Katsuko Suga
as Kyoko
as Reiko Yamazaki
as Nami/Mermaid
as Fuyuka Irie
as Fujiko Watarai
as Yuko
as Arimori Fueko
as Aoi Makuragi
as Rie Takata
as Reiko
as Kimiko Kawano
as Mifuyu
as Mitsuko Nii
as Yukiko Mizoguchi
as Rei Hayakawa
as Aya
as Kaori Fujisawa
as Aya
as Itou Wakako
as Sawa Hatanaka