Keiko Takeshita
Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子 Takeshita Keiko; born on September 15, 1953, in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She starred in the Japanese version of From Up on Poppy Hill as Hana Matsuzaki.
Keiko Takeshita
- Name
- Keiko Takeshita
- Born
- 15 September 1953
- Birthplace
- Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Tokyo Woman's Christian University
- Honours
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
- Languages
- Japanese
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Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子 Takeshita Keiko; born on September 15, 1953, in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She starred in the Japanese version of From Up on Poppy Hill as Hana Matsuzaki.
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Key facts
• Name — Keiko Takeshita • Born — 15 September 1953 • Birthplace — Nagoya, Aichi, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1973–present • Partner — Teruo Sekiguchi (1984–)
Television drama
Television drama
• Ōgon no Hibi (1978) - Kikyō • Kita no Kuni kara (1981–2002) - Yukiko • Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) - Lady Saigō • Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86) - Ono no Otsū • Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) - Katakura Kita • The Sun Never Sets (2000) - Teruko Masaki • Clouds Over the Hill (2009) - Akiyama Sada • From Kobe (2015) - Mayumi Takeuchi • Laugh It Up! (2017) - Hatsu • Welcome Home, Monet (2021) - Masayo Nagaura/narrator
Other television
Other television
• Quiz Derby (TBS, 1976–92)
Dubbing
Dubbing
• AnneFrank: Parallel Stories (2020) - Helen Mirren
Film
• Blue Christmas (1978) - Saeko Nishida • Phoenix 2772 (1980) - The Phoenix (Voice) • Swan Lake (1981) - Princess Odette (Voice) • Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983) - Tomoko • Tora-san Goes North (1987) - Rinko • Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989) - Kumiko Egami • A Class to Remember (1993) - Tajima • Sennen no Koi Story of Genji (2001) - Lady Rokujo • Arrietty (2010) - Sadako Maki (Voice) • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) - Hana Matsuzaki (Voice) • The Wind Rises (2013) - Jiro's mother (Voice) • From Kobe (2015) - Mayumi Takeuchi • Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (2016) - Tomiko Murayama • Flower and Sword (2017) - Jōchin-ni • Futari no Uketorinin (2018) • Kazokuwari (2019) • Ware Yowakereba: Yajima Kajiko-den (2022) • The Life of Chiyoko Ito (2022) - Tetsu Yasui • The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Izumi (Voice) • Grandma's Secret (2026) • Fujiko (2026)
Awards
• Year — Award — Category — Work(s) — Result — Ref. References • 1978 — 2nd Elan d'or Awards — Newcomer of the Year — Herself • 1993 — 6th Nikkan Sports Film Awards — Best Supporting Actress — A Class to Remember • 1994 — 17h Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Supporting Actress
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