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name: "Naoko Otani"
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born: "3 April 1950"
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# Naoko Otani

Actor. Born 3 April 1950 in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 April 1950, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
- **Also known as:** Naoko Ohtani, Naoko Ōtani, نائوکو اوتانی

## Biography

Naoko Otani is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in the 1968 film *The Human Bullet* while still a high school student. She gained early popularity for her lead role in the NHK Asadora series *Nobuko to Obāchan* (1969–70).

Her film credits include *Zigeunerweisen* (1980), *Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters* (1985) as Mother, and *The Land of Hope* (2012) as Chieko Ono. She has also appeared in several taiga dramas on Japanese television, including *Katsu Kaishū* (1974) and *Gunshi Kanbei* (2014). Otani is married to actor Kôji Shimizu.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters* (1985), Fi1m 86, as Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters.md)

## Also known for

- *Apartment 1303* (2007), Midorikawa San
- *The Land of Hope* (2012), Chieko Ono
- *Zigeunerweisen* (1980), Sono / Koine

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