--- name: "Shigeru Muroi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/shigeru-muroi" fi1m_id: "shigeru-muroi" imdb_id: "nm0614026" tmdb_id: 135025 wikidata_id: "Q1092044" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 October 1960" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-18T10:45:43.928718+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Shigeru Muroi ## Identity Shigeru Muroi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shigeru-muroi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** shigeru-muroi - **IMDb ID:** nm0614026 - **TMDB ID:** 135025 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1092044 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Muroi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1092044, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/135025 Actor. Born 22 October 1960 in Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 October 1960, Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Muroi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1092044, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/135025 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Whisper of the Heart*](https://film.one/film/whisper-of-the-heart.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Shigeru Muroi is a Japanese actress. She began her career in the early 1980s with film roles including Something Like It (1981) and has since appeared in numerous features and television dramas. She is known for her voice performance as Asako Tsukishima in the Studio Ghibli film Whisper of the Heart (1995) and for her role as Sadako in The Little House (2014). Muroi won several Best Supporting Actress awards, including the Hochi Film Award, for her performance in Izakaya Yūrei (1994). Other notable film credits include Nodo Jiman (1999) and Villon's Wife (2009). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Whisper of the Heart* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Asako Tsukishima (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/whisper-of-the-heart.md) ## Complete filmography (123) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Strangers in Kyoto* (2025), Actor - *Minami-kun is my lover!?* (2024), series, as Kimura Hisako - *Família* (2023), Actor - *7 Secretaries: The Movie* (2022), as Satsuki Wanibuchi - *Seven Secretaries Special* (2022), as Satsuki Wanibuchi - *Octo: Emotional Investigator Shinno Akari* (2022), series, Actor - *My Cuteness Is About to Expire!?* (2022), series, Actor - *Yuagari Sketch* (2022), series, as Sawako Izumi - *Our Rainy Days* (2021), series, as MIYAKO - *The Sound of Grass* (2021), as Masako Uno - *Hell's Garden* (2021), as Sayo Nanase - *Angry Rice Wives* (2021), Actor - *Seven Secretaries* (2020), series, as Satsuki Wanibuchi - *Parallel Tokyo* (2019), series, as Megumi Takatori - *A Murder Is Announced* (2019), as Tsuchida Torami - *Day and Night* (2019), Actor - *The Copycat Criminal* (2016), series, as Machiko Furukawa - *Deep Sea of Tree* (2016), Actor - *A Living Promise* (2016), as Yoshiko - *Iron Grandma* (2015), series, Actor - *Hottokenai Majotachi* (2014), series, Actor - *Petero no Soretsu* (2014), series, as Sonoda - *Devoted Cookbook* (2014), Actor - *Hanako & Anne* (2014), series, as Ando Fuji - *Housekeeper the Peeper* (2014), as Hiroko Okano - *The Little House* (2014), as Sadako - *Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu* (2014), series, as 看護師・陽子 - *Olympic Ransom* (2013), series, Actor - *Nameless Poison* (2013), series, as Eiko Sonoda - *Doubles - Futari no Keiji* (2013), series, as Mieko Sakata - *Neo Ultra Q* (2013), series, as Takako Karasawa - *The Tang of Lemon* (2012), Actor - *Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon* (2012), series, as Kanako Terayama（寺山 金子） - *Devoted Cookbook* (2012), Actor - *Solitary Gourmet* (2012), series, Actor - *The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma* (2011), as Kokiden Lady - *Runaway: For Your Love* (2011), series, as Masae Takimoto - *Cat Taxi* (2010), Actor - *The Fallen Angel* (2010), as Kotobuki - *Cat Taxi* (2010), series, Actor - *Villon's Wife* (2009), as Miyo - *My Girl* (2009), series, as Kazama Mitsuyo - *Welkame* (2009), series, as 吉野鷺知 - *夏樹静子サスペンス 湖に佇つ人 鬼の棲む老舗旅館* (2009), series, as ゆき子 - *Giwaku* (2009), as 秋谷容子 - *Kitaro and the Millennium Curse* (2008), as Sand Witch - *4 Shimai Tantei Dan* (2008), series, as Kazuyo Miyamoto - *Mother at Fourteen* (2006), series, as Kirino Shizuka - *The Celestial Railroad* (2006), Actor - *Junjo Kirari* (2006), series, as Arimori Iso - *Time Limit Investigator* (2006), series, Actor - *Heart, Beating in the Dark* (2005), as Inako - *MAKOTO* (2005), Actor - *The Black Leather Notebook* (2004), series, Actor - *The Great Horror Family* (2004), series, as Yuko Imawano - *Bewitched In Tokyo* (2004), series, as Shigeru Muroi - *竜馬がゆく* (2004), series, Actor - *Koi wa Tatakai* (2003), series, Actor - *温泉仲居探偵の事件簿* (2002), series, Actor - *Out* (2002), as Kuniko Junouchi - *Kichiku* (2002), Actor - *AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo* (2002), series, Actor - *Fan of Hong Kong star* (2002), Actor - *Shangri-La* (2002), as Mari - *Let's Go Nagata-cho* (2001), series, Actor - *Pure Soul* (2001), series, as Kirino Machiko - *The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express* (2001), as Hajime's mother - *おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士* (2000), series, Actor - *Yamada Ikka no Shinbou* (1999), series, Actor - *African Nights* (1999), series, Actor - *Amateur Singing Contest* (1999), Actor - *Hiroin! Naniwa bombers* (1998), as 浜崎百合子 - *Frozen Summer* (1998), series, as Oikawa Natsuki - *The Doctor Is In* (1997), series, Actor - *Gift* (1997), series, as Naomi Koshigoe（腰越 奈緒美） - *Ryoko!!* (1996), series, Actor - *Free and Easy 8* (1996), as Kazumi - *Justice For All* (1995), series, Actor - *Whisper of the Heart* (1995), as Asako Tsukishima (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/whisper-of-the-heart.md) - *Sankaku Heart* (1995), series, as Ayanokoji Matsuko - *Ghost Pub* (1994), as Shizuko - *Good Mourning* (1994), series, Actor - *Wild Side* (1993), Actor - *Manhattan Kiss* (1992), Actor - *The Drive* (1992), as Rieko - *Goodbye Mama* (1991), Actor - *Mamatte Kirei!?* (1991), series, Actor - *Kumagusu* (1991), Actor - *After All, I Love Cats the Three Onda Sisters’ Great Kyoto Troubles* (1990), as Reiko Onda - *Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch* (1990), Actor - *The Ginger Tree* (1989), series, as Minagawa - *Battle Heater* (1989), as Hideko Nitta - *Aishikata ga Wakaranai* (1989), series, Actor - *Afternoon When Flowers Fell* (1989), Actor - *Yojo no jidai* (1988), Actor - *Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad* (1988), as Nanako Kosaka (Episode 4) - *So What* (1988), Actor - *あそびにおいでョ!* (1988), series, Actor - *Tokyo Pop* (1988), as Japanese Gaijin - *The Goodbye Girls* (1987), as Hanako Fukube - *BU・SU* (1987), as Ponta - *おヒマなら来てよネ!* (1987), series, as 鶴八 - *Robinson's Garden* (1987), as Woman in restaurant - *Daddy, the Newscaster* (1987), series, Actor - *Leave My Girl Alone* (1986), as Hostess of hotel - *Roots Search* (1986), as Catherine (voice) - *The New Morning of Billy the Kid* (1986), as Miyuki Nakajima - *わが娘が消えた夜* (1985), Actor - *Flight Attendant: Scandal* (1984), as Yasuko - *Female Prisoner: Caged!* (1983), as Miwa - *A Girl, She Is 100%* (1983), as Heroine - *Attack on a Bakery* (1982), Actor - *After That* (1982), Actor - *Karate Cop* (1982), as Bar Waitress - *Burst City* (1982), as Speed Killer - *Heart, Beating in the Dark* (1982), as Inako - *Hear the Wind Sing* (1981), as Third woman - *Shuffle* (1981), as Naomi - *Carnival in the Night* (1981), Actor - *Another Side* (1980), Actor - *Tokyo Cabbageman K* (1980), Actor - *Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B* (1979), series, Actor - *Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)*, Actor ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2000: Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (nominated) - Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress 1995: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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