Shinobu Terajima (寺島 しのぶ, Terajima Shinobu, born December 28, 1972) 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.[2]

Shinobu Terajima
寺島しのぶ
Terajima at Tokyo International Film Festival
in October 2018
Born (1972-12-28) December 28, 1972 (age 51)
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Laurent Ghnassia
(m. 2007)
ChildrenOnoe Maholo (son)[1]
Parent(s)Onoe Kikugorō VII (father)[a]
Sumiko Fuji (mother)
RelativesOnoe Baikō VII (grandfather)[b]
Onoe Einosuke II (uncle)
Onoe Kikunosuke V (younger brother)[c]
Yoko Namino (sister-in-law)[d]
Onoe Ushinosuke VII (nephew)[e]

Early life

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Her father is the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII (Japanese: 五代目 尾上菊五郎, Hepburn: Nanadaime Onoe Kikugorō), her mother the actress Sumiko Fuji, and her brother is the kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke V.[3]

She is also the granddaughter of Onoe Baikō VII, a renowned Kabuki actor considered one of the leading onnagata (i.e., a Kabuki actor who plays exclusively female roles) of the Showa era and father of Kikugorō VII (Terajima's father).

Career

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Terajima appeared in Shinobu Yaguchi's Happy Flight.[4]

Personal life

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In 2007, she married Laurent Ghnassia, a French art director based in Japan. The couple have one son, born in 2012.[5] In an interview with The Japan Times, Terajima stated that she is raising her son to be a kabuki actor.[6]

Filmography

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Films

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Television

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Honours

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  • Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2023)[20]

Notes

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  1. ^ Real Name: Hideyuki Terajima (Japanese: 寺島秀幸, Hepburn: Terajima Hideyuki).
  2. ^ Real Name: Seizō Terajima (Japanese: 寺島誠三, Hepburn: Terajima Seizō).
  3. ^ Real Name: Kazuyasu Terashima (Japanese: 寺嶋和康, Hepburn: Terajima Kazuyasu).
  4. ^ Daughter of Nakamura Kichiemon II.
  5. ^ Real Name: Kazufumi Terashima (Japanese: 寺嶋和史, Hepburn: Terajima Kazufumi).

References

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  1. ^ "10-year-old Maholo Terajima is the new face of kabuki theatre". Timeout. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ^ "Berlinale - Festival - Awards & Juries - International Jury". Berlin International Film Festival.
  3. ^ "Her Strength Is No Act: An Interview with Actress Terajima Shinobu". Nippon.com. Nippon Communications Foundation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. ^ Schilling, Mark (November 14, 2008). "Airplane flick tells only half the story". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Her Strength Is No Act: An Interview with Actress Terajima Shinobu". Nippon.com. September 26, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Shoji, Kaori. "Terajima brings legacy to TIFF". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "綾野剛×舘ひろし「ヤクザと家族 The Family」映像初公開!尾野真千子&北村有起哉&市原隼人も参戦". eiga.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "キネマの神様". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "芳根京子が石川慶の監督作「Arc」で不老不死に、寺島しのぶや岡田将生ら共演". Natalie. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "空白". eiga.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "あちらにいる鬼". eiga.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "天間荘の三姉妹". eiga.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "わたしのかあさん 天使の詩". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ^ "パレード". eiga.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  15. ^ "八犬伝". eiga.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  16. ^ "吉沢亮主演・横浜流星共演、映画『国宝』に渡辺謙出演 大河主演俳優そろい踏み 高畑充希・森七菜・見上愛も【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  17. ^ "寺島しのぶ『いだてん』出演 「新風を吹き込んでいる」と中村勘九郎を援護射撃". Oricon. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "『モダンラブ・東京』新キャストに高良健吾、三浦透子ら 本予告&キービジュアルも公開". Real Sound. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "『どうする家康』で"語り"務める寺島しのぶ、春日局役で出演決定! 鈴木杏も2度目の大河参戦へ". Crank-in!. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  20. ^ "【田中絹代賞】寺島しのぶ 史上初の母娘受賞「光栄なこと」第54回の母・富司純子に続いた". Sponichi. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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