Shinobu Terajima

Born into a kabuki family whose main stage was closed to daughters, Shinobu Terajima went out and took the Silver Bear in Berlin instead. What I admire most is her taste in roles. Vibrator, Caterpillar, Oh Lucy!: parts that offer no vanity and no comfort. She keeps choosing work that costs her something, which is rarer than talent.

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Name (English)

Shinobu Terajima

Name (Japanese)

寺島しのぶ

Reading

てらじま しのぶ

Born

December 28, 1972 (age 53)

Origin

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Height

163 cm

Occupation

actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

Blood type

B

Active years

1992 -

University

Faculty of Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Silver Bear for Best Actress
• 2004 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
• 2004 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress
• 2011 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress
• Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress
• 2023 Kinuyo Tanaka Award

Works summary

Appearances

188 (1989–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

1989: 1, 1993: 3, 1994: 1, 1995: 3, 1996: 6, 1997: 4, 1998: 5, 1999: 3, 2000: 3, 2001: 6, 2002: 4, 2003: 8, 2004: 7, 2005: 6, 2006: 8, 2007: 5, 2008: 4, 2009: 4, 2010: 6, 2011: 6, 2012: 5, 2013: 6, 2014: 3, 2015: 4, 2016: 9, 2017: 7, 2018: 6, 2019: 8, 2020: 3, 2021: 8, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 5, 2026: 1, year unknown: 14

Debut work

詩城の旅びと

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobu%20Terajima
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%BA%E5%B3%B6%E3%81%97%E3%81%AE%E3%81%B6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289718

Tags

• Kyoto Prefecture
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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