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
Born	September 15, 1953 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1973–present
Partner(s)	Teruo Sekiguchi (1984–)

Filmography

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)

Television

• Ōgon no Hibi (NHK, 1978) - Kikyō
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (NHK, 1983) - Lady Saigō
• Sanada Taiheiki (NHK, 1985–86) - Ono no Otsū
• Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK, 1987) - Katakura Kita
• The Sun Never Sets (Fuji TV, 2000) - Teruko Masaki
• Saka no Ue no Kumo (NHK, 2009) - Akiyama Sada
• From Kobe (Sun Television, 2015) - Mayumi Takeuchi
• Warotenka (NHK, 2017) - Hatsu
• Okaeri Mone (NHK, 2021) - Masayo Nagaura/narrator[1]

Dubbing

• #AnneFrank: Parallel Stories (2020) - Helen Mirren

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result
1978	2nd Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won
1993	6th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	A Class to Remember	Won
1994	17h Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated

References

1. "朝ドラ『おかえりモネ』清原果耶の家族キャストに内野聖陽、鈴木京香ら". Oricon. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

External links

• Official website (English section)