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Shinobu Terajima

Date of birth: 1972-12-28

Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: 寺島 しのぶ, 테라지마 시노부, 寺島忍, شینوبو تراجیما

Shinobu Terajima

Biography

Shinobu Terajima 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.

Movie Credits

The Night Before Upheaval
3.5

The Night Before Upheaval

2022-11-29

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
3.5

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005-12-22

Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is dia

実録ドラマスペシャル 女の犯罪ミステリー
0

実録ドラマスペシャル 女の犯罪ミステリー

2016-03-17

Caterpillar
3.1

Caterpillar

2010-08-14

The story of a village woman given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual nee

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
3.4

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004-03-13

A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then

Happy Flight
3.1

Happy Flight

2008-11-15

A variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, d

Tokyo Tower
3.5

Tokyo Tower

2005-01-15

Toru Kojima and his friend Koji are young student boys with one thing in common - they both love to

Until the Lights Come Back
3

Until the Lights Come Back

2005-11-19

A Christmas Eve power outage provides a collection of troubled Tokyo denizens the opportunity to com

11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate
2.6

11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate

2012-05-20

On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese

Helter Skelter
3.3

Helter Skelter

2012-07-14

Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubl

Japan's Tragedy
3.3

Japan's Tragedy

2012-10-05

In 2010, 31,560 people ended their own lives and about 20,000 people died or went missing with the e

A Samurai Chronicle
3.7

A Samurai Chronicle

2014-10-04

A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life.

R100
2.9

R100

2013-10-05

Ruthless dominatrixes pursue a mild-mannered salesman who wants to get out of his unbreakable contra

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
2.5

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

2008-07-09

Young women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of the Ca

Yukon
0

Yukon

1998-01-10

Takayuki Iwabuchi, a former yakuza member with a tattoo of Kisshoten on his back. Although he has a

Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
3.5

Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship

2013-03-02

Su-chan, Mai-chan, Sawako-san follows the lives of three women who are former co-workers. 34-year-ol

2 Women
2

2 Women

2022-11-11

Modeled on Setouchi Jakucho, Inoue Mitsuharu, and his wife, 2 women depicts the special relationship

Akihabara@DEEP
2.8

Akihabara@DEEP

2006-09-02

Set in Tokyo's otaku mecca Akihabara, "Akihabara@DEEP" tells the story of five otaku who drop out of

The Fallen Angel
3.3

The Fallen Angel

2010-02-19

The story of a young man who has felt since childhood utterly alien from others around him. Since th

Vibrator
2.9

Vibrator

2003-12-06

Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has sleep

The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn
3.9

The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn

2022-10-28

Tenmasou is a long-established inn atop a mountain overlooking the sea, in a town called Mitsuse tha

The Millennial Rapture
2

The Millennial Rapture

2012-09-04

Sennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famo

Akame 48 Waterfalls
2.8

Akame 48 Waterfalls

2003-10-25

A man is trying to flee from his past, and he ends up in an underworld filled with strange character

It's Only Talk
3

It's Only Talk

2006-06-10

Based on an award winning novel, It's Only Talk is about the life of Yuko, a 35-year old woman. She

The Parades
3.8

The Parades

2024-02-28

A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has die

Hakkenden
3.7

Hakkenden

2024-10-01

Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of hi

The Shell Collector
2.5

The Shell Collector

2016-01-31

The latest discovery by a blind shell collector puts the relationship between man and nature on edge

The Assistant Doctor
0

The Assistant Doctor

2010-12-09

Story of the last assistant doctor in Okinawa.

Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
0

Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard

2006-01-30

A chance encounter on the road leads to the unusual need for a female bodyguard to protect the grand

Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
0

Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara

2005-05-26

Edo is rocked by the news that a duel to the death is to be held at Takadanobaba, the famed site of

Oh Lucy!
3.3

Oh Lucy!

2018-01-31

A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English

Love Never to End
2.5

Love Never to End

2007-01-13

He is Kikuji Murao (Etsushi Toyokawa), a former best-selling novelist who has had a decade-long dry

My Uncle
3.1

My Uncle

2016-11-03

Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at

A Lush Life
2

A Lush Life

2009-06-13

The story involves an aloof thief, a young man who turns to God after his father’s suicide, a manipu

Autumn
0

Autumn

2016-10-29

Mamoru Miyamoto is a book editor and his friend Masao Muraoka is a writer. Muraoka hasn't released a

Dear Etranger
3.5

Dear Etranger

2017-08-26

Makoto Tanaka is 40-years-old and has remarried. His wife is Nanae and they care for 2 daughters fro

Star Sand
3.5

Star Sand

2017-08-04

In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American

Guardian Angel
0

Guardian Angel

2009-06-20

A low paid company slave, a cheap hoodlum, and a stay-at-home man. These three neer-do-well guys get

Nomitori Samurai
2.8

Nomitori Samurai

2018-05-18

Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion

The City of Betrayal
1.5

The City of Betrayal

2016-11-12

Yuichi is a freeter who has lazy days. He receives an allowance from a woman that he lives with. Tom

Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
0

Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter

2005-01-11

Master swordsman Akiyama Kohei’s simple life in retirement is jarred into violent sword action when

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
0

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel

2004-12-14

The samurai Akiyama Daijiro is asked to help a young boy who tries to bring the man who murdered his

Dare to Stop Us
3.5

Dare to Stop Us

2018-10-13

In Spring 1969, 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films p

10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
0

10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal

2004-01-25

Urushibara Kazuki heads to Kyoto to explore the secret of his wife, Saeko, who is hospitalized for t

Get Up!
3

Get Up!

2003-10-05

A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before

Amagi Pass
0.5

Amagi Pass

1998-01-01

A fifteen year old boy travels through the Amagi Pass, he encounters some strange people, one of the

Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
4.3

Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

2007-12-22

Chacha, the woman of the blood of Nobunaga, who loved with Hideyoshi, and feared Tokugawa.

One Thousand Paper Cranes
0

One Thousand Paper Cranes

Two remarkable women unwittingly work together, across oceans and decades, to create a powerful symb

Yamato
2.7

Yamato

2005-12-17

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the pre

A Family
3.7

A Family

2021-01-29

Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to a

Akuma no Temariuta
0

Akuma no Temariuta

2019-12-21

都庁爆破!
0

都庁爆破!

2018-01-02

TBS broadcasts "New Year Drama Special" Metropolitan Bombing! "" From 9 o'clock on Tuesday, January

Earwig and the Witch
3

Earwig and the Witch

2021-02-03

A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.

Sotoba Komachi
5

Sotoba Komachi

2013-11-03

Mishima reset the story in a 1950s urban park. At the beginning of the story, five couples are sitti

Arc
3.2

Arc

2021-06-25

Set in the near future, Rina lives a wandering life and she meets Ema. Ema becomes a mentor for Rina

Winter Game
0

Winter Game

2005-01-04

Story about the relationship between 3 generations of one family. A son and a young woman, father an

Intolerance
3.7

Intolerance

2021-09-23

A teenage girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his rag

Siberian Express 2
0

Siberian Express 2

2001-01-13

Haru, Bânîzu de
0

Haru, Bânîzu de

2006-02-19

Tsutsui, an office worker, marries Hitomi, who has a son from a previous marriage. However, one day,

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
3.4

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

2021-04-09

In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the le

Sakura
4

Sakura

2020-11-13

Three siblings share a home with their parents living a happy life. The oldest one is good-looking g

It's a Flickering Life
3.1

It's a Flickering Life

2021-04-16

The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dr

Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
0

Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate

2013-02-16

Masaru Okunishi is a prisoner who has been on death-row for over 40 years. In 1961, 5 women died fro

Kokuho
4.3

Kokuho

2025-06-06

Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing

Hokusai's Daughter
0

Hokusai's Daughter

2025-10-17

The life of Katsushika Oi, daughter of Hokusai and a trailblazing female artist in Japan.

Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face
0

Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face

2011-02-11

In pursuit of the notorious thief “Subashiri no Kumagoro,” the Arson and Theft Investigation Squad c