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	(1953-09-15) September 15, 1953 (age 71) Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1973–present
Partner	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)
• Ware Yowakereba: Yajima Kajiko-den (2022)^[1]
• The Life of Chiyoko Ito (2022) - Tetsu Yasui^[2]
• The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Izumi (Voice)^[3]
• Grandma's Secret (2026)^[4]

Television drama

• Ōgon no Hibi (1978) - Kikyō
• Kita no Kuni kara (1981–2002) - Yukiko^[5]
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) - Lady Saigō^[6]
• Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86) - Ono no Otsū
• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) - Katakura Kita^[7]
• The Sun Never Sets (2000) - Teruko Masaki
• Clouds Over the Hill (2009) - Akiyama Sada^[8]
• From Kobe (2015) - Mayumi Takeuchi
• Laugh It Up! (2017) - Hatsu
• Welcome Home, Monet (2021) - Masayo Nagaura/narrator^[9]

Other television

• Quiz Derby (TBS, 1976–92)^[10]

Dubbing

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

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
1978	2nd Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[11]
1993	6th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	A Class to Remember	Won	[12]
1994	17h Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[13]