Famous People with Name Nobuko

Nobuko Miyamoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nobuko Miyamoto: a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaido, and raised in Nagoya, Aichi. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman.

Nobuko Takagi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nobuko Takagi: a Japanese author.Takagi was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, graduated from the Junior College of Tokyo Woman's Christian University (now Tokyo Woman's Christian University), and first published in 1980 with Sono hosoki michi (That Narrow Road). It was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize, as were her subsequent stories Tôsugiru tomo (A Distant Friend, 1981), Oikaze (A Following Wind, 1982), and Hikari idaku tomo yo (To a Friend Embracing the Light, 1983), which won the prize. Other works include Ginga no shizuku (Drops Falling from the Milky Way, 1993) and Tsuta moe (The Burning Vine, 1994).

Nobuko Iwaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nobuko Iwaki: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Minamiamabe District, Oita, she attended Beppu University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Takushoku University. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Councilors in the Diet in 2003.

Nobuko Okashita            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nobuko Okashita: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagawa Prefecture and graduate of Gakushuin Women's Junior College, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. She lost her seat in 2003 but was re-elected two years later.

Nobuko Fukuda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nobuko Fukuda: is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006. Fukuda's best individual finish was 24th in the individual sprint at those same ga