Naoko Otani
# Naoko Otani

Naoko Otani (大谷直子, Ōtani Naoko, born April 3, 1950 in Sumida, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in The Human Bullet while still a high school student, and became popular for her role in the NHK Asadora television programme Nobuko to Obāchan (信子とおばあちゃん, Nobuko and Grandmother) in 1969.

She published a collection of nude photos while pregnant. She has been married twice.

## Filmography

### Film

| Date | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | The Human Bullet | | |
| 1970 | Yakuza Zessyō | | |
| 1972 | Zatoichi at Large | | |
| 1978 | Torakku Yarō - Ichibanboshi Kita e Kaeru | Madonna | |
| 1980 | Zigeunerweisen | | Lead role |
| 1992 | The River with No Bridge | Fude Hatanaka | Lead role |
| 1999 | Will to Live | Bar proprietor | |
| 2007 | Dear Friends | | |
| 2012 | Land of Hope | Chieko Ono | |
| 2021 | Peaceful Death | | |

### Television

| Date | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1969–70 | Nobuko to Obāchan | Nobuko Komiyama | Lead role, Asadora |
| 1974 | Katsu Kaishū | Jun | Taiga drama |
| 1974 | Unmeitōge | | |
| 1979 | Kusa Moeru | Maki no Kata | Taiga drama |
| 1983 | Ōoku | Lady Kasuga | |
| 2014 | Gunshi Kanbei | Dota Gozen | Taiga drama |
