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.

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) The Life of Chiyoko Ito (2022) - Tetsu Yasui The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Izumi (Voice) Grandma's Secret (2026) Fujiko (2026)

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

Other television Quiz Derby (TBS, 1976–92)

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 1993 6th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting ActressA Class to Remember 1994 17h Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actress