title: Naoko Otani
text: # 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 |
  