Shinobu Terajima was born on December 28 1972 in Kyoto. She is the firstborn daughter in an unbroken line of stage family; her father is Kikugoro Onoe, a Kabuki actor and also designated a living national treasure; her mother is actress Sumiko Fuji; her younger brother is a Kabuki actor Kikunosuke Onoe. While at Aoyama High School, Shinobu made her debut in TV drama “Shijyou no Tabibito” (NHK) in 1989. In 1992, she became an understudy of acting group, Bungakuza, after she had gotten advice from late actress Kiwako Taichi. She made her first theatrical debut in the following year in “Koi to Kamen to Carnival” which was directed by Nobuhiro Nishikawa. She also has met theatrical producer Yukio Ninagawa in the same year in “Chi no Konrei”. Shinobu continued theatrical works and appeared in a number of plays. Haruko Sugimura sometimes took the leading roles in those plays, but after she quit Bungakuza in 1996, Shinobu appeared in “Hanaoka Seishu no Tsuma” which brought her the breakthrough… read more
Shinobu Terajima was born on December 28 1972 in Kyoto. She is the firstborn daughter in an unbroken line of stage family; her father is Kikugoro Onoe, a Kabuki actor and also designated a living national treasure; her mother is actress Sumiko Fuji; her younger brother is a Kabuki actor Kikunosuke Onoe. While at Aoyama High School, Shinobu made her debut in TV drama “Shijyou no Tabibito” (NHK) in 1989. In 1992, she became an understudy of acting group, Bungakuza, after she had gotten advice from late actress Kiwako Taichi. She made her first theatrical debut in the following year in “Koi to Kamen to Carnival” which was directed by Nobuhiro Nishikawa. She also has met theatrical producer Yukio Ninagawa in the same year in “Chi no Konrei”. Shinobu continued theatrical works and appeared in a number of plays. Haruko Sugimura sometimes took the leading roles in those plays, but after she quit Bungakuza in 1996, Shinobu appeared in “Hanaoka Seishu no Tsuma” which brought her the breakthrough actress award at the Bunka-cho Geijyutsu Awards. Shinobu did not make boundaries and kept working in both theatrical and TV industries. As for film works, she collected more than 10 best actress awards for the performance of “Akame 48 Waterfalls” (Dir. Genjiro Arato) and “Vibrator” (Dir. Ryuichi Hiroki) in not only Japanese but also international awards. —shinobuterajima.com
