| Rie Shibata | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 柴田 理恵 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1959 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Yatsuo, Toyama, Japan | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1981–present | ||||||||||
| Agent: | Wahaha-Hompo | ||||||||||
| Height Cm: | 156 | ||||||||||
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is a Japanese actress and comedian who has appeared in a number of television programmes, feature films and stage productions. She is also the special deputy mayor of Toyama, Toyama.
She was born on 14 January 1959 in Toyama, Toyama (formerly Yatsuo, Nei District).[1]
After going to Yao High School, she went to Meiji University Department of literature. After graduating from university, she joined the Gekidan Tokyo Vodovil Show, but withdrew in 1984, and launched Wahaha-Hompo with Masahiro Sato and Masami Hisamoto.[2] Since then she has broadened her range of activities for films, television dramas, and variety shows.[3]
In early days of her career, she appeared as a recurring role in the "Mysterious Comedy Series" produced by Fuji TV and Toei.
She played the role of a high school teacher in the film produced by Universal Pictures in the United States in June 2006 which was her Hollywood debut.
At the age of 28, she married a stage director of Wahaha-Hompo.[4]
She joined Soka Gakkai in 1987 and later joined the Central Committee of the Arts Department.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mōri Motonari | Kiyo | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Old woman | NHK | Taiga drama | [6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Welter | Woman | |||
| 1990 | Hong Kong Paradise | ||||
| 1992 | Netorare Munesuke | Komadori sister Kamei | |||
| Kirakira hikaru | Waitress A | ||||
| 1993 | Kokkai e Ikō | ||||
| 1995 | A Quiet Life | Neighbour's wife | |||
| 1996 | Supermarket Woman | Patronist Obasan | |||
| 1998 | Ohaka ga nai! | Head nurse | |||
| Tena mon ya Shōsha: Manfuku Bōekigaisha | Tamago | ||||
| 1999 | Himitsu | Kazuko Yoshimoto | |||
| Karaoke | |||||
| 2001 | Mayonaka made | Fan lady | |||
| Pistol Opera | Actor of a female star act | ||||
| 2002 | Kewaishi | Ume Aono | |||
| 2006 | Stone Age | Fusako Nakajo | |||
| High school teacher #1 | |||||
| 2011 | Mainichi Kaasan | Awata | Shotaro Kobayashi | ||
| 2013 | Kyoko to Shuichi no Baai | ||||
| 2014 | Clover | Fortune teller | Takeshi Furusawa | ||
| 2018 | It Comes | Setsuko | Tetsuya Nakashima | ||
| 2021 | Angry Rice Wives | Katsuhide Motoki | |||
| 2006 | Brave Story | Lady Yuna (voice) | Koichi Chigira | [8] | |
| 2021 | What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? | Satsuki Kanda | Tetsu Maeda | [9] | |
| 2023 | The Dry Spell | Takeuchi | Masaya Takahashi | [10] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Locations | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep - Nov 2011 | Warai no machi | Theatre Creation | |||
| Oct - Dec 2013 | Bansan | Sunshine Theatre | |||
| Feb 2014 | Ano Enpitsu de, Fuki no Koibumi o Shirusu | Nakano The Pocket | |||
| May 2014 | Taiyō to Koi to Potto Shutsu no Veteran | Theatre Sunmall | |||
| Sep - Oct 2014 | Shukujo no Romance | Kinokuniya Hall | |||
| Oct - Sep 2015 | Kuchizuke | Sunshine Theatre | |||
| 2016 | Ume to Sakura to Boke no Hana | Oume | Hakodate | Hakata-za Renewal Commemorative Performance | [11] |
| Yukimaroge | Ochika | Theatre Senjyu, Theatre Creation | [12] | ||
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2005 - Mar 2006 | Rie Shibata no Idobata Sōken | |||
| Apr 2006 - Mar 2009 | Rie Shibata no Idobata Radio | |||
| Oct 1997 - Mar 1998 | Takashi Tsukagoshi no Saturday Talk Battle The Gucchi's | NBS | Assistant | |
| 18 - 21 Oct 2012 | Dear Friends | |||
| 5 Oct 2015 - | Telephone Jinsei Sōdan | NBS | Irregular personality | |
| 2016–22 | Hikaru Ijūin to Radio to | Thursday partner | [13] | |
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1990 | "Kingyo Chūihō! Gakkō Daisuki'!!" | |
| 21 Jan 1991 | "Ren'ai Doremifa Musume Heisei Geisha Girls" |
| Date | Title | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1999 | Yoiko wa Mane shinaide Ne | The Chunichi Shimbun Tokyo office. | |
| Jul 2008 | Harutarō 3-pon Ashi no Tenshi | Sony Magazines | |
| Feb 2009 | Rie Shibata no 100% Konbu Katsuyō-jutsu | Tatsumi Publishing | |
| Aug 2009 | Shibata-san no Ie no otsumami | Sony Magazines | |
| Apr 2010 | Rie Shiabata no Motto Motto Konbu Katsuyō-jutsu | Tatsumi Publishing | |
| Apr 2011 | Taifū Kaa-chan itsu made mo aru to Omou na Oya to Kane | Ushio Shuppansha |
| Date | Title | Co-author | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2005 | Imamamada | Magazine House | ||
| Apr 2006 | Dr. Kindaichi & Rie Shibata no Kotoba Shinryōsho | Hideho Kindaichi | Meiji Shoin |
| Date | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2008 | Ōbaidōri: Rie Shibata no Wahaha Taidan! | Ushio Shuppansha |
| Jan 2010 | Ichigoichie: Rie Shibata no Wahaha Taidan! |