Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子; born September 15, 1953, in Nagoya) is a Japanese actress who has worked steadily in film and television since the early 1970s. She is internationally recognized for her recurring voice work with Studio Ghibli, lending her voice to characters in Arrietty (2010), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), The Wind Rises (2013), and The Boy and the Heron (2023). Her live-action career includes a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Japan Academy Film Prize for Yoji Yamada's A Class to Remember (1994).
The film Grandma's Secret (おばあちゃんの秘密), in which Takeshita plays the lead role, had its Japanese premiere on July 4, 2026.
Takeshita also appeared in 2026 in the film Fujiko, where she plays the character Hatayama.
In August 2025, Takeshita performed in the theatrical play 5. května (5月35日) at the Kichijoji Shiatā theater in Tokyo.
In February 2025, it was announced that the film Grandma's Secret would be filmed with Takeshita in the lead role; the story takes place in Niigata Prefecture.
On December 31, 2024, Takeshita participated in a special memorial segment of the 75th NHK Kōhaku dedicated to the late actor Nishida Toshiyuki.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
73cinemaWed 11.11.The Departed
63cinemaWed 9.12.I Vitelloni
63cinemaWed 14.4.In Bruges
60cinemaWed 17.2.Crimes and Misdemeanors
58cinemaSun 22.11.Pets on a Train
58cinemaWed 10.3.The Damned
58cinemaWed 31.3.Wall Street
56cinemaWed 3.3.Missing
51cinemaWed 25.11.House of Gucci
51cinemaWed 20.1.Story of a Love Affair
50cinemaSun 29.11.Dalai Lama - Ocean of Wisdom
47cinemaWed 6.1.The Interpreter
An animated film by director Goró Miyazaki about two high school students fighting to preserve a historic building in 1963 Yokohama.
Studio Ghibli's animated film about tiny Borrowers living in the walls of human homes. Part of a monthly film cycle with popcorn and homemade lemonade included in the ticket price.
Hayao Miyazaki's animated film about a boy who encounters a mysterious heron and enters a magical world after his mother's death. A Japanese animation classic with Czech subtitles.