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Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本 信子, Miyamoto Nobuko, born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō , and raised in Nagoya . She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.
Nobuko Miyamoto is an icon of Asian American music and activism. Since the early 1970s, she has been exploring ways to reclaim and respirit our minds, bodies, histories, and communities, using the arts to create social change and forge solidarity.
Nobuko Miyamoto is a singer, dancer, and activist who explores her Japanese and African American roots through music and dance. Learn about her journey from a child uprooted by World War II to a founder of Great Leap, an arts organization that crosses cultural borders.
May 3, 2024 · Learn about Nobuko Miyamoto's journey from Hollywood to the Asian American movement, and her community art projects with Great Leap. Watch the documentary film premiering on May 4 at the VC Film Festival.
- Josie Huang
- Asian American Communities Reporter
Learn about the life and work of Nobuko Miyamoto, a visionary artist-activist who changed Asian America forever. Watch the documentary, see upcoming screenings, and read the press releases from JANM and PBS SoCal.
May 5, 2022 · Learn about Nobuko Miyamoto, a Japanese American songwriter, dancer, and activist who challenged racial and gender stereotypes. She was part of the first Asian American music album, A Grain of Sand, and created 120,000 Stories and Not Yo Butterfly.
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May 16, 2024 · Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement is the first documentary film (running time: 60 minutes) that looks at the life and times of dancer, writer, singer, performer, folklorist, and activist Nobuko Miyamoto. The film was codirected by Tadashi Nakamura, the director of MAC, and Quyên Nguyen-Le, a Daytime Emmy–nominated queer Vietnamese ...
