Rie Shibata
Rie Shibata is a Japanese actress and comedian. She is also the special deputy mayor of Toyama, Toyama. She is the Ambassador of kombu in Rausu, Hokkaido.
Biography
She was born on 14 January 1959 in Toyama, Toyama. Her mother's house is a well-established inn, and during the summer vacation she helped with customer service.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. Since then, she stood on stage as a signboard actress at Wahaha-Hompo, and also broadened her range of activities for films, television dramas, and variety shows.
In May 2005 she received a UAE at a general hospital in Tokyo, and was discharged after two nights and three days and immediately took part in the shooting of a TV drama. Then her myoma gradually shrank and the uterus is said to be one quarter of the size after a two year treatment.
She played the role as a high school teacher in the film produced by Universal Pictures in the United States in June 2006 and played her Hollywood debut.
In August 2013, she was appointed Konbu Ambassador from Rausu, Hokkaido. In June 2016 she was appointed Special Vice Mayor of Toyama City and received Mayor's Masashi Mori's commission from a hand-made Yao Washi.
In the tarento popularity survey of February 2017 by Video Research, she ranked 42nd, near Mirei Kiritani and Suzu Hirose.
Personal life
At the age of 28, she married a stage director of Wahaha-Hompo who was a student classmate, took over the audience at the theater and took on the "public wedding ceremony". As her husband renamed when married, Shibata's surname did not change even after marriage.When she was performing allocation in Nagoya city in the latter half of the 2000s, she found that a puppy was thrown away in the mountain of illegally dumped trash. Shibata originally left the puppy in an animal hospital, but when no one adopted it, she adopted it and named it "Harutaro".
She joined Soka Gakkai in 1987 and later joined the Central Committee of the Arts Department.
Filmography
TV programmes
Nationwide and Kanto Local
; NHK| Dates | Title | Notes |
| Apr 1994 - Mar 1997 | Shūkan kodomo News | As a mother |
| Chūkōnen no tame no rakuraku Pasokon Juku | Aired on E TV; proceeded with Kai Atō | |
| NHK Nodo Jiman | Judge |
; Nippon TV
| Years | Title | Network | Notes |
| What a Fantastic Night! | Late regular | ||
| 1997- | Kasou Taishou | Judge | |
| Suppin DNA | CTV | ||
| Ultra Shop | Regular | ||
| Japan Walker | Regular | ||
| Tonari no Nayami no Kaiketsu Hito | Regular | ||
| The Most Useful School in the World | Regular | ||
| Michi no Sekai o Toritai: Odoroki Eizō Hunter! Dream Vision | Regular | ||
| Himitsu no Kenmin Show | YTV | Quasi-regular | |
| Megami no Marche | Regular |
; Tokyo Broadcasting System
| Dates | Title | Notes |
| Kaiketsu Jukujo! Shinpaigomuyō | Quasi-regular | |
| Jōhō! Mogi-tate Sarada | Regular | |
| Kazuo Tokumitsu no Kandō Saikai "Aitai" | Quasi-regular | |
| Apr 2008 - Mar 2013 | Hanamaru Market | Tuesday regular |
; Fuji Television
| Title | Notes |
| SMAP×SMAP | Co-produced by KTV, quasi-regular |
| Tamori no Neta de Night Fever! | Panelist |
| Waratte Iitomo! | Regular |
| Waratte Iitomo Special Issue | Regular |
| Waratte Iitomo! Tokudai-gō | Regular |
| Waratte Iitomo! Haru-Aki no Saiten Special | Regular |
| Wanted!! | Regular |
| Hashire!! Shiawase Kensetsu | Regular |
| The Letters: Kazoku no Ai ni arigatō | Dream Maker |
| Hakkutsu! Aruaru Daijiten | Aired on KTV, regular |
| The Best House 123 | Regular |
| Spice TV: Dōmo Kininaru! | Quasi-regular |
| Honne no Dendō!! Shinsuke ni hawa karumai' | Quasi-regular |
| Shirita gari | Shirita gari suto |
; TV Asahi
| Title | Notes | Ref. |
| Bunchin Yamase no Gourmet Comedy/Honō no Chūbō Monogatari | ||
| Akko no Nakashitaro ka!? | ||
| London Hearts | Regular | |
| Imadoki! Gohan | Regular | |
| Ima sugu Tsukaeru Mame Chishiki: Quiz Zatsugaku-ō | Solver | |
| Cream Quiz Miracle 9 | Occasional appearances | |
| Chikyū no Arukikata: 35 Shūnenkinen America Ōdan! Shoku no Dai Bōken Kikō | Aired on BS Asahi, traveller |
; TV Tokyo
| Title | Notes |
| Jūtaku Variety: Wagaya Dai Sakusen! | Moderator |
| Pet Dai Shūgō! Pochi tama | Moderator |
| 2010-Nen tabi no Sōkessan! Kuchikomi & Ninki Ranking | Moderator |
Other local
; Asahi Broadcasting Corporation; Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
| Title | Notes |
| Tamio Kageyama no Seminar | |
| PS | Regular |
| Natsu no Drive: Dō no Eki Miryoku Zen Kōkai |
; Kitanihon Broadcasting
| Title | Notes |
| Rie Shibata no Yotte kare: Toyama Kankō Kaihatsu Jigyō-dan | Occasionally |
; Tulip Television
; Ishikawa TV
; Kansai Telecasting Corporation
TV dramas
; NHK| Dates | Title | Role |
| Apr-May 2011 | Madonna Verde: Musume no tame ni Umu koto | |
| Apr 2017 - | Asadora Hiyokko | Kiyo Kadoya |
; Nippon TV
| Dates | Title | Role | Notes |
| Jan-Feb 1987 | Ore no Musuko wa Genkijirushi | Supermarket clerk | |
| Apr-Jun 1995 | Kinjirareta Asobi | Aired on YTV | |
| Oct-Dec 2000 | Straight News | Taeko Ono | |
| Jan-Mar 2004 | Keishichō Kanshikihan 2004 | Akane Enfuji |
; Fuji Television
| Dates | Title | Role | Notes |
| Apr 1985 - Mar 1986 | Katte ni! Kamitaman | Guest | |
| Apr-Dec 1986 | Morimori bokkun | Iron aunt | |
| Jan-Dec 1987 | Omoikkiri Tantei-dan: Baadogumi | Progressive grandmother | |
| Jan-Dec 1988 | Jāman Tantei-dan: Ma Tonarigumi | Kazuko Den | |
| Jan-Jul 1989 | Mahō Shōjo chuukanapaipai! | Sayuri Sangenjaya | |
| Jul-Dec 1989 | Mahō Shōjo chuukanaipanema | Sayuri Sangenjaya | |
| Jan-Dec 1990 | Bishōjo Kamen Poitrin | Policewoman Ritsuko Honda | |
| Jan-Dec 1991 | Fushigi Shōjo Nile na Totomesu | Boutique clerk | |
| Jan-Dec 1992 | Utau! Ōtatsu Miyagi | Fugu | |
| Jan-Oct 1993 | Yūgen Jikkō Sanshimai: Schushtrian | ET aunt | |
| Jul-Sep 1994 | Good Mourning | ||
| Mar 1997 | Sashow The Last Case | ||
| Jul-Sep 1997 | Tsuki no Jagayaku Yoru dakara | ||
| Apr-Jun 2002 | Artificial Beauty | ||
| 22 Aug 2006 | Honto ni atta Kowai Hanashi | ||
| 11 May 2013 | Machigawa re chatta Otoko | Mai Sunazuka | |
| Jul-Aug 2013 | Asu no Hikari o Tsukame | Matsuko Sawanobori | |
| Apr-Jun 2014 | Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi | Ryoko Isayama |
; Tokyo Broadcasting System
| Dates | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| Apr 1993 - Jan 1994 | Gridman the Hyper Agent | Episode 19; guest | ||
| Apr-Jun 1994 | Omiai no Tatsujin | |||
| Jan-Mar 1995 | Mitsuyo Okami Jo no Tatakai | |||
| Apr-Jun 1996 | Kekkon shiyōyo | |||
| Jul-Sep 2007 | Yamada Tarō Monogatari | Maria Ikegami | ||
| 2009 | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo | Yone Ryotsu | ||
| 26 Nov 2014 | Shinya Shokudō 3 | Eri | MBS | Episode 6 |
| Sep-Oct 2015 | JK wa Yuki Onna | Baba-sama | MBS |
; TV Asahi
| Dates | Title | Role | Notes |
| 12 Jan 2001 | Ai wa Seigi | Episode 1; guest | |
| 2003-04 | Hamidashi: Keiji Jōnetsukei | Katsuko Tsuji | |
| Apr-Jun 2006 | 7-Ri no Onna Bengoshi | Satsuki Kinoshita |
; TV Tokyo
| Dates | Title | Notes |
| Apr-Oct 2010 | Daimajin Kanon | |
| 16 Jul 2014 | Kodoku no Gourmet Season 4 | As Omoni; Episode 2 |
One-off TV dramas
; Nippon TV| Years | Title | Notes |
| 1987 | Netchū Jidai Special: Kaettekita Kitano Kōdai | |
| 1996-98 | Kansatsu-i Akiko Murou | 21-24 |
| 2003-05 | Bengoshi Takenosuke Asahi | Tomoko Kurihara; 19-23 |
; Tokyo Broadcasting System
| Dates | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Chiharu Saotome no Tenjō Hōkoku-sho: Yukemuri Kusatsu Tour Satsujin Jiken | ||
| 17 Oct 1999 | Seicho Matsumoto Tokubetsu Kikaku: Gao | ||
| 1999-2004 | Hostess Tantei Kikiippatsu | 1-6 | |
| 25 Sep 2003 | Joshi Keimusho Higashi angōtō | ||
| 1 Aug 2011 | Keishichō Saihan Bōshi-ka: Hidetsugu Masaki | Akiko Harada | |
| 13 Mar 2017 | Seiichi Morimura Suspense: Mashō no Gunzō Keiji Shinpei Morisaki 4 | Toko Mayuzumi |
; Fuji Television
| Date | Title | Role |
| 3 Jan 1996 | Subarashi Kikazo Kuryokō | |
| 24 Apr 1998 | Satsujin Miyōin | Sachiko Akiyama |
| 7 Sep 2001 | Toshi no Sa Couple Keiji 2 | Yoshie Chasawa |
| 31 Oct 2006 | Chibi Maruko-chan | |
| 24 May 2008 | Hadaka no Taishō: Miyazaki-hen -Miyazaki no Onigawarau node | |
| 24 Dec 2010 | Ninjō no Onna Keiji Tokudaiji Misao no Asakusa Jiken-bo |
; TV Asahi
| Date | Title | Role | Network |
| 24 Apr 1999 | Mama-san Kisha Meiko no Jiken | Keiko Suzuki | |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Onna Ukeoinin | Sachie Nishina | |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Charisma Biyōshi Satsujin Jiken | Reiko Fuji | |
| 16 Apr 2005 | Gourmet Bengoshi vs Diet Kenji | ABC | |
| 18 Jun 2005 | × Ichi Onna-Deka: Shiroi Kyōfu! | Madoka Gondo |
; TV Tokyo
| Date | Title | Role |
| Nov 2001 | Kaguya Hime Densetsu satsujin jiken | Kiko Fujimura |
| Jun 2003 | Maboroshi no Suiri Sakka: Noto Satsujin Gyō | Chie Watanabe |
| 7 Mar 2012 | Sasurai-shochō: Shohei Kazama | Shizuka Oshiro |
Films
Dubbing
Direct-to-video
; Sai Enterprise| Year | Title | Role |
| 1986 | Guinea Pig 4: Devil Woman Doctor | Congenital brain explosion family member |
; Nikkatsu
| Year | Title |
| 1994 | Shin Yuri Zoku 2 |
| 1995 | Shin Yuri Zoku 3 |
Radio programmes
Television advertisements
Stage
Discography
; Wahaha-Hompo Women's Department Dennō Geisha Girls| Date | Title |
| 1 Jul 1990 | "Kingyo Chūihō! Gakkō Daisuki'!!" |
| 21 Jan 1991 | "Ren'ai Doremifa Musume Heisei Geisha Girls" |
; Guest participation
| Date | Artist | Song | Notes |
| 1 Mar 1998 | George Tokoro | "Bway no Bwayavy" | Back chorus |