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Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Actor Oct 23 (age 93) Tokyo, Japan 1953–2024 (71 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Misako Watanabe (渡辺美佐子) (b. 23 October 1932) is a Japanese actress. She is a graduate of the Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1997 she received a Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon and in 2004 the Order of the Rising Sun.

Known For

Kwaidan
Film

Kwaidan

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Youth of the Beast
Film

Youth of the Beast

Kumiko Takeshita
The Great Passage
Film

The Great Passage

Take
Midnight Diner 2
Film

Midnight Diner 2

Yukiko Ogawa
Samurai Spy
Film

Samurai Spy

Okiwa
Bread of Happiness
Film

Bread of Happiness

Aya Sakamoto
The Inheritance
Film

The Inheritance

Kawara's wife Rie
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Film

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Yasu, Sajiemon's wife

Filmography

Acting (118)

·

Movies (107)

Route29

Route29

2024

as Old Lady at the Watch Shop

7.0
THE LAST GOZE

THE LAST GOZE

2020
Sketches of Life

Sketches of Life

2019

as Kazuko Tanaka

6.0
The Antique

The Antique

2018
6.4
Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2

2016

as Yukiko Ogawa

7.4
Karaage USA

Karaage USA

2014

as Some Karashima

The Great Passage

The Great Passage

2013

as Take

7.2
Bread of Happiness

Bread of Happiness

2012

as Aya Sakamoto

6.7
Okaimono

Okaimono

2009
Bare Essence of Life

Bare Essence of Life

2009

as Shibata

6.0
Frost

Frost

2008
7.5
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007
6.9
The Milkwoman

The Milkwoman

2005

as Toshiko Minagawa

6.3
Farewell, Kuro

Farewell, Kuro

2003

as Principal Makino

6.8
Face

Face

2000

as Mrs. Yoshimura

6.6
Sennen-Tabito

Sennen-Tabito

1999
The Abe Clan

The Abe Clan

1995

as Kinu

7.0
In Blazing Love

In Blazing Love

1994

as Narrator (voice)

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

1993

as Kimiko Yoshioka

The love song of farewell later

The love song of farewell later

1991
Tsugumi

Tsugumi

1990

as Tugumi's Mother

6.0
Corpse of your Choice

Corpse of your Choice

1987
Tattoo

Tattoo

1982

as Sadako Takeda

5.2
This Is Noriko

This Is Noriko

1981

as Harue Matsubara

Rennyo and His Mother

Rennyo and His Mother

1981
Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

1977

as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother

6.4
Long Journey into Love

Long Journey into Love

1973
A Mummy’s Love

A Mummy’s Love

1973
The Gentle Japanese

The Gentle Japanese

1971

as Woman of the story

Child Bride

Child Bride

1970

as Yukiko Takayama

The Shogun and His Mistresses

The Shogun and His Mistresses

1967

as Narrator

2.0
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

1967

as Kuriko

6.3
Dissolution Rites

Dissolution Rites

1967

as Mie

6.0
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965

as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

7.7
Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

1965

as Okiwa

6.5
With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965

as Fumiko Ôki

5.4
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

1965
6.4
Tokyo Untouchable

Tokyo Untouchable

1965

as as Mie Kaneko

The Third Ninja

The Third Ninja

1964
7.0
Ningen ni kakeruna

Ningen ni kakeruna

1964
Homecoming

Homecoming

1964
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut

Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut

1964
6.0
The Hill is Full of Flowers

The Hill is Full of Flowers

1963

as Asako Shiraishi

The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

1963
Sasuke and His Comedians

Sasuke and His Comedians

1963
5.8
A Fishmonger's Tour

A Fishmonger's Tour

1963
Foggy Night Blues

Foggy Night Blues

1963
Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

1963

as Kumiko Takeshita

6.9
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963

as Yasu, Sajiemon's wife

6.8
Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

1962

as Setsuko

6.8
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962

as Kawara's wife Rie

7.1
Me o tsubutte tsuppashire

Me o tsubutte tsuppashire

1962
Ningen Gari

Ningen Gari

1962

as Shima Kajimoto

Human

Human

1962

as Kamegoro's wife

6.6
Kimagure tosei

Kimagure tosei

1962
Children of Izu

Children of Izu

1962

as Nanae Igami

零戦黒雲一家

零戦黒雲一家

1962
At the Side of the Bridge

At the Side of the Bridge

1962
The Injured Boy

The Injured Boy

1962
At the Side of the Bridge 2

At the Side of the Bridge 2

1962
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

1962
Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds

1962
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

1961

as Tomiko Haraguchi

Yabure Kabure

Yabure Kabure

1961
That Guy and I

That Guy and I

1961
10.0
Dai shusse monogatari

Dai shusse monogatari

1961
The Lost Diamond

The Lost Diamond

1960
Take Aim at the Police Van

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960

as Yûko Hamajima

6.1
Sixteen years old

Sixteen years old

1960
Wait for Tomorrow

Wait for Tomorrow

1960

as Shinobu Yamaki

The War Without Weapons

The War Without Weapons

1960
The Guitarist and the Rancher

The Guitarist and the Rancher

1960
Unripe Fruit

Unripe Fruit

1959
The Third Dead Angle

The Third Dead Angle

1959
Beneath the Gallows

Beneath the Gallows

1959
Break Down that Wall

Break Down that Wall

1959

as Sakiko, the Tanigawas' daughter-in-law

7.0
The Ghost of Iwojima

The Ghost of Iwojima

1959
Wakai hyou no mure

Wakai hyou no mure

1959
Kikenna onna

Kikenna onna

1959

as Yoshiko Shiota

Masked Woman

Masked Woman

1959
Wolves on Number Zero Street

Wolves on Number Zero Street

1959
Talented Woman

Talented Woman

1959
The Age of Our Own

The Age of Our Own

1959

as Yoriko

The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist

1959

as Rie

6.5
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon

The Man Who Rode the Typhoon

1958
City with Beasts

City with Beasts

1958
A Slope in the Sun

A Slope in the Sun

1958

as Yuriko Kawakami

5.5
Forever, My Love

Forever, My Love

1958

as Tokie

Endless Desire

Endless Desire

1958

as Shima

6.5
The Seasons of Love

The Seasons of Love

1958

as Yuriko

3.0
Young Breasts

Young Breasts

1958
Shiroi akuma

Shiroi akuma

1958
Streetlights

Streetlights

1957

as 千代

Joshiryōsai

Joshiryōsai

1957
This Day's Life

This Day's Life

1957
Temptation

Temptation

1957

as Junko Takeyama

8.0
Who's the Real Killer

Who's the Real Killer

1957
Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass

1957
Teen Age Trap

Teen Age Trap

1957
But the Flesh is Weak

But the Flesh is Weak

1957
6.0
The Barefoot Girl

The Barefoot Girl

1957
Gyakukōsen

Gyakukōsen

1956

as Motoko Sayama

Saigo no sentō-ki

Saigo no sentō-ki

1956
Flesh Smuggling

Flesh Smuggling

1956
Hungry Soul, Part II

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956

as Noriko Izumitani

6.4
Hungry Soul

Hungry Soul

1956

as Noriko Izumitani

6.0
Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

1953
6.8