Makiko Watanabe Explained

Makiko Watanabe
Birth Date:14 September 1968
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1986–present

is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films since 1996.

Awards

Watanabe was given the award for best script at the 1999 Mainichi Film Awards for M/Other with director Nobuhiro Suwa and co-star Tomokazu Miura for dialogue that was mostly improvised on the set.[1]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996
2004Zebraman
2007The Mourning Forest
The Rebirth
2008Love Exposure
2011Himizu
2014Still the Water
2016While the Women Are Sleeping
2017Hello, Goodbye
2018My Friend "A"
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
201937 Seconds
Aesop's Game
Walking Man
2020Momi's House
The Asadas[2]
State of Emergency[3]
2021Tomorrow's Dinner Table[4]
Landlady[5]
2022Midnight Maiden War[6]
Small, Slow But Steady[7]
HawReiko Nanebshima[8]
Fragments of the Last Will[9]
2023Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The MovieMariko Shirokane[10]
Family[11]
2024Desert of NamibiaMari Hayashi[12]
HappyendYōko[13]
2025The Harbor LightsIzumi[14]
Or Utopia[15]
Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Nankai MissionMariko Shirokane[16]
Mumyo no HashiYukiko YagiLead role[17]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022Tokyo ViceKazuko TozawaAmerican drama[18]
2024The Great PassageKaoru Sasaki[19]
Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in HokkaidoMonoa[20]
2026Sins of KujoHanae Iemori[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mainichi Film Awards Winners: 1999. Mainichi Shinbun. 27 February 2015. Japanese.
  2. Web site: 浅田家！. 12 September 2024. eiga.com.
  3. Web site: 斎藤工＆ムロツヨシ＆夏帆らが参加、オムニバス映画『緊急事態宣言』配信. August 11, 2020. Cinema Cafe. 29 July 2020.
  4. Web site: 明日の食卓. March 8, 2021. eiga.com.
  5. Web site: 映画『るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning』に出演いたします. June 7, 2021. Decade.
  6. Web site: 永瀬廉主演『真夜中乙女戦争』、公開日決定 渡辺真起子、佐野晶哉ら追加キャスト発表. October 20, 2021. Crank-in!. 20 October 2021.
  7. Web site: 岸井ゆきの、プロボクサー役に挑戦「かけがえのない時間でした」『ケイコ 目を澄ませて』公開決定. January 7, 2022. Cinema Cafe. 7 January 2022.
  8. Web site: 石田ゆり子がナレーション担当、ヒロインは池田エライザ 田中圭主演『ハウ』. June 1, 2022. Cinema Cafe. 31 May 2022.
  9. Web site: 二宮和也「ラーゲリより愛を込めて」捕虜仲間に松坂桃李、中島健人、桐谷健太、安田顕. August 17, 2022. Natalie.
  10. Web site: 劇場版TOKYO MER 走る緊急救命室. January 5, 2022. allcinema. ja.
  11. Web site: かぞく. October 27, 2023. allcinema. ja.
  12. Web site: ナミビアの砂漠. May 2, 2024. allcinema. ja.
  13. Web site: HAPPYEND. 31 August 2024. allcinema. ja.
  14. Web site: 港に灯がともる. April 17, 2024. allcinema. ja.
  15. Web site: あるいは、ユートピア. 17 November 2024. allcinema. ja.
  16. Web site: 劇場版TOKYO MER 走る緊急救命室 南海ミッション. 5 March 2025. eiga.com. ja.
  17. Web site: 無明の橋. 31 August 2025. allcinema. ja.
  18. Web site: マイケル・マン監督×渡辺謙、山下智久ら出演 製作費88億円の大型ドラマ『TOKYO VICE』放送決定. September 16, 2021. Crank-in!. 16 September 2021.
  19. Web site: 舟を編む 〜私、辞書つくります〜の出演者・キャスト一覧. 13 June 2025. The Television. ja.
  20. Web site: モノア:#渡辺真起子. 13 September 2024. X.
  21. Web site: 柳楽優弥×松村北斗「九条の大罪」4月2日配信決定! 初映像＆追加キャスト発表 鞍馬蔵人役は生田斗真. 28 January 2026. 26 January 2026. eiga.com. ja.

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