Makiko Watanabe
Japanese actress (born 1968)
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Makiko Watanabe (渡辺 真起子, Watanabe Makiko; born 14 September 1968) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films since 1996.
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![](#/media/File:Watanabe_Makiko_from_"Hello,_Goodbye"_at_Opening_Ceremony_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2016_(33643087485).jpg) Watanabe at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| Born | 14 September 1968 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | XX: Beautiful Prey | |||
| 2004 | Zebraman | |||
| 2007 | The Mourning Forest | |||
| The Rebirth | ||||
| 2008 | Love Exposure | |||
| 2011 | Himizu | |||
| 2014 | Still the Water | |||
| 2016 | While the Women Are Sleeping | |||
| 2017 | Hello, Goodbye | |||
| 2018 | My Friend "A" | |||
| A Banana? At This Time of Night? | ||||
| 2019 | 37 Seconds | |||
| Aesop's Game | ||||
| Walking Man | ||||
| 2020 | Momi's House | |||
| The Asadas | [2] | |||
| State of Emergency | [3] | |||
| 2021 | Tomorrow's Dinner Table | [4] | ||
| Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning | Landlady | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Midnight Maiden War | [6] | ||
| Small, Slow But Steady | [7] | |||
| Haw | Reiko Nanebshima | [8] | ||
| Fragments of the Last Will | [9] | |||
| 2023 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie | Mariko Shirokane | [10] | |
| Family | [11] | |||
| 2024 | Desert of Namibia | Mari Hayashi | [12] | |
| Happyend | Yōko | [13] | ||
| 2025 | The Harbor Lights | Izumi | [14] | |
| Or Utopia | [15] | |||
| Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Nankai Mission | Mariko Shirokane | [16] | ||
| Bridge of Avidya | Yukiko Yagi | Lead role | [17] | |
| 2026 | I Don't Know You | French-Japanese film | [18] | |
| Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Capital Crisis | Mariko Shirokane | [19] | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tokyo Vice | Kazuko Tozawa | American drama | [20] |
| 2023 | Tengu no Daidokoro | Ichino Izuna Wilson | [21] | |
| 2024 | The Great Passage | Kaoru Sasaki | [22] | |
| Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido | Monoa | [23] | ||
| 2026 | Sins of Kujo | Hanae Iemori | [24] | |