Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe
Watanabe at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present

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.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Mainichi Film Awards Winners: 1999" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shinbun. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "浅田家！". Eiga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "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". Cinema Cafe. 29 July 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ "明日の食卓". Eiga.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ "映画『るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning』に出演いたします". Decade. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "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". Crank-in!. 20 October 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "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". Cinema Cafe. 7 January 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "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』". Cinema Cafe. 31 May 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "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". Natalie. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ "劇場版TOKYO MER 走る緊急救命室". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ "かぞく". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ "ナミビアの砂漠". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ "HAPPYEND". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "港に灯がともる". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ "あるいは、ユートピア". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "劇場版TOKYO MER 走る緊急救命室 南海ミッション". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "無明の橋". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "私はあなたを知らない、". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "劇場版Tokyo MER 走る緊急救命室 Capital Crisis". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "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". Crank-in!. 16 September 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  21. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 13, 2023). "Live-Action Tengu no Daidokoro Series Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 24, 2026. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  22. ↑ "舟を編む 〜私、辞書つくります〜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "モノア:#渡辺真起子". X. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "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". Eiga.com (in Japanese). 26 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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