Misako Watanabe
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1932-10-23 (age 93)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 渡辺 美佐子 · わたなべ みさこ · Мисако Ватанабэ · میساکو واتانابه
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
TV Shows (13)
Haru yo koi
1994
as 長坂アイ
Psycho Doctor
2002
Ohisama
2011
as Fujiko Kirino
Red Suspicion
1975
Ichiban Daiko
1985
as 養母・勢子
Haru and Natsu
2005
as Nobu Takakura
Cat Soup Theater
1999
Mango no Ki no Shita de
2019
as Aya Kusakabe (1989)
Water Boys 2005 Summer
2005
as Haru Kakihara
Princess Maison
2016
as Akane Todo
彼女の恋文
2006
Battleship Musashi
2016
Sorcerer’s Orb
1954
Movies (108)
Kwaidan
1965
as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Midnight Diner 2
2016
as Yukiko Ogawa
In Blazing Love
1994
as Narrator (voice)
The Antique
2018
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
Tattoo
1982
as Sadako Takeda
The Milkwoman
2005
as Toshiko Minagawa
Bread of Happiness
2012
as Aya Sakamoto
The Great Passage
2013
as Take
Route29
2024
as Old Lady at the Watch Shop
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Samurai Spy
1965
as Okiwa
Tsugumi
1990
as Tugumi's Mother
Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Yûko Hamajima
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
1964
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
as Fumiko Ôki
Endless Desire
1958
as Shima
Lullaby to Kill
1977
as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother
Bare Essence of Life
2009
as Shibata
Young Breasts
1958
Farewell, Kuro
2003
as Principal Makino
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
The Inheritance
1962
as Kawara's wife Rie
The love song of farewell later
1991
Kikenna onna
1959
as Yoshiko Shiota
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Yasu, Sajiemon's wife
Break Down that Wall
1959
as Sakiko, the Tanigawas' daughter-in-law
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Setsuko
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
Hungry Soul
1956
as Noriko Izumitani
Dissolution Rites
1967
as Mie
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
The Hill is Full of Flowers
1963
as Asako Shiraishi
The Gambling Monk
1963
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
1993
as Kimiko Yoshioka
But the Flesh is Weak
1957
Youth of the Beast
1963
as Kumiko Takeshita
Homecoming
1964
零戦黒雲一家
1962
Face
2000
as Mrs. Yoshimura
The Abe Clan
1995
as Kinu
Wakai hyou no mure
1959
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Kuriko
At the Side of the Bridge
1962
The Barefoot Girl
1957
That Guy and I
1961
THE LAST GOZE
2020
Sketches of Life
2019
as Kazuko Tanaka
Wait for Tomorrow
1960
as Shinobu Yamaki
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
Ningen Gari
1962
as Shima Kajimoto
The Seasons of Love
1958
as Yuriko
Frost
2008
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
as Narrator
Facing to the Clouds
1962
The Ghost of Iwojima
1959
A Mummy’s Love
1973
The Third Ninja
1964
The War Without Weapons
1960
Mountain Pass
1957
Child Bride
1970
as Yukiko Takayama
Foggy Night Blues
1963
Tokyo Untouchable
1965
as as Mie Kaneko
This Is Noriko
1981
as Harue Matsubara
Okaimono
2009
Joshiryōsai
1957
Long Journey into Love
1973
A Slope in the Sun
1958
as Yuriko Kawakami
Tower of Lilies
1953
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
as Rie
Dai shusse monogatari
1961
Human
1962
as Kamegoro's wife
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Noriko Izumitani
Ningen ni kakeruna
1964
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Temptation
1957
as Junko Takeyama
Sennen-Tabito
1999
Sixteen years old
1960
Children of Izu
1962
as Nanae Igami
Saigo no sentō-ki
1956
Forever, My Love
1958
as Tokie
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
1958
Me o tsubutte tsuppashire
1962
Yabure Kabure
1961
Gyakukōsen
1956
as Motoko Sayama
The Gentle Japanese
1971
as Woman of the story
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
Karaage USA
2014
as Some Karashima
Wolves on Number Zero Street
1959
City with Beasts
1958
The Injured Boy
1962
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
as Tomiko Haraguchi
Streetlights
1957
as 千代
Unripe Fruit
1959
Flesh Smuggling
1956
Talented Woman
1959
Masked Woman
1959
Who's the Real Killer
1957
The Lost Diamond
1960
The Third Dead Angle
1959
Beneath the Gallows
1959
The Age of Our Own
1959
as Yoriko
This Day's Life
1957
Kimagure tosei
1962
Corpse of your Choice
1987
Unga
1958
as Hideko Ako
Teen Age Trap
1957
Shiroi akuma
1958
About Misako Watanabe
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. With 121 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Misako Watanabe has appeared in 108 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Misako Watanabe Movies
- Kwaidan (1965) — as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Midnight Diner 2 (2016) — as Yukiko Ogawa
- In Blazing Love (1994) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Antique (2018)
- Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
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