
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

Haru and Natsu
2005
as Nobu Takakura

Red Suspicion
1975

Ichiban Daiko
1985
as 養母・勢子

Water Boys 2005 Summer
2005
as Haru Kakihara

Mango no Ki no Shita de
2019
as Aya Kusakabe (1989)

Cat Soup Theater
1999

Princess Maison
2016
as Akane Todo

Battleship Musashi
2016

彼女の恋文
2006

Sorcerer’s Orb
1954
Movies (108)

Kwaidan
1965
as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Midnight Diner 2
2016
as Yukiko Ogawa

The Antique
2018

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007

Bread of Happiness
2012
as Aya Sakamoto

In Blazing Love
1994
as Narrator (voice)

The Great Passage
2013
as Take

Tsugumi
1990
as Tugumi's Mother

Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Yûko Hamajima

A Fishmonger's Tour
1963

Endless Desire
1958
as Shima

Samurai Spy
1965
as Okiwa

Lullaby to Kill
1977
as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother

The Milkwoman
2005
as Toshiko Minagawa

With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
as Fumiko Ôki

Route29
2024
as Old Lady at the Watch Shop

Tattoo
1982
as Sadako Takeda

Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
1964

Break Down that Wall
1959
as Sakiko, the Tanigawas' daughter-in-law

Farewell, Kuro
2003
as Principal Makino

Youth of the Beast
1963
as Kumiko Takeshita

The Inheritance
1962
as Kawara's wife Rie

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Yasu, Sajiemon's wife

Being Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Setsuko

At the Side of the Bridge
1962

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965

零戦黒雲一家
1962

Sasuke and His Comedians
1963

The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
as Narrator

The Ghost of Iwojima
1959

This Is Noriko
1981
as Harue Matsubara

The Gambling Monk
1963

Bare Essence of Life
2009
as Shibata

Joshiryōsai
1957

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Kuriko

Facing to the Clouds
1962

The love song of farewell later
1991

The Abe Clan
1995
as Kinu

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962

Young Breasts
1958

The Barefoot Girl
1957

Kikenna onna
1959
as Yoshiko Shiota

Wakai hyou no mure
1959

The Rambling Guitarist
1959
as Rie

Tower of Lilies
1953

Wait for Tomorrow
1960
as Shinobu Yamaki

Child Bride
1970
as Yukiko Takayama

Foggy Night Blues
1963

Homecoming
1964

That Guy and I
1961

Temptation
1957
as Junko Takeyama

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
as Tomiko Haraguchi

A Slope in the Sun
1958
as Yuriko Kawakami

Dissolution Rites
1967
as Mie

Tokyo Untouchable
1965
as as Mie Kaneko

Frost
2008

Yabure Kabure
1961

Ningen ni kakeruna
1964

Face
2000
as Mrs. Yoshimura

Okaimono
2009

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
1993
as Kimiko Yoshioka

Mountain Pass
1957

Sketches of Life
2019
as Kazuko Tanaka

The Seasons of Love
1958
as Yuriko

Talented Woman
1959

A Mummy’s Love
1973

The Hill is Full of Flowers
1963
as Asako Shiraishi

THE LAST GOZE
2020

The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960

But the Flesh is Weak
1957

At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962

Who's the Real Killer
1957

The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
1958

Beneath the Gallows
1959

Ningen Gari
1962
as Shima Kajimoto

Rennyo and His Mother
1981

Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Noriko Izumitani

The Gentle Japanese
1971
as Woman of the story

Hungry Soul
1956
as Noriko Izumitani

Sennen-Tabito
1999

Dai shusse monogatari
1961

Long Journey into Love
1973

Human
1962
as Kamegoro's wife

Sixteen years old
1960

Wolves on Number Zero Street
1959

The Third Dead Angle
1959

The War Without Weapons
1960

Children of Izu
1962
as Nanae Igami

The Injured Boy
1962

The Third Ninja
1964

Gyakukōsen
1956
as Motoko Sayama

Karaage USA
2014
as Some Karashima

Saigo no sentō-ki
1956

Streetlights
1957
as 千代

Unripe Fruit
1959

The Lost Diamond
1960

City with Beasts
1958

Masked Woman
1959

The Age of Our Own
1959
as Yoriko

Forever, My Love
1958
as Tokie

Me o tsubutte tsuppashire
1962

This Day's Life
1957

Flesh Smuggling
1956

Kimagure tosei
1962

Corpse of your Choice
1987

Shiroi akuma
1958
Teen Age Trap
1957

Unga
1958
as Hideko Ako
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
- The Antique (2018)
- Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
- Bread of Happiness (2012) — as Aya Sakamoto
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