Misako Watanabe

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Kwaidan (1965) — Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
2. Youth of the Beast (1963) — Kumiko Takeshita
3. The Great Passage (2013) — Take
4. Samurai Spy (1965) — Okiwa
5. Bread of Happiness (2012) — Aya Sakamoto
6. Midnight Diner 2 (2016) — Yukiko Ogawa
7. Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) — Yûko Hamajima
8. The Inheritance (1962) — Kawara's wife Rie
9. Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963) — Yasu, Sajiemon's wife
10. Face (2000) — Mrs. Yoshimura
11. With Beauty and Sorrow (1965) — Fumiko Ôki
12. Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
13. Being Two Isn't Easy (1962) — Setsuko
14. Lullaby to Kill (1977) — Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother
15. Endless Desire (1958) — Shima
16. Bare Essence of Life (2009) — Shibata
17. The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967) — Kuriko
18. Hungry Soul (1956) — Noriko Izumitani
19. Tower of Lilies (1953)
20. The Milkwoman (2005) — Toshiko Minagawa
21. Cat Soup Theater (1999)
22. Human (1962) — Kamegoro's wife
23. Hungry Soul, Part II (1956) — Noriko Izumitani
24. Tattoo (1982) — Sadako Takeda
25. A Slope in the Sun (1958) — Yuriko Kawakami
26. The Rambling Guitarist (1959) — Rie
27. Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
28. Route29 (2024) — Old Lady at the Watch Shop
29. The Antique (2018)
30. Farewell, Kuro (2003) — Principal Makino
31. Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)
32. Temptation (1957) — Junko Takeyama
33. Haru and Natsu (2005) — Nobu Takakura
34. The Seasons of Love (1958) — Yuriko
35. The Abe Clan (1995) — Kinu
36. But the Flesh is Weak (1957)
37. The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967) — Narrator
38. Red Suspicion (1975)
39. Psycho Doctor (2002)
40. Break Down that Wall (1959) — Sakiko, the Tanigawas' daughter-in-law