Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

🎂 23rd October 1932 (93 yrs) 📍 Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Kwaidan

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.

Misako Watanabe

Movies Featuring Misako Watanabe

Route29

Route29 (2024)

as Old Lady at the Watch Shop
THE LAST GOZE

THE LAST GOZE (2020)

Sketches of Life

Sketches of Life (2019)

as Kazuko Tanaka
The Antique

The Antique (2018)

Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2 (2016)

as Yukiko Ogawa
Karaage USA

Karaage USA (2014)

as Some Karashima
The Great Passage

The Great Passage (2013)

as Take
Bread of Happiness

Bread of Happiness (2012)

as Aya Sakamoto
Bare Essence of Life

Bare Essence of Life (2009)

as Shibata
Okaimono

Okaimono (2009)

Frost

Frost (2008)

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

The Milkwoman

The Milkwoman (2005)

as Toshiko Minagawa
Farewell, Kuro

Farewell, Kuro (2003)

as Principal Makino
Face

Face (2000)

as Mrs. Yoshimura
Sennen-Tabito

Sennen-Tabito (1999)

The Abe Clan

The Abe Clan (1995)

as Kinu
In Blazing Love

In Blazing Love (1994)

as Narrator (voice)
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata (1993)

as Kimiko Yoshioka
The love song of farewell later

The love song of farewell later (1991)

Tsugumi

Tsugumi (1990)

as Tugumi's Mother
Corpse of your Choice

Corpse of your Choice (1987)

Tattoo

Tattoo (1982)

as Sadako Takeda
Rennyo and His Mother

Rennyo and His Mother (1981)

This Is Noriko

This Is Noriko (1981)

as Harue Matsubara
Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill (1977)

as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother
Long Journey into Love

Long Journey into Love (1973)

A Mummy’s Love

A Mummy’s Love (1973)

The Gentle Japanese

The Gentle Japanese (1971)

as Woman of the story
Child Bride

Child Bride (1970)

as Yukiko Takayama
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)

as Kuriko
The Shogun and His Mistresses

The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)

as Narrator
Dissolution Rites

Dissolution Rites (1967)

as Mie
Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy (1965)

as Okiwa
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)

Tokyo Untouchable

Tokyo Untouchable (1965)

as as Mie Kaneko
With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)

as Fumiko Ôki
Kwaidan

Kwaidan (1965)

as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Ningen ni kakeruna

Ningen ni kakeruna (1964)

Homecoming

Homecoming (1964)

Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut

Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut (1964)

The Third Ninja

The Third Ninja (1964)

Sasuke and His Comedians

Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)

The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk (1963)

The Hill is Full of Flowers

The Hill is Full of Flowers (1963)

as Asako Shiraishi
Foggy Night Blues

Foggy Night Blues (1963)

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)

as Yasu, Sajiemon's wife
Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast (1963)

as Kumiko Takeshita
A Fishmonger's Tour

A Fishmonger's Tour (1963)

Children of Izu

Children of Izu (1962)

as Nanae Igami
Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)

as Setsuko
Human

Human (1962)

as Kamegoro's wife
At the Side of the Bridge 2

At the Side of the Bridge 2 (1962)

零戦黒雲一家

零戦黒雲一家 (1962)

At the Side of the Bridge

At the Side of the Bridge (1962)

Me o tsubutte tsuppashire

Me o tsubutte tsuppashire (1962)

Facing to the Clouds

Facing to the Clouds (1962)

The Injured Boy

The Injured Boy (1962)

Kimagure tosei

Kimagure tosei (1962)

The Inheritance

The Inheritance (1962)

as Kawara's wife Rie
Ningen Gari

Ningen Gari (1962)

as Shima Kajimoto
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi (1962)

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab (1961)

as Tomiko Haraguchi
That Guy and I

That Guy and I (1961)

Yabure Kabure

Yabure Kabure (1961)

Dai shusse monogatari

Dai shusse monogatari (1961)

The War Without Weapons

The War Without Weapons (1960)

Wait for Tomorrow

Wait for Tomorrow (1960)

as Shinobu Yamaki
Sixteen years old

Sixteen years old (1960)

The Lost Diamond

The Lost Diamond (1960)

Take Aim at the Police Van

Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)

as Yûko Hamajima
The Guitarist and the Rancher

The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)

Kikenna onna

Kikenna onna (1959)

as Yoshiko Shiota
The Age of Our Own

The Age of Our Own (1959)

as Yoriko
The Ghost of Iwojima

The Ghost of Iwojima (1959)

The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist (1959)

as Rie
Wolves on Number Zero Street

Wolves on Number Zero Street (1959)

Break Down that Wall

Break Down that Wall (1959)

as Sakiko, the Tanigawas' daughter-in-law
Wakai hyou no mure

Wakai hyou no mure (1959)

Beneath the Gallows

Beneath the Gallows (1959)

Talented Woman

Talented Woman (1959)

Masked Woman

Masked Woman (1959)

Unripe Fruit

Unripe Fruit (1959)

The Third Dead Angle

The Third Dead Angle (1959)

City with Beasts

City with Beasts (1958)

Endless Desire

Endless Desire (1958)

as Shima
Young Breasts

Young Breasts (1958)

The Man Who Rode the Typhoon

The Man Who Rode the Typhoon (1958)

The Seasons of Love

The Seasons of Love (1958)

as Yuriko
A Slope in the Sun

A Slope in the Sun (1958)

as Yuriko Kawakami
Forever, My Love

Forever, My Love (1958)

as Tokie
Shiroi akuma

Shiroi akuma (1958)

No Image

Teen Age Trap (1957)

Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass (1957)

But the Flesh is Weak

But the Flesh is Weak (1957)

Temptation

Temptation (1957)

as Junko Takeyama
The Barefoot Girl

The Barefoot Girl (1957)

Who's the Real Killer

Who's the Real Killer (1957)

This Day's Life

This Day's Life (1957)

Streetlights

Streetlights (1957)

as 千代
Joshiryōsai

Joshiryōsai (1957)

Hungry Soul, Part II

Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)

as Noriko Izumitani
Hungry Soul

Hungry Soul (1956)

as Noriko Izumitani
Saigo no sentō-ki

Saigo no sentō-ki (1956)

Flesh Smuggling

Flesh Smuggling (1956)

Gyakukōsen

Gyakukōsen (1956)

as Motoko Sayama
Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies (1953)