Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe
Born	(1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 56) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–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
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]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Tokyo Vice		[16]
2024	Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc	Monoa	[17]

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". eiga.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
11. "かぞく". eiga.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
12. "ナミビアの砂漠". eiga.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
13. "HAPPYEND". eiga.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
14. "港に灯がともる". eiga.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
15. "あるいは、ユートピア". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
16. "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.
17. "モノア:#渡辺真起子". X. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

External links

• Makiko Watanabe at IMDb