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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-10-23 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

渡辺 美佐子

わたなべ みさこ

Мисако Ватанабэ

میساکو واتانابه

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.

Known For

Acting

Bread of Happiness

2012

Bread of Happiness

as

Aya Sakamoto

Kwaidan

1965

Kwaidan

as

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

The Hill is Full of Flowers

1963

The Hill is Full of Flowers

as

Asako Shiraishi

Farewell, Kuro

2003

Farewell, Kuro

as

Principal Makino

Tokyo Untouchable

1962

Tokyo Untouchable

as

as Mie Kaneko

Youth of the Beast

1963

Youth of the Beast

as

Kumiko Takeshita

Samurai Spy

1965

Samurai Spy

as

Okiwa

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960

Take Aim at the Police Van

as

Yûko Hamajima

Human

1962

Human

as

Face

2000

Face

as

Mrs. Yoshimura

Break Down that Wall

1959

Break Down that Wall

as

Sakiko, the Tanigawas' daughter-in-law

Lullaby to Kill

1977

Lullaby to Kill

as

Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother

Tattoo

1982

Tattoo

as

Sadako Takeda

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965

With Beauty and Sorrow

as

Fumiko Ôki

Streetlights

1957

Streetlights

as

千代

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

1993

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

as

Kimiko Yoshioka

Endless Desire

1958

Endless Desire

as

Shima

Tsugumi

1990

Tsugumi

as

Tugumi's mother

Okaimono

2009

Okaimono

as

The Inheritance

1962

The Inheritance

as

Kawara's wife Rie

The Age of Our Own

1959

The Age of Our Own

as

Yoriko

This Is Noriko

1981

This Is Noriko

as

Harue Matsubara

Midnight Diner 2

2016

Midnight Diner 2

as

Yukiko Ogawa

A Slope in the Sun

1958

A Slope in the Sun

as

Yuriko Kawakami

Route29

2024

Route29

as

Old lady at the watch shop

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

as

Yasu, Sajiemon's wife

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

1961

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

as

Tomiko Haraguchi

Kikenna onna

1959

Kikenna onna

as

Yoshiko Shiota

Karaage USA

2014

Karaage USA

as

Some Karashima

The Abe Clan

1995

The Abe Clan

as

Kinu

Forever, My Love

1958

Forever, My Love

as

Tokie

Wait for Tomorrow

1960

Wait for Tomorrow

as

Shinobu Yamaki

Child Bride

1970

Child Bride

as

Yukiko Takayama

Hungry Soul

1956

Hungry Soul

as

Noriko Izumitani

Ningen Gari

1962

Ningen Gari

as

Shima Kajimoto

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956

Hungry Soul, Part II

as

Noriko Izumitani

Frost

2008

Frost

as

Children of Izu

1962

Children of Izu

as

Nanae Igami

In Blazing Love

1994

In Blazing Love

as

Narrator (voice)

The Gentle Japanese

1971

The Gentle Japanese

as

Woman of the story

Gyakukōsen

1956

Gyakukōsen

as

Motoko Sayama

Temptation

1957

Temptation

as

Junko Takeyama

Sketches of Life

2019

Sketches of Life

as

Kazuko Tanaka

Water Boys 2005 Summer

Water Boys 2005 Summer

as

Haru Kakihara

Haru and Natsu

Haru and Natsu

as

Nobu Takakura

Ohisama

Ohisama

as

Fujiko Kirino

Haru yo koi

Haru yo koi

as

長坂アイ

Ichiban Daiko

Ichiban Daiko

as

養母・勢子

Princess Maison

Princess Maison

as

Akane Todo

Production

Crew

Directing