# Misako Watanabe

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Japanese actress (born 1932)

Misako Watanabe Misako Watanabe in 1956 Born (1932-10-23) October 23, 1932 (age 93) Azabu, Tokyo, Japan[1] Occupation Actress Years active 1953–present

**Misako Watanabe** (渡辺 美佐子, *Watanabe Misako*; born 23 October 1932) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress.

## Career

A graduate of the [Haiyuza Theatre Company](/source/Haiyuza_Theatre_Company),[2] Watanabe gave her film debut in [Tadashi Imai](/source/Tadashi_Imai)'s *Tower of Lilies* (1953)[1][3] before becoming a contract player at the [Nikkatsu](/source/Nikkatsu) film studios.[2] She appeared in almost 100 films of directors like [Shōhei Imamura](/source/Sh%C5%8Dhei_Imamura), [Masahiro Shinoda](/source/Masahiro_Shinoda) and [Masaki Kobayashi](/source/Masaki_Kobayashi).[3]

She received the [Blue Ribbon Award](/source/Blue_Ribbon_Awards) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1958 *[Endless Desire](/source/Endless_Desire)*. In 1997 she was awarded a [Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon](/source/Medals_of_Honor_(Japan)#Purple_ribbon) and in 2004 the [Order of the Rising Sun](/source/Order_of_the_Rising_Sun).[1]

## Filmography

Date Work Role Notes Ref. 1953 Tower of Lilies Yoshiko Tomiyasu 1958 Endless Desire Shima 1959 The Wandering Guitarist 1962 Being Two Isn't Easy Aunt Setsuko 1963 Brave Records of the Sanada Clan Musasabi No Ogiri 1963 Bushido, Samurai Saga Yasu, Sajiemon's wife 1964 Kwaidan Second Wife (segment "Kurokami") 1965 With Beauty and Sorrow Fumiko Ōki 1967 The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Kuriko 1973 Long Journey into Love Kaito Takeno 1982 Tattoo Ari Sadako Takeda 1983–1984 Oshin (TV series) Madam Taka Hasegawa Asadora 1990 Tugumi Masako [4] 2010 Shiawase no Pan Aya 2013 The Great Passage Take 2024 Route 29 [5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kinenote_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kinenote_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-kinenote_1-2) ["Watanabe Misako"](http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=87529). *Kinenote* (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kotobank_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kotobank_2-1) ["Watanabe Misako"](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B8%A1%E8%BE%BA%E7%BE%8E%E4%BD%90%E5%AD%90-1121968). *Kotobank* (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 March 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jmdb_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jmdb_3-1) ["Watanabe Misako"](http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0298810.htm). *Japanese Movie Database* (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["つぐみ"](https://eiga.com/movie/37886/). *eiga.com*. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["ルート29"](https://eiga.com/movie/101443/). *eiga.com*. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

## External links

- [Misako Watanabe](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913843/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress Haruko Sugimura (1951) Chieko Nakakita (1952) Chieko Naniwa (1953) Yūko Mochizuki (1954) Isuzu Yamada (1955) Yoshiko Kuga (1956) Keiko Awaji (1957) Misako Watanabe (1958) Michiyo Aratama (1959) Tamao Nakamura (1960) Hizuru Takachiho (1961) Kyōko Kishida (1962) Yōko Minamida (1963) Jitsuko Yoshimura (1964) Terumi Niki (1965) Nobuko Otowa (1966) Chieko Baisho (1975) Mieko Takamine (1976) Kaori Momoi (1977) Junko Miyashita (1978) Mitsuko Baisho (1979) Mariko Kaga (1980) Yūko Tanaka (1981) Miyako Yamaguchi (1982) Eiko Nagashima (1983) Yoshiko Mita (1984) Mariko Fuji (1985) Shinobu Otake (1986) Kumiko Akiyoshi (1987) Kumiko Akiyoshi (1988) Kaho Minami (1989) Tomoko Nakajima (1990) Jun Fubuki (1991) Miwako Fujitani (1992) Kyōko Kagawa (1993) Shigeru Muroi (1994) Shinobu Nakayama (1995) Kyōko Kishida (1996) Mitsuko Baisho (1997) Kimiko Yo (1998) Sumiko Fuji (1999) Yoshiko Miyazaki (2000) Tomoko Naraoka (2001) Rie Miyazawa (2002) Michiyo Ōkusu (2003) Masami Nagasawa (2004) Hiroko Yakushimaru (2005) Sumiko Fuji (2006) Hiromi Nagasaku (2007) Kirin Kiki (2008) Kyoko Fukada (2009) Yoshino Kimura (2010) Masami Nagasawa (2011) Ryōko Hirosue (2012) Fumi Nikaido (2013) Satomi Kobayashi (2014) Yō Yoshida (2015) Hana Sugisaki (2016) Yuki Saito (2017) Mayu Matsuoka (2018) Megumi (2019) Sairi Ito (2020) Tōko Miura (2021) Nana Seino (2022) Minami Hamabe (2023) Kyoko Koizumi (2024) Misato Morita (2025)

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