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Hideko Hara

Hideko Hara

Actor · Born November 10, 1959 (66) · Tokyo, Japan

Hara Hideko, born as Noriko Watanabe, is a Japanese actress and voice actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 10, 1959 (66)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 75% in 30 days

What are Hideko Hara's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
28%
Survival
14%
Ideas
7%
Society
6%
Morality
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Contemplative
3
Warm
3
Dread
2
Tense
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hideko Hara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hideko Hara's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

83 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • One Last Love Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • 富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • 富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Angel Flight THE MOVIE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Keiko

  • Rental Family(2025)

    as Keiko Ikeda

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Since I Took You Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yukiko Koishikawa

  • Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Natsumi Kimura

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Shoutai(2024)

    as Yuko

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Or Utopia(2024)

    as Akiho Suenaga

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Fragrance You Inherit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yuri Hirose

  • Adabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Great Absence(2023)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Neighbor X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Eternal New Mornings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Reversal Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Takashina Aiko ["Takashina Symphony Orchestra" owner]

  • Tulips in October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Maezono Takako

  • The Last 10 Years(2022)

    as Yuriko Takabayashi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Popran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Machiko Tagami

  • We Couldn't Become Adults(2021)

    as Megumi's Mother

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • In the Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Fish with One Sleeve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Nakayama Keiko

  • Suicide Forest Village(2021)

    as Yuiko Amasawa

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Town Without Sea(2020)

    as Sho's Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • All the Things We Never Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Miyuki Sugita

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Hoshino Yoriko

  • Not Quite Dead Yet(2020)

    as Cleaning lady

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Distorted Ripples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Shizuko Yamao

  • Summer Night Sky, Autumn Sunset, Winter Morning and Spring Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Hakamada Yoshihiko

  • When a Tree Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Michiko Kayama

  • Handling Method for Grumpy Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as 新谷 里子

  • According to Our Butler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kanae Yukikura

  • Ultraman R/B: Select! The Crystal of Bond(2019)

    as Yukie Toi

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show Actor

  • Koya no Shomei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Lying to Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yuko Suzuki

  • Innocent Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tomoko Sasaki

  • Tomato No Shizuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Seiko Taubakiyama

  • Rage(2016)

    as Takako Fujita, Yuma's Mother

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Bride for Rip Van Winkle: Serial Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kayako

  • A Bride for Rip Van Winkle(2016)

    as Kayako

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Testimony of N (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Takano Natsue

  • 人質の朗読会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ataru: The First Love & the Last Kill(2013)

    as Yuriko Inoguchi

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Publicist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Rieko Takigawa

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Before the Vigil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • ATARU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Yuriko Inoguchi

  • Rooftop Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Surely Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • My Grandma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Chieko Murata

  • Nekonade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shizuko Onizuka

  • 26 Years Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shie Hoshino

  • Watashi ga watashi de aru tame ni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Prison Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Madre de Tomomi

  • You Were Unknown Then (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • 下町!おかず横丁殺人事件簿 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 69(2004)

    as Kenichi's Mother

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Roving Police Chief Kazama Shohei 2 - Lake Tazawa Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Yukie Sato

  • Uchū no natsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hiromi Sato

  • Hogi-Lala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Cheers Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Michiko Ogura

  • The Boy Who Saw the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Amon's Mother (voice)

  • Summer Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sakurai Miyako（桜井 美也子）

  • Ten urara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 156 episodes · as 川嶋朝子

  • A Class to Remember II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Supermarket Woman(1996)

    as Pato

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Days of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · as Fujiki Kumiko

  • Shall We Dance?(1996)

    as Masako Sugiyama

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Brief Message from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Catch Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • ZAP! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Korekara monogatari - Shonen tachi no buruusu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • 丹後・宮津殺人岬 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 津軽海峡殺しの双曲線　最後の青函連絡船殺人事件 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Greatest Man in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ohatsu

  • Dangerous Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sanae Iioka

  • The Lonely Olympics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • P. P. Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Arare

  • Toritate no kagayaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Honjitsu mo Seiten Nari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 156 episodes · as 桂木元子

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1981 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Last 10 Years (2022)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

Shall We Dance? (1996)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Last 10 Years (2022)

Film career

19812026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 83: 83 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1980s9 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s27 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Hideko Hara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Ultraman R/B: Select! The Crystal of Bond (2019)

69th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hideko Hara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hideko Hara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sang-il Lee shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers