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Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Actor · Born October 11, 1954 (72) · Zentsuji, Kagawa, Japan

Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, Takahata Atsuko, October 11, 1954) is a Japanese actress, voice actor, and talent, born in Zentsūji City, Kagawa Prefecture. She is a member of the Seinenza Theater Company.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1954 (72)
From
Zentsuji, Kagawa, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 98 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 28Down 69% in 30 days

What are Atsuko Takahata's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Morality
18%
Survival
17%
Ideas
11%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · 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 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Atsuko Takahata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Atsuko Takahata'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

98 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Three Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as マリ

  • Goodbye, My Loved Ones! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Taiketsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as 北加世子

  • School Meals Time - School Excursion Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Just a bit Espers(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · as Enjyaku

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kayo Tadokoro

  • Shinjuku Yasen Byoin(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Ai Shiraki

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • お終活 再春！人生ラプソディ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Destiny(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ohata Setsuko

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Sun Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Hisako Okawa

  • The Imaginary(2023)

    as Downbeat Grandma (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Shikakenin Fujieda Baian(2023)

    as Oseki

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

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

    as Rumiko's mother-in-law

  • Soar High! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 126 episodes · as Saitsu Shoko [Mai's grandmother]

  • The Call of a Faraway Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Setsue Konno

  • Don't Call It Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cyber Crimes Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Oshûkatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Chikako Ohara

  • The Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mitsuko

  • The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Daddy Is My Classmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Tae Obika

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

    as Yasumi Natsumi

  • 行列の女神～らーめん才遊記～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yoko Hashizume

  • Yamanaka Shizuo-shi no songen shi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tamiyo Kosaka

  • The House on the Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Misawa Fujiko

  • A Distant Cry from Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Suzue Ōsawa

  • 遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Life in Overtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as SAKURADA Miyuki

  • Residential Complex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Satoko Igarashi

  • Spring Has Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sue Kishikawa

  • Black Leather Notebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ichiko Nakaoka

  • Lovers in the Attic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chizuko Saijo

  • The Copycat Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Masako Itagaki

  • Guard Center 24 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Woman in elevator

  • Women's Special Investigation Unit Frontline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Misuzu Yasaka

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Naoko Fukamachi

  • Stop the Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Naomi and Kanako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Li Zhu Mei

  • Sanadamaru(2016)

    Show 50 episodes · as Kaoru

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Hana's Miso Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Midori Yasutake

  • The Land of Rain Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Fumiko Sakisaka

  • 逆転弁護士ヤブハラ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as 吉村サキ

  • I'm Taking the Day Off(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Aoishi Mitsuo

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Keiko Sasamoto

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya(2013)

    as Lady Sagami (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Madame Barusamiko

  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Question Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Madame Barusamiko

  • The Sango Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Yoko Shimajiri

  • Keiji 110 kiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 14 episodes · as Reiko Nishikori

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Junko Shiraki

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • 悪女について (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bito Mutsuko

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64(2012)

    as Natsuko

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yoko Inuyama

  • Bunny Drop(2011)

    as Yumiko Sugiyama

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Marriage Counselor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Creator · as Sanae Takahara

  • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mineko Oka

  • 無敵のおばさん小早川千冬 正義の事件簿 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Metropolitan Police Missing Person Investigation Section (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kimiko Kosugi

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Suzuhara Toko

  • The Dog of Orthros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 9 episodes · as Yoko Sakaki

  • Tsubasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 156 episodes · as Tamaki Kanoko

  • 高村薫サスペンス 去りゆく日に (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 街占師 北白川晶子の事件占い (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 50 episodes · as Honjuin

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

    as Kusano

  • 14-year-old Mother(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Matoba Haruko

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Seicho Matsumoto Special: Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Rei

  • Yamato(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 19 episodes · as Tachibana Reiko

  • Spring Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Samurai Commando Mission 1549 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kagamino

  • 農家の嫁は弁護士！神谷純子のふるさと事件簿 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • After the Rains and Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sanae Ishida [Yuriko's mother]

  • Wild Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Century of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 16 episodes · as Akiyama Izumiko

  • The Great White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 21 episodes · as Masako Azuma

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ring 0: Birthday(2000)

    as Kaoru Arima

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Twilight of the Dark Master(1997)

    as Narrator / Takamiya [female form] (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • X: The Movie(1996)

    as Kanoe

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Magic Knight Rayearth(1994)

    Show 29 episodes · as Debonair (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Sunflower on the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 12 episodes · as Togo Natsu

  • Special Rescue Exceedraft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Fumie Takeuchi

  • Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Tamyuun

  • Special Rescue Police Winspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Miyuki Fukano

  • Kamen Rider: Run All Over the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Maribaron

  • Kamen Rider Black RX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 47 episodes · as Maribaron

  • Megabeast Investigator Juspion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Galactic Witch Gilza

  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Hisayo

  • Twenty-Four Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Sanae Yamishi (voice)

  • Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 113 episodes · as Honda

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 47 episodes · as Maribaron

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19712026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting98 of 98: 97 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew1 of 98: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s37 · 37 acting · 1 crew2020s28 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Atsuko Takahata's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Kamen Rider (1971)

62nd percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 35. 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 Atsuko Takahata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Atsuko Takahata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emi Shinohara shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers