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Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe

Actor · Born September 14, 1968 (58) · Tokyo, Japan

Makiko Watanabe (渡辺 真起子, Watanabe Makiko, September 14, 1968) is a Japanese actress and former fashion model from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Decade.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 14, 1968 (58)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 138 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Makiko Watanabe's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Bonds
20%
Survival
19%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Morality
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 6 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
6
Dread
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5

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 Makiko Watanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Makiko Watanabe'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

138 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • MR -医薬情報担当者- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Kuribayashi

  • Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room - Capital Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mariko Shirokane

  • Tagusari Bros.(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sayoko Hatano

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • 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

  • Sins of Kujo(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hanae Iemori

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Second to Last Love 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • The Harbor Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Nursing Aide at Your Side SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Or Utopia(2024)

    as Miwako Onishi

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Monoa

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Happyend(2024)

    as Yoko

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Desert of Namibia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mari Hayashi

  • Secret Makeover(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kujo Miki

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Red Roof on the Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sasaki Kaoru

  • Ozu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kazoku(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sayonara wo Kimeta Hi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mother

  • Tengu's Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ichino · as Izuna Kazuno / Kazuno Wilson

  • 悪女について (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as 沢山朝子

  • Tokyo MER(2023)

    as Mariko Shirokane

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Drops of God(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Honoka Tomine

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Kashi Mashi Meshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Sugar Glass Bottle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Fukuko

  • About the Evil Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Small, Slow But Steady(2022)

    as Ms. Goto

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fragments of the Last Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

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

    as Yamaryo Mari

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

    Actor

  • Renovation Like Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tokyo Vice(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kazuko Tozawa · as Mrs. Tozawa

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Midnight Maiden War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Natsuko Shiga

  • Come and Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Yoshiko Tomioka

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

    Actor

  • TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mariko Shirokane

  • Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning(2021)

    as Landlady

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow's Dining Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Yoriko Narita

  • Living, Dying, Father, etc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 孤独のグルメ 2020大晦日スペシャル～俺の食事に密はない、孤独の花火大作戦！～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Asadas(2020)

    as Michiko Togawa

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • State of Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Delivery 2020

  • Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Manami Koga

  • Tamaran Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Hinako's teacher

  • 三浦部長、本日付けで女性になります。 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as 三浦的姐姐

  • Momi's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Calming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Makiko

  • Voices in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Hiroko

  • Walking Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mitsuyo

  • Startup Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Aesop's Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Misako-kun

  • Poison Daughter, Holy Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hiroko Egawa

  • I Shared My Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Miho Tsukamoto

  • Rikon na Futari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • 37 Seconds(2019)

    as Mai

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Banana? At This Time of Night? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Takako Maeki

  • Mampuku(2018)

    Show 151 episodes · as Ozaki Tae

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • And Your Bird Can Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Naoko

  • My Friend "A" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Asako Shinozuka

  • The Lowlife(2017)

    as Izumi

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Slight Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Naoko Maeda

  • Foreboding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kasuya's wife

  • Star Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Yoshigami

  • Hello, Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Saki Kobayashi

  • Love Exposure: The TV-Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kaori Fujiwara

  • Tokyo Girl(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Princess Maison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fumi Nakamori

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Izumoto Kaoru

  • Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Misako Iwase

  • A Loving Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yohei's mother

  • Non-mama White Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as 葉山佳代子

  • 64: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • 99.9: Criminal Lawyer(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Natsuko Togawa

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • 女優堕ち (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • While the Women Are Sleeping(2016)

    as Kyoko

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Mystery Trilogy Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (segment "Winter Has Come")

  • Tokyo Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Harumi

  • Aoi Shushi wa Taiyou no Naka ni Aru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Red Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Obon Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Marumaru Tsuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kasai Midori

  • Gekijorei karano Syotaijo(2015)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ritsuko

  • Starting Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Keiko Kuroswa

  • Still the Water(2014)

    as Misaki

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Au revoir l'été (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sakuko's Aunt

  • Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as 三浦

  • GFP BUNNY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mother

  • Nobody's Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ayano's mother

  • Capturing Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sawa

  • dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tada's Do-It-All House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Nagisa

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

    as Noriko

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

    Actor

  • A Road Stained Crimson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Himizu(2011)

    as Sumida's Mother

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Second to Last Love(2012)

    Show 34 episodes · as Mizuno Shoko

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Life Back Then (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Women on the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Takako

  • Sketches of Kaitan City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bar Hostess (voice)

  • Wandering Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Heaven's Story(2010)

    as Mina

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Stray Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Keiko Ogura

  • All to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

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

    as Hiroko

  • Where Are You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kawai's Mother

  • White Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Lost Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ryoko

  • Love Exposure(2008)

    as Kaori

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Rebirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Noriko

  • CREEP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Rabbit on the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • My Sister, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Mourning Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Wakako

  • Sixteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Fourteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Faces of a Fig Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Yumeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Masami

  • The Many Faces of Chika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Chika II

  • Zebraman(2004)

    as Yukiyo Ichikawa

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bando's Wife

  • Tampen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Woman

  • Labyrinth of Leg Fetishism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Luxurious Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sakiko's Father Girlfriend

  • Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Isola: Multiple Personality Girl(2000)

    as Yayoi Takano

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • M/Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay · as Aki

  • Ringo no usagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • 2/Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Yu's Friend

  • Mogura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Cellist

  • XX: Beautiful Prey(1996)

    as Noriko

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 137 titles from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

The Asadas (2020)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Love Exposure (2008)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Drops of God (2023)

Film career

19882026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting137 of 137: 136 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting1 of 137: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2000s24 · acting2010s58 · acting2020s49 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
0010

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Makiko Watanabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Heaven's Story (2010)

74th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Love Exposure (2008)

Midcredits 97th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. 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.

Is Makiko Watanabe's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Makiko Watanabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Makiko Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshie Negishi shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles