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Yayoi Watanabe

Yayoi Watanabe

Actor · Born August 24, 1952 (74) · Tokyo, Japan

Yayoi Watanabe was born on 24 August 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kamen Rider (1971), Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972) and Uchû Tetsujin Kyôdain (1976).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 24, 1952 (74)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Yayoi Watanabe's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
55%
Survival
25%
Power
19%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · 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 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Cathartic
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Cathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Yayoi Watanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yayoi 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

32 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Okinawa War of Ten Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The Runaway Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Aki

  • Festival Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Karate Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Yumi Shimizu

  • Violent Panic: The Big Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Aiko Kuriyama

  • Gambling Den Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Yoko

  • Wolf Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Taka Inugami

  • Fateful Mountain Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 21 episodes · as Sasaka

  • The Transgressor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Hisako Kitano

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song(1973)

    as Midori

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Big Bad Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable(1973)

    as Yuki

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Bodyguard Kiba(1973)

    as Maki

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Woman’s Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • A Narcotics Agent's Ballad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion(1972)

    as Yukiko Kida

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Woman His Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Rogue of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Wandering Ginza Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Hiroko

  • Sex Up and Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Kyoko Himuro

  • The Insatiable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Suzuko Yamada

  • The Gambling Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Wolves on Motorcycles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Sucker's Blunt Dagger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • New Shameless School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Yagyu Juubei the 2nd

  • Playgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 1969 to 1979.

Highest rated

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 32 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s31 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Yayoi Watanabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

Midcredits 88th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 23. 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 Yayoi Watanabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yayoi Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hirô Matsuda shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers