Mari Hamada

Actor · Born December 27, 1968 (57) · Hyogo, Japon

Mari Hamada was born on 27 December 1968 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Cat Returns (2002), Shomuni (1998) and Inuyashiki (2018). She was previously married to Maki Fujii.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: December 27, 1968 (57)
From: Hyogo, Japon
Works as: Actor
Titles: 19 on MovieCove · 122 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Mari Hamada's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titles74^th

Comedy2 titles70^th

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

46%

Bonds

18%

Power

17%

Morality

14%

Ideas

Self-worth4 Purpose3 Romantic love3 Coming of age3 Deception2 Power2 Greed2 Family bonds2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 7

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Heraldas Natoru in The Cat Returns (2002)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Joyful

Hopeful

Melancholic

Absurd

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good6 Hopeful3 Fun2 Thought-provoking2 Bittersweet2

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy4
Bittersweet4
Tragic1
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 Mari Hamada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Doki1 title, show their title on Doki

Subscription and free streaming for Mari Hamada'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

122 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

One Year to Live, Buy a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Sena's Mother
赤灯えれじい (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Your Summer, My Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 10 episodes · as Kaoru Kimishima
Camouflage Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 12 episodes · as Kaede Yuki
Black Showman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Kinue Tsukumi
I'm a D-list Handler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 10 episodes · as Masae Tanabe
Happy Kanako's Killer Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Oshi no Ko: The Final Act(2024)
as Eriko Kawamura
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Oshinoko(2024)
Show 8 episodes · as Eriko Kawamura
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Maru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Apartment landlady
Kinshicho Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 12 episodes · as Namie
Ms. Saionji Doesn't Do Housework (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 11 episodes · as Sato Chisako
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend(2024)
Show 3 episodes · as Natsuko Sawada
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
The Decagon House Murders(2024)
Show 5 episodes · as Kuniko Matsumoto
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
I Am... 23 Year Olds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Halation Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 9 episodes · as Miyama Natsuko
Burn the House Down(2023)
Show 8 episodes · as Ichihara Michiko
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Someone Who Praises Someone Who Is Praised (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 32 episodes · as Ichikawa Ryoko
Bittersweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 10 episodes · as Misao Eda
Reversal Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 10 episodes · as Momoi Midori [Violist]
Bicycling Mellow Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 8 episodes · as Satoko Hanno
Kichijoji Losers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 12 episodes · as Midori Kurumizawa
あしたが変わるトリセツショー (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 145 episodes · as トリンキー（声）
Mr. Osomatsu: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Matsuyo
The End of the Pale Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Restaurant Owner
Musicophilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
If You Like What You Hear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 12 episodes · as Takasugi Saeko
Lion Snack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 8 episodes · as Kano Mai
Wadaiko Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Hibiki Hoshino
心の傷を癒すということ劇場版 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Only Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
The Confession of the Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 4 episodes · as Higashira Ritsuko [Ayaka's mother]
Marumaru no Smartphone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 9 episodes · Actor
I Had a Dream of That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Confidence Man JP: Princess(2020)
as Yamanba
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
I Never Shot Anyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
PIPLE: My Married Life with an AI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 8 episodes · Actor
Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
To Heal the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 4 episodes · as Jazz Cafe Mama
Little Nights, Little Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Mariko Kurume
Hotarugusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 7 episodes · as Ofune
Black Widow Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 9 episodes · Actor
Oz Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Katsuyo Nanbara
Overprotected Kahoko: 2018 Love & Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Nemoto Moriko
Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 4 episodes · as Katase Akie
Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot(2018)
Show 9 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Real Girl(2018)
as Tsutsui Norie
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
After the Rain(2018)
as Kubo
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
After the Rain: Wish in a Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 4 episodes · as Kayoko Kubo
Inuyashiki(2018)
as Marie Inuyashiki
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Makioka Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 4 episodes · as Itani Ritsuko
Kahogo no Kahoko(2017)
Show 10 episodes · as Noriko Nemoto
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Three Dads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 10 episodes · as Minako Oyama
Traces of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Misako Tachibana
14 That Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Oyama Yoshiko
Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 12 episodes · as Midozono Kazusa
The Projects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Actor
Heroine Disqualified(2015)
as Rita's Mother
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Fight! Bookstore Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 9 episodes · as Ozaki Shiho
Her Granddaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Sayoko
Maestro! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Yukie Tani
Kiri no Hata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Actor
Massan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 150 episodes · as Catherine
Akumu Chan the Movie(2014)
as Satoko Kaibara
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Senryokugai Sosakan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 10 episodes · Actor
Mysterious Transfer Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 12 episodes · as Iwata Kimiko
Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 9 episodes · as Osome
The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 11 episodes · Actor
The Apology King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Shidare
Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Koman
Ghostly Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 11 episodes · as Ohara Misao
Apple of Sodom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 4 episodes · as Miyamura Naoko
dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 4 episodes · Actor
Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 10 episodes · as Takeko Tateishi
My Little Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 11 episodes · as Kaibara Satoko
Chat Noir Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Princess of the Frog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 11 episodes · as Sakura Kumazono
Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Liar Game: Reborn(2012)
as Mai Sakamaki
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
KuroNeko Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
Solitary Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Carnation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 151 episodes · as Tamae Yasuoka
Star Watching Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Actor
Dōki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Gene Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Misuzu Myoko
URAKARA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 12 episodes · as Nozomi Kansai
桂ちづる診察日録 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Hammer Session! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 11 episodes · as Yasuko Ota
Looking Up at the Half-Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Nurse Akiko
Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji(2010)
as Mai Sakamaki
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Silver Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
How Do I Cope with My Husband's Depression? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Lalapipo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Yoshie
Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 11 episodes · as Houko Hanei
Cafe Isobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Mugiko
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 12 episodes · as Mi-chan
Saito-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 11 episodes · as Miyuki Yamamoto
UNFAIR: the movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Anna Hasumi
The Battery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Setsuko Nagakura
The Sakai's Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
At the Soul of an Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 11 episodes · as 齐藤和子
Unfair: Code Breaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Hanada Shonenshi the Movie: Spirits and the Secret Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Memories of Matsuko(2006)
as Norio's Wife
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Angels with Broken Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Unfair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 11 episodes · as Anna Hasumi
Dangerous Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 10 episodes · as Koharu Noguchi
Blood and Bones(2004)
as Sadako Toritani
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Jam Films S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Actor
Wonderful Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
It was sudden, like a storm... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 10 episodes · as Kazumi Yoshizawa
Diamond Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 12 episodes · as Akemi
Pre-School Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 9 episodes · as Yokoyama Sayuri [Teacher]
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Junko Nawate
The Cat Returns(2002)
as Natoru (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · Actor
犯罪交渉人ゆり子 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Shomuni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Kayoko Tokunaga
Love Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 9 episodes · as Hisako Imai
The Secret Garden(1997)
as Library Receptionist
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Love Vacance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 10 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91^st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles, 121 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Cat Returns (2002)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

The Cat Returns (2002)

Midcredits 88^th

Film career

19972026

Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

2002Screen debut· The Cat Returns
2023Career best· Burn the House Down

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting122 of 122 · 63^rd

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s52 · acting2020s38 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 10 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 Mari Hamada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

75^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

75^th and up6
50^th to 74^th8
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved1
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser9
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Akumu Chan the Movie (2014)

77^th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Memories of Matsuko (2006)

Midcredits 96^th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 63. 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 Mari Hamada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mari Hamada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiroaki Matsuyama shares the most, 2.

Mari Hamada

What are Mari Hamada's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Mari Hamada's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

How do Mari Hamada's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Who does Mari Hamada work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers