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Anne Watanabe

Anne Watanabe

Actor · Born April 14, 1986 (40) · Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Anne Watanabe (渡辺 杏, Watanabe An, born 14 April 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer. She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne. Watanabe's first high-profile modeling season was spring/summer 2006, in which she was featured in runway shows for Anna Sui, Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, and Vivienne Tam, among others. She also walked for Baby Phat, Imitation of Christ, Karl Lagerfeld, Lacoste, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Thakoon in subsequent seasons. Watanabe has been featured in print advertisements for Anna Sui and NARS Cosmetics. She was the main visual model for Sui's Secret Wish Magic Romance fragrancefor both print and video. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 14, 1986 (40)
From
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 60 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 23% in 30 days

What are Anne Watanabe's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
17%
Survival
15%
Society
10%
Morality
9%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · 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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · 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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Tense
3
Melancholic
4
Joyful
3
Hopeful
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Anne Watanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anne 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

60 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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

    as Yu Kamoi

  • BLOOD & SWEAT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Aki Ryomiya

  • The Solitary Gourmet(2024)

    as Chiaki Matsuo

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General(2024)

    as Shi Ka (Zhi Xia)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Stay Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Chisako Satoya

  • Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window(2023)

    as Chō Kuroyanagi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny(2023)

    as Shi Ka (Zhi Xia)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tokyo MER(2023)

    as Yu Kamoi

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Whisper of the Heart(2022)

    Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Tell It Like a Woman(2022)

    as Yuki

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Guardian of the Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kaede Shirokuma

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

    as Yumi

  • The Deer King(2021)

    as Sae (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Cube(2021)

    as Kai Asako

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Japan Sinks: People of Hope(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Minori Shiina

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • My Beloved One: The Other Side of Japan Sinks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Minori Shiina

  • Only Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Fake Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • The Wonderland(2019)

    as Chii (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Golden Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Chizuru Koyama

  • Lost and Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Detective Tsunako Obayashi

  • Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Miss Hokusai(2015)

    as O-Ei (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Pla-Baroque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Yu Kuroha

  • Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yoriko Yabushita

  • Murder on the Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ando Namiko

  • Murder on the Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The World Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 384 episodes · Actor

  • Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 21 episodes · as Mai Hanasaki

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

    Show 150 episodes · as Meiko Uno

  • Time Scoop Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Midsummer's Equation(2013)

    as Narumi Kawabata

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ghostly Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Akane

  • Platinum Data (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Risa Shiratori

  • ×××HOLiC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yūko Ichihara

  • Humanoid Monster, Bem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bela

  • Level 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • レベル7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as 記憶を喪失した女

  • Miyabe Miyuki “Gokujou” Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Cat Lawyer and the Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as 大福亜子

  • Welcome Home, Hayabusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Naoko Nomura

  • Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Rena Tanizawa

  • Humanoid Monster Bem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bela

  • Ninja Kids!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Desperate Motherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · as Akiyama Yuko

  • Cannonball Wedlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Megami no Itazura: Kimi ni Natta Boku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Joker: Unforgiven Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Asuka Miyagi

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

    Show 1 episode · as Naho

  • Don't Cry Anymore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tachibana Marika

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

    as Miharu

  • Samurai High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 9 episodes · as Nagasawa Ai

  • The Super Splendid Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sankyu Hirahara

  • Time Scoop Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 79 episodes · as 古橋ミナミ

  • Heart of a Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 47 episodes · as Mego-hime Date

  • The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Aoi Ogasawara

  • High and Low (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as 女刑事

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Midsummer's Equation (2013)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Japan Sinks: People of Hope (2021)

Film career

20072026

Peak 2022 · 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.

  • 2013Screen debut· Platinum Data
  • 2015First top-billed film· Miss Hokusai

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 60: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 60: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s35 · acting2020s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 10% 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 Anne Watanabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Tell It Like a Woman (2022)

71st percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, 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 Anne Watanabe work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers