Portrait of Misa Shimizu

Acting

Misa Shimizu

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 1992 and 1997 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Misa Shimizu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Melancholic 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Japanese Family Drama 2
  • Everyday Challenges 2
  • Introspective 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles
Surname Confidential
Surname Confidential (2026)

TV show · as Yomoda Satsuki

The Devil's Ballad
The Devil's Ballad (2026)

TV show

Taroman Expo Explosion
Taroman Expo Explosion (2025)

as Non

囁きの河
囁きの河 (2025)

as 山科雪子

Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea (2024)

as Botan

Angry Squad: Episode Zero
Angry Squad: Episode Zero (2024)

TV show

Crosspoint
Crosspoint (2024)

as Michiko Ohara

Warship Boy
Warship Boy (2021)

as Izumi

2010s

14 titles · average score 62
Little Love Song
Little Love Song (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

as Keiko Maeshiro

Yassadaru Man
Yassadaru Man (2018)

as Section Chief Mimura

Home Sweet Tokyo
Home Sweet Tokyo (2017)

TV show · as Saito Miyabi

Hotel Copain
Hotel Copain (2016)

as Chisato

Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love
Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love (2016)

TV show · as Ejima

Mystery Trilogy Special
Mystery Trilogy Special (2015)

as (segment "Laboratory Where a Female Science Detective Solves Mysteries")

Tokyo Control
Tokyo Control (2012)

TV show · as Kimie Saito(斎藤 君恵)

Tidy Up
Tidy Up (2011)

as Moe

Love Scenario
Love Scenario (2010)

as Akiko Yazima

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Hasegawa

Box!
Box! (2010)

as Satoko's mom

Piecing Me Back Together
Piecing Me Back Together (2010)

as Saki Horikawa

2000s

15 titles · average score 64
Rain Fall
Rain Fall (2009)
GoodWatch score 37

as Yuko

The Harimaya Bridge
The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yuiko Hara

Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Switching – Goodbye Me
Switching – Goodbye Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kazuo's Mother

Song of Goodbye
Song of Goodbye (2007)

as Yumi Fujita

I Just Didn't Do It
I Just Didn't Do It (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kiyoko Sada

Affectionate Time
Affectionate Time (2005)

TV show · as Inoue Mikako

Paper Moon Affair
Paper Moon Affair (2005)

as Keiko Hanada

Summer of Ubume
Summer of Ubume (2005)

as Chizuko Chuzenji

The Sea Is Watching
The Sea Is Watching (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kikuno

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show · as Rola Izawa

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as Saeko Aizawa

1990s

20 titles · average score 73
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi (1998)
GoodWatch score 82

as Gin

The Eel
The Eel (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Keiko Hattori

The Human Chair
The Human Chair (1997)

as Yoshiko Shinozaki

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Natsuko

The Tropical People
The Tropical People (1994)

as Misuzu Konno

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Natsuko Kawashima

Okoge
Okoge (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sayoko Morohashi

Future Memories: Last Christmas
Future Memories: Last Christmas (1992)

as Yuko Nando

Homework
Homework (1992)

TV show

Kanei Chronicles
Kanei Chronicles (1991)

as Princess Kichi

Inamura Jane
Inamura Jane (1990)

as Namiko

Estate Inheritance
Estate Inheritance (1990)

as Mika Fujishima

1980s

1 title
Seishun kazoku
Seishun kazoku (1989)

TV show · as 阿川咲