Portrait of Makiko Watanabe

Acting

Makiko Watanabe

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2020 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Exposure
Love Exposure
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

9

The characters Makiko Watanabe played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Makiko Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Politics
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 12
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Slice of Life 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Japanese Cult Film 2
  • Religious Satire 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

39 titles · average score 74
Sins of Kujo
Sins of Kujo (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Hanae Iemori

Happyend
Happyend (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yoko

Or Utopia
Or Utopia (2024)

as Miwako Onishi

Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido- (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Monoa

Drops of God
Drops of God (2023)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Honoka Tomine

Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Mrs. Tozawa / Kazuko Tozawa

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

as Landlady

Come and Go
Come and Go (2021)

as Yoshiko Tomioka

The Asadas!
The Asadas! (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

as Michiko Togawa

Voices in the Wind
Voices in the Wind (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hiroko

The Calming
The Calming (2020)

as Makiko

State of Emergency
State of Emergency (2020)

as Delivery 2020

2010s

47 titles · average score 69
37 Seconds
37 Seconds (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mai

And Your Bird Can Sing
And Your Bird Can Sing (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

as Naoko

A Banana? At This Time of Night?
A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

as Takako Maeki

Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Love Exposure: The TV-Show (2017)

TV show · as Kaori Fujiwara

While the Women Are Sleeping
While the Women Are Sleeping (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kyoko

Princess Maison
Princess Maison (2016)

TV show · as Fumi Nakamori

Still the Water
Still the Water (2014)
GoodWatch score 54

as Misaki

Starting Over
Starting Over (2014)

as Keiko Kuroswa

Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu
Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (2014)

TV show · as 三浦

Capturing Dad
Capturing Dad (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sawa

GFP BUNNY
GFP BUNNY (2013)

as Mother

Women on the Edge
Women on the Edge (2011)

as Takako

2000s

14 titles · average score 66
Torso
Torso (2009)

as Hiroko

Lost Girl
Lost Girl (2009)

as Ryoko

Where Are You?
Where Are You? (2009)

as Kawai's Mother

Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Toyama's Wife

Love Exposure
Love Exposure (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

as Kaori

The Mourning Forest
The Mourning Forest (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

as Wakako

The Rebirth
The Rebirth (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

as Noriko

The Many Faces of Chika
The Many Faces of Chika (2005)

as Chika II

Zebraman
Zebraman (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Yukiyo Ichikawa

Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete
Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bando's Wife

Luxurious Bone
Luxurious Bone (2001)

as Sakiko's Father Girlfriend

Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Yayoi Takano

1990s

4 titles · average score 70
M/Other
M/Other (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Aki

2/Duo
2/Duo (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

as Yu's Friend

XX: Beautiful Prey
XX: Beautiful Prey (1996)

as Noriko

Mogura
Mogura (1996)

as Cellist