Portrait of Wakaba Irie

Acting

Wakaba Irie

Career

Active from 1961 to 2000, with a break from 1967 to 1981, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wakaba Irie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.4, average 3.6
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    4.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Lone Warrior 2
  • Historical Epic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 70
Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Communication

2010s

2 titles · average score 86
Hanagatami
Hanagatami (2017)
GoodWatch score 86

as Old Maid

Soup Opera
Soup Opera (2010)

as Sasajima's mother

2000s

3 titles · average score 64
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Madam at the Bar

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

as Kazumi's Grandmother

The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher (2000)

as Isuzu Baba

1990s

11 titles · average score 66
The Washing Machine
The Washing Machine (1999)

as Chieko Katagiri

One Summer's Day
One Summer's Day (1999)

as Mikari's mother

Sada
Sada (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Toki

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998)

as Fumiko Hayase

Goodbye for Tomorrow
Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)

as Innkeeper

A Touch of Fever
A Touch of Fever (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

as Yoriko's Mother

Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)

as Madam

The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shino Shirai

Chizuko's Younger Sister
Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mako's Mother

A Desirable Marriage
A Desirable Marriage (1991)

as Emiko Ono

Love of Sawako
Love of Sawako (1990)

as Sawako's mother

1980s

15 titles · average score 69
Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Haruzo's Sister

Shiro and Marilyn
Shiro and Marilyn (1988)

as Haruko Tamashiro

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1988)

as Mimiko's Mother

The Discarnates
The Discarnates (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ayako Imamura

April Fish
April Fish (1986)

as Aki

His Motorbike, Her Island
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
GoodWatch score 75

as Miyo's Mother

Four Sisters
Four Sisters (1985)

as Yoshie Ayanokoji

The Island Closest to Heaven
The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as Madame Hiroko

The Deserted City
The Deserted City (1984)

as Hide

Legend of the Cat Monster
Legend of the Cat Monster (1983)

as Akiko Ryuzoji

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Noriko

I Are You, You Am Me
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chie Saitoh

1960s

6 titles · average score 70
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hagino

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Otsu

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Otsu

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Otsu

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Otsu

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Otsu