Portrait of Mari Nishio

Acting

Mari Nishio

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Overprotected Kahoko
Overprotected Kahoko
GoodWatch score73/100

Characters

4

The characters Mari Nishio played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mari Nishio Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.1, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    1.9, average 3.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Personal Growth 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles · average score 71
GIFT
GIFT (2026)

TV show · as Yoko Bando

Crossroad
Crossroad (2026)

TV show

Kamen Kyoushi
Kamen Kyoushi (2026)

TV show · as Eri Toyama

Takara's Treasure
Takara's Treasure (2024)

TV show · as Nakano Tomiko

Sunny
Sunny (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Azumi

Dear My Loneliness and Darkness
Dear My Loneliness and Darkness (2022)

TV show · as Hiroko Enami

14 Circumstances of Boys With Reasons Why They Cannot Return to Jimoto
14 Circumstances of Boys With Reasons Why They Cannot Return to Jimoto (2021)

TV show

Enzaihan
Enzaihan (2021)

TV show · as Harumi Tamiya

We Are Medical Interns
We Are Medical Interns (2021)

TV show · as Yoshikawa Fumie

Shinrei Shokudō 2
Shinrei Shokudō 2 (2021)

as 婚約者

Hope
Hope (2020)

as Mrs. Tanemura

The Fate, I Will Deliver: True Story of Mercari
The Fate, I Will Deliver: True Story of Mercari (2020)

TV show

2010s

15 titles · average score 73
Marigold in 4 Minutes
Marigold in 4 Minutes (2019)

TV show · as Shizuka Takagi

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)

TV show

Hotel on the Brink!
Hotel on the Brink! (2018)

TV show · as Naomi Yoshimura

Suits
Suits (2018)

TV show · as Keiko Miyahara

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2018)

as Shimeko Akada

Overprotected Kahoko: 2018 Love & Dream
Overprotected Kahoko: 2018 Love & Dream (2018)

as Tomita Setsu

Overprotected Kahoko
Overprotected Kahoko (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Takashi Namiki

Cold Case: Door of Truth
Cold Case: Door of Truth (2016)

TV show · as Sakaguchi Satoko

Emergency Interrogation Room
Emergency Interrogation Room (2014)

TV show · as Ranko Matsui

Kakusho
Kakusho (2013)

TV show · as Makimura Shizu

Wandering Home
Wandering Home (2010)

as Nurse Ishiyama

30ハケン女が就職する方法
30ハケン女が就職する方法 (2010)

TV show

2000s

7 titles · average score 68
The Matsugane Potshot Affair
The Matsugane Potshot Affair (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Yoko Togashi

The Pride of the Temp
The Pride of the Temp (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Yumi Sumida

Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black
Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black (2007)

as Kotobuki Mimi

After the Rains and Dreams
After the Rains and Dreams (2005)

TV show · as Nanae Kashiwagi

Hakuro no Shibijin
Hakuro no Shibijin (2004)

as Sanae Izawa

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

TV show

Dolls
Dolls (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sawako's Friend

1990s

7 titles
Keizoku: Unsolved Cases
Keizoku: Unsolved Cases (1999)

TV show · as Maiko Osawa

A Forever Love
A Forever Love (1997)

TV show · as Sachiko Nishida

Insurance Investigator Shigarami Taro's Case Files ~Sanuki Murder Case~
Insurance Investigator Shigarami Taro's Case Files ~Sanuki Murder Case~ (1997)

as Midori Kaneko

Campus Note
Campus Note (1996)

TV show · as Nishimura Yayoi

Summer Department Store Story
Summer Department Store Story (1995)

TV show

Tokyo Babylon 1999
Tokyo Babylon 1999 (1993)

as Megumi

True Love Is
True Love Is (1993)

TV show · as Ritsuko Adachi

1980s

3 titles
The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!
The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms! (1988)

TV show · as Hirose Mari

Daddy, the Newscaster
Daddy, the Newscaster (1987)

TV show · as Megumi Nishio

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Sanae Izawa