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Portrait of Maiko Kawakami

Acting

Maiko Kawakami

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Big Bird in Japan
Big Bird in Japan
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maiko Kawakami Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.8, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 79
mentor
mentor (2026)

as Takumi’s mother

Tokyo Swindlers
Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Tatsu's wife

Fast Break
Fast Break (2024)

as Sakurako Jinguji

Kanban Neko
Kanban Neko (2022)

TV show

Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira
Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira (2021)

TV show

Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Aihime / Chinese Woman in the Waterfall

2010s

11 titles · average score 68
Wagaya no Mondai
Wagaya no Mondai (2018)

TV show

Ningyo Sashichi Torimonocho
Ningyo Sashichi Torimonocho (2016)

TV show

Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill (2015)

as Chieko Akiba

Yoko the Cherry Blossom
Yoko the Cherry Blossom (2015)

as Shizuka

New: Love and Hatred
New: Love and Hatred (2015)

TV show · as [Takahisa's mother]

Kazakiriba
Kazakiriba (2013)

as Yukari

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (2013)

as Umemoto

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Kumiko Kanbe

Solitary Gourmet
Solitary Gourmet (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

Tomie: Unlimited
Tomie: Unlimited (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

as Kimiko Izumikawa

The Best Skilled Surgeon
The Best Skilled Surgeon (2011)

TV show

2000s

6 titles
Teacher and Three Children
Teacher and Three Children (2008)

as Michiko Ichikawa

Botan to Bara
Botan to Bara (2004)

TV show

Love and Hatred
Love and Hatred (2004)

TV show · as Uemura Kyoko

警視庁・樋口警部補
警視庁・樋口警部補 (2003)

TV show · as 樋口恵子

20時18分の死神 小樽発・殺意の旅路
20時18分の死神 小樽発・殺意の旅路 (2003)

TV show

臨床心理士
臨床心理士 (2000)

TV show · as Chihiro Shimazaki

1990s

6 titles · average score 76
Shimura-X
Shimura-X (1996)

TV show

Gonin
Gonin (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Hostess at Pinky

Koi mo ni Dome Nara
Koi mo ni Dome Nara (1995)

TV show

If love happens a second time
If love happens a second time (1995)

TV show

Angel Guts: Red Flash
Angel Guts: Red Flash (1994)

as Nami

諦めない男
諦めない男 (1990)

TV show

1980s

11 titles · average score 80
Violent Cop
Violent Cop (1989)
GoodWatch score 79

as Akari Ryosuke

A Tale of Happiness
A Tale of Happiness (1988)

as Chako

Big Bird in Japan
Big Bird in Japan (1988)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kaguya-Hime

Black Board
Black Board (1986)

as Keiko Aizawa

And Then
And Then (1985)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kozome

Fire Festival
Fire Festival (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

as Miko

Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki (1985)

as Sachi Shimizu

The Horizon
The Horizon (1984)

as Ayame

Mitsugetsu
Mitsugetsu (1984)

as Tetsuaki's sister

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

TV show · as Yukari Hōgen / Koyuki Yamauchi

Ao ga Chiru
Ao ga Chiru (1983)

TV show · as 星野祐子→結城祐子

1970s

1 title
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979)

TV show