Portrait of Takako Tokiwa

Acting

Takako Tokiwa

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
GoodWatch score82/100

Characters

6

The characters Takako Tokiwa played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Takako Tokiwa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.9, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Japanese Drama 5
  • Melancholy 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Heartbreaking Story 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Intriguing Narrative 2
  • Coming-of-Age Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 76
Radio Star
Radio Star (2026)

TV show

Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho
Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho (2026)

TV show · as 三上三八子

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Azusa

Isn’t It a Ripoff?: The Job of a New Member of the Intellectual Property Department
Isn’t It a Ripoff?: The Job of a New Member of the Intellectual Property Department (2023)

TV show · as Iori Takanashi

The Lump in my Heart
The Lump in my Heart (2023)

as Akiko

Adult's Situation
Adult's Situation (2021)

as Kaoru Sonoyama

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

as Yuriko Tachibana

Forgery  It's tough being a man
Forgery It's tough being a man (2020)

TV show

2010s

27 titles · average score 72
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2019)

TV show · as Kyoko Hasumi

The Return
The Return (2019)

as Okuni

A Distant Cry from Spring
A Distant Cry from Spring (2018)

as Tamiko Kazami

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2018)

as Nanami Ishikawa

Somebody's Xylophone
Somebody's Xylophone (2016)

as Sayoko Oyomi

Mare
Mare (2015)

TV show · as Tsumura Aiko

The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk (2015)

TV show · as 沢藤三八子

Beautiful Slow Life
Beautiful Slow Life (2015)

TV show

Seven Weeks
Seven Weeks (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

as Nobuko

Dirty Hearts
Dirty Hearts (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

as Miyuki

Cut
Cut (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yoko

Murder in the Kairotei
Murder in the Kairotei (2011)

as Eriko Kiryu

2000s

19 titles · average score 64
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)
GoodWatch score 61

as Yukiji

20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yukiji

Listen to My Heart
Listen to My Heart (2009)

as Mai Kubota

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yukiji

Brave Story
Brave Story (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cutts (voice)

Shining Boy & Little Randy
Shining Boy & Little Randy (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sario Ogawa

Red Moon
Red Moon (2004)

as Namiko Morita

Get Up!
Get Up! (2003)

as Kaori

Long Love Letter
Long Love Letter (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Misaki Yuka

Kabachitare!
Kabachitare! (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Nozomi Tamura

Beautiful Life
Beautiful Life (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Kyoko Machida

A Fighter's Blues
A Fighter's Blues (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sister Mioko

1990s

17 titles · average score 67
Moonlight Express
Moonlight Express (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hitomi Kawamura

Le Bel Homme
Le Bel Homme (1999)

TV show · as 村雨みゆき

Tabloid
Tabloid (1998)

TV show

A Forever Love
A Forever Love (1997)

TV show · as Aki Shinozaki

Risou no Kekkon
Risou no Kekkon (1997)

TV show · as Mayu Yamada

Mid-day Moon
Mid-day Moon (1996)

TV show · as Yamashita Mae

Minikui Ahiru no Ko
Minikui Ahiru no Ko (1996)

TV show

Hitori Gurashi
Hitori Gurashi (1996)

TV show

Say You Love Me
Say You Love Me (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Hiroko Mizuno

Love Still Hasn't Begun
Love Still Hasn't Begun (1995)

TV show

Kinjirareta Asobi
Kinjirareta Asobi (1995)

TV show

Watashi no Unmei
Watashi no Unmei (1994)

TV show · as Goto Satomi