Portrait of Atsuko Takahata

Acting

Atsuko Takahata

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

19

The characters Atsuko Takahata played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Atsuko Takahata Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Japanese Drama 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Slice of Life 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Emotional Resilience 2
  • Female Friendship 2
  • Character-Focused 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Police Procedural 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

21 titles · average score 69
Just a bit Espers
Just a bit Espers (2025)

TV show · as Enjyaku

Monster
Monster (2025)

TV show · as Kayo Tadokoro

Destiny
Destiny (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Ohata Setsuko

The Imaginary
The Imaginary (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

as Downbeat Grandma (voice)

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1 (2023)

as Oseki

Soar High!
Soar High! (2022)

TV show · as Saitsu Shoko [Mai's grandmother]

Shōtai
Shōtai (2022)

TV show · as Setsue Konno

Motherhood
Motherhood (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

as Rumiko's mother-in-law

Don't Call It Mystery
Don't Call It Mystery (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

The Women
The Women (2021)

as Mitsuko

Cyber Crimes Unit
Cyber Crimes Unit (2021)

TV show

行列の女神~らーめん才遊記~
行列の女神~らーめん才遊記~ (2020)

TV show · as Yoko Hashizume

2010s

34 titles · average score 75
The House on the Slope
The House on the Slope (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Misawa Fujiko

Spring Has Come
Spring Has Come (2018)

TV show · as Sue Kishikawa

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

as Suzue Ōsawa

Sanadamaru
Sanadamaru (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Kaoru

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2016)

TV show · as Naoko Fukamachi

Naomi and Kanako
Naomi and Kanako (2016)

TV show · as Li Zhu Mei

The Land of Rain Trees
The Land of Rain Trees (2015)

as Fumiko Sakisaka

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
GoodWatch score 89

as Lady Sagami (voice)

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

TV show · as 白木 淳子

悪女について
悪女について (2012)

as Bito Mutsuko

The Marriage Counselor
The Marriage Counselor (2011)

TV show · as Sanae Takahara

Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi
Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi (2011)

TV show · as Yoko Inuyama

2000s

16 titles · average score 71
Tsubasa
Tsubasa (2009)

TV show · as Tamaki Kanoko

The Dog of Orthros
The Dog of Orthros (2009)

TV show · as Yoko Sakaki

Atsuhime
Atsuhime (2008)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Honjuin

Rokumeikan
Rokumeikan (2008)

as Kusano

Mother at Fourteen
Mother at Fourteen (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Matoba Haruko

Seicho Matsumoto Special: Fingers
Seicho Matsumoto Special: Fingers (2006)

as Rei

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

TV show · as Sanae Ishida [Yuriko's mother]

Samurai Commando Mission 1549
Samurai Commando Mission 1549 (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kagamino

Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari
Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari (2005)

TV show · as Tachibana Reiko

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (2003)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Masako Azuma

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

TV show

Ring 0
Ring 0 (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kaoru Arima

1990s

7 titles · average score 66
Twilight of the Dark Master
Twilight of the Dark Master (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Narrator / Takamiya [female form] (voice)

X
X (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kanoe

Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Debonair (voice)

Sunflower on the Hill
Sunflower on the Hill (1993)

TV show · as Togo Natsu

Special Rescue Exceedraft
Special Rescue Exceedraft (1992)

TV show · as Fumie Takeuchi

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tamyuun

Special Rescue Police Winspector
Special Rescue Police Winspector (1990)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Miyuki Fukano

1980s

5 titles · average score 84
Kamen Rider: Run All Over the World
Kamen Rider: Run All Over the World (1989)

as Maribaron

Kamen Rider Black RX
Kamen Rider Black RX (1988)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Maribaron

Megabeast Investigator Juspion
Megabeast Investigator Juspion (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Galactic Witch Gilza

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

TV show · as Hisayo

Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes (1980)

as Sanae Yamishi (voice)

1970s

2 titles · average score 69
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979)

TV show · as Honda

Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Maribaron