Misako Watanabe (渡辺 美佐子, Watanabe Misako, born 23 October 1932) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress.
Misako Watanabe | |
|---|---|
 Misako Watanabe in 1956 | |
| Born | October 23, 1932 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–present |
Career
editA graduate of the Haiyuza Theatre Company,[2] Watanabe gave her film debut in Tadashi Imai's Tower of Lilies (1953)[1][3] before becoming a contract player at the Nikkatsu film studios.[2] She appeared in almost 100 films of directors like Shōhei Imamura, Masahiro Shinoda and Masaki Kobayashi.[3]
She received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1958 Endless Desire. In 1997 she was awarded a Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon and in 2004 the Order of the Rising Sun.[1]
Filmography
edit| Date | Work | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Tower of Lilies | Yoshiko Tomiyasu | ||
| 1958 | Endless Desire | Shima | ||
| 1959 | The Wandering Guitarist | |||
| 1962 | Being Two Isn't Easy | Aunt Setsuko | ||
| 1963 | Brave Records of the Sanada Clan | Musasabi No Ogiri | ||
| 1963 | Bushido, Samurai Saga | Yasu, Sajiemon's wife | ||
| 1964 | Kwaidan | Second Wife (segment "Kurokami") | ||
| 1965 | With Beauty and Sorrow | Fumiko Ōki | ||
| 1967 | The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka | Kuriko | ||
| 1973 | Long Journey into Love | Kaito Takeno | ||
| 1982 | Tattoo Ari | Sadako Takeda | ||
| 1983–1984 | Oshin (TV series) | Madam Taka Hasegawa | Asadora | |
| 1990 | Tugumi | Masako | [4] | |
| 2010 | Shiawase no Pan | Aya | ||
| 2013 | The Great Passage | Take | ||
| 2024 | Route 29 | [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Watanabe Misako". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Watanabe Misako". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Watanabe Misako". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "つぐみ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "ルート29". eiga.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.