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Misako Watanabe (渡辺美佐子, Watanabe Misako, born 23 October 1932) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. A graduate of the Haiyuza Theatre Company,[2] she 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]

Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe in 1956
Born	(1932-10-23) October 23, 1932 (age 89) Azabu, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953–present

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]

Roles

Date	Work	Role
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
2010	Shiawase no Pan	Aya
2013	The Great Passage	Take

References

External links

• Misako Watanabe at IMDb

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