is a Japanese actress from Nishitokyo, Tokyo. Starting acting in her teens with a role in the Sailor Moon musicals, she has developed into a lead actress in film and television, playing the heroine in the Asadora Tsubasa, starring in TV comedy series such Yasuko to Kenji and Deka Wanko, and playing the lead in films such as Kimi ni Todoke and Piece of Cake.
Career
Tabe was born in Nishitokyo, Tokyo and began working in entertainment in 2002 at the age of 13. Her debut as an actress was in the Wowow drama Riyū in 2004. Her acting in the films Hinokio and Aozora no yukue earned her the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer in 2006. In 2008, she was selected from the 1593 actresses who auditioned to play the heroine of the NHK Asadora Tsubasa, which ran for 156 episodes from March to September 2009.
Filmography
Feature films and movies Japanese TitleEnglish TitleYearRoleNotes理由The Reason2004Shinoda IzumiゴーヤーちゃんぷるーGōyā Chanpurū2005Hiromi SuzukiLead roleChange the World!Change the World!2005Angel school girlヒノキオHinokio: Inter Galactic Love2005Kudo Jun青空のゆくえWay of Blue Sky2005Haruna Kawaharaルート225Route 2252006Jericho TanakaLead role夜のピクニックNight Time Picnic2006Takako KodaLead role俺は、君のためにこそ死ににいくFor Those We Love2007Reiko西遊記The Adventures of Super Monkey2007Princess Reimiこわい童謡 表の章Kowai dōyō: Omote no shō2007Masaki AyaneLead roleこわい童謡 裏の章The Scary Folklore: Ura no Sho2007Masaki AyaneLead roleフィッシュストーリーFish Story2009Asamiケンタとジュンとカヨちゃんの国A Crowd of Three2010Yumika君に届けFrom Me to You2010Sawako KuronumaLead role源氏物語 千年の謎Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima2011Aoi no UeLIAR GAME -再生-Liar Game: Reborn2012Shinomiya Yū深夜食堂Midnight Diner2014Kuriyama Michiruピース オブ ケイクPiece of Cake2015Shino UmemiyaLead role視覚探偵 日暮旅人Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito2015Yamakawa Yokoあやしい彼女Sing My Life2016Katsu Seyama / Setsuko OtoriLead role日日是好日Every Day a Good Day2018MichikoトラさんTiger: My Life as a Cat2019Nanako多十郎殉愛記Love's Twisting Path2019OtoyoアイネクライネナハトムジークLittle Nights, Little Love2019Saki "shampoo-san" Honma空に住むLiving in the Sky2020NaomiLead role流浪の月Wandering2022Ayumi Tani
Short films and movies Japanese TitleRomaji TitleYearRoleNotes東京危機一髪Tokyo Kiki Ippatsu (Crisis of Tokyo) – Tokyo Girl Episode #0042003A young womanA short film by 68 FILMS真夜中からとびうつれMayonaka kara tobiutsure2011A girl in a blue dressA short film by Yokohama Satoko
Plays and musicals
Plays TitleYearRoleNotesLove Letters2009Nakao Akiyoshi375th performance of 20th season at PARCO Theater (12/10/2009)Nōgyō shōjo (Farm Girl)2010Farmer's daughterTokyo Metropolitan Art Space (March 2010)Salome2012Princess SalomeNew National Theatre Tokyo (June 2012)Fukusuke2012Hotetoru HideichiBunkamura Theatre Cocoon Tokyo (August 2012)Never Let Me Go2014KathyStage Play based on the novel by Ishiguro Kazuo at Saitama Arts Theater from April 29 to May 15Kirei ~ kamisama to machiawase shita on'na ~2014Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon Tokyo (December 2014)
Musicals TitleYearRoleNotesSailor Moon musicals2003Yaten KouSecond Stage – Marina Moon (Starlights-Ryuusei Densetsu)Sailor Moon musicals2004Yaten KouSecond Stage – Marina Moon (Kakyuu-ouhi Kourin)
Television
Dramas Japanese TitleRomaji TitleYearRoleNotes対岸の彼女Taigan no kanojo2006Noguchi Nanakoすみれの花咲く頃Sumire no Hana Saku Koro2007Endo KimikoLead role山田太郎ものがたりYamada Tarō Monogatari2007Takako Ikegami鹿男あをによしShikaotoko Aoniyoshi2008Ito HottaヤスコとケンジYasuko to Kenji2008Yasuko OkiつばさTsubasa2009Tsubasa TamakiLead role; Asadora不毛地帯The Waste Land2009Naoko IkiGM~踊れドクターGM: Odore Dokuta2010Momoko KomukaiデカワンコDeka Wanko2011Hanamori IchikoLead roleジウ 警視庁特殊犯捜査係Jiu: Keishichou Tokushuhan Sousakei2011Kadokura MisakiLead roleデカワンコ 新春スペシャルDeka Wanko Shinshun Supesharu2012Hanamori IchikoLead role; TV movie浪花少年探偵団Naniwa Shōnentanteidan2012Shinobu TakeuchiLead role大奥[有功・家光篇]Ōoku: Arikoto-Iemitsu Hen2012Tokugawa Iemitsu『ラストホープ』Last Hope2013Tachibana Ayumi怪物Kaibutsu2013Risa FujiideraI Love YouI Love You2013Moe東京バンドワゴン～下町大家族物語Tokyo Bandwagon ~ Shitamachi Daizoku Monogatari2013Suzumi Makino僕のいた時間Boku no Ita Jikan2014Megumi Hongo植物男子ベランダーBotanical Life of Verandar2014Mizuhara Renge永遠の0Eien no Zero2015Matsuno MiyabeドS刑事Do S Deka2015Maya KuroiLead role深夜食堂 第四部Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories2016Kuriyama Michiru深夜食堂 2Midnight Diner 22016Kuriyama Michiru仰げば尊しBrass Dreams2016Hikuma Natsukiわたしに運命の恋なんてありえないって思ってたMy Long Awaited Love Story2016Shirano RikoLead roleツバキ文具店～鎌倉代書屋物語～Tsubaki Stationery Store2017Amemiya HatokoLead role先に生まれただけの僕My High School Business2017Satoko Matsubara二つの祖国Two Homelands2019Nagiko Imotoこれは経費で落ちません！You Can't Expense This!2019Sanako MoriwakaLead role太陽は動かない —The Eclipse—The Sun Stands Still: The Eclipse2020Ochiai私の家政夫ナギサさんMy Housekeeper Nagisa-san2020Mei AiharaLead role風、薫るThe Scent of the Wind2026Ōyama SutematsuAsadoraクロエマChloe et Emma2026ChloeLead role
Animations and games
Games Japanese Title English Title Year Role Notes 二ノ国 白き聖灰の女王 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch2012Oliver
Animations Japanese Title English Title Year Role Notes リラックマとカオルさんRilakkuma and Kaoru2019KaoruONA, exclusively released on Netflixボス・ベイビー ファミリー・ミッションThe Boss Baby: Family Business2021Tina TempletonFilm, Japanese voice dub インサイド・ヘッド2Inside Out 22024AnxietyFilm, Japanese voice dub
Awards and prizes
Awards YearAwardCategoryTitleResult200515th Japan Movie Critics AwardsNewcomer of the Year (Kazuko Komori Award)Hinokio200548th Blue Ribbon AwardsNewcomer of the YearHinokio, Aozora no yukue200621st Takasaki Film Festival AwardsBest New ActressRūto 225201034th Elan d'or AwardsRookie of the YearHerself 201118th Yomiuri Engeki AwardsNewcomer of the Year (Haruko Sugimura Award)Nōgyō shōjo201625th Japan Film Professional AwardsBest ActressPiece of Cake, Shinya Shokudō
References
External links Tabe Mikako Official web site