is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films since 1996.
Awards Watanabe was given the award for best script at the 1999 Mainichi Film Awards for M/Other with director Nobuhiro Suwa and co-star Tomokazu Miura for dialogue that was mostly improvised on the set.
Selected filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes1996XX: Beautiful Prey2004Zebraman2007The Mourning ForestThe Rebirth2008Love Exposure2011Himizu2014Still the Water2016While the Women Are Sleeping2017Hello, Goodbye2018My Friend "A"A Banana? At This Time of Night?201937 SecondsAesop's GameWalking Man2020Momi's HouseThe AsadasState of Emergency2021Tomorrow's Dinner TableRurouni Kenshin: The BeginningLandlady2022Midnight Maiden WarSmall, Slow But SteadyHawReiko NanebshimaFragments of the Last Will2023Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The MovieMariko ShirokaneFamily2024Desert of NamibiaMari HayashiHappyendYōko2025The Harbor LightsIzumiOr UtopiaTokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Nankai MissionMariko ShirokaneBridge of AvidyaYukiko YagiLead role2026I Don't Know YouFrench-Japanese filmTokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Capital CrisisMariko Shirokane
Television Year Title RoleNotes2022Tokyo ViceKazuko TozawaAmerican drama2023Tengu no DaidokoroIchino Izuna Wilson2024The Great PassageKaoru SasakiGolden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in HokkaidoMonoa2026Sins of KujoHanae Iemori
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