is a Japanese stage, film and television actress.

Career

A graduate of the Haiyuza Theatre Company, Watanabe gave her film debut in

Tadashi Imai was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include '' An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and '' Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963). Life Although leaning towards left-win ...

's ''Tower of Lilies'' (1953) before becoming a contract player at the

Nikkatsu is a Japanese film studio located in Bunkyō. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures". Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%). ...

film studios. She appeared in almost 100 films of directors like

Shōhei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from J ...

Masahiro Shinoda was a Japanese film director, whose career spanned over four decades and covered a wide range of genres and styles. He was one of the central figures of the Japanese New Wave during the 1960s and 1970s. He directed films for Shochiku Studio fro ...

and

Masaki Kobayashi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, best known for the epic trilogy '' The Human Condition'' (1959–1961), the samurai films '' Harakiri'' (1962) and '' Samurai Rebellion'' (1967), and the horror anthology '' Kwaidan'' (1964). ''Sen ...

. 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 The is a Japanese honors system, Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge feat ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Misako Living people Actresses from Tokyo People from Minato, Tokyo 1932 births Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class