Makiko Watanabe (渡辺 真起子, Watanabe Makiko, born 14 September 1968) is a Japanese actress.

She has appeared in more than 60 films since 1996.

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.

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