Mikako Tabe
Native name多部 未華子
Birth dateJanuary 25, 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeNishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan[1]
OccupationActress
Websitetabemikako.com
Other namesたべちゃん (Tabe-Chan)
Years active2002–present
SpouseTakaki Kumada (m. 2019)

Mikako Tabe (多部 未華子, Tabe Mikako) is a Japanese actress from Nishitokyo, Tokyo.[1] 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[1] and began working in entertainment in 2002 at the age of 13.[2] Her debut as an actress was in the Wowow drama Riyū in 2004.[2] Her acting in the films Hinokio and Aozora no yukue earned her the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer in 2006.[3] 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.[4]

Filmography

Feature Films/Movies

Japanese TitleEnglish TitleYearRoleNotesRef
理由The Reason2004Shinoda Izumi
ゴーヤーちゃんぷるーGōyā Chanpurū2005Hiromi SuzukiLead role
メールで届いた物語 『CHANGE THE WORLD!』Meeru de todoita monogatari [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[5]
源氏物語 千年の謎Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima2011Aoi no Ue[6]
LIAR GAME -再生-Liar Game: Reborn2012Shinomiya Yū[7]
深夜食堂Midnight Diner2014Kuriyama Michiru
ピース オブ ケイクPiece of Cake2015Shino UmemiyaLead role[8]
視覚探偵 日暮旅人Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito2015Yamakawa Yoko[9]
あやしい彼女Sing My Life2016Katsu Seyama / Setsuko OtoriLead role[10]
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[11]
アイネクライネナハトムジークLittle Nights, Little Love2019Saki "shampoo-san" Honma[12]
空に住むLiving in the Sky2020NaomiLead role[13]
流浪の月Wandering2022Ayumi Tani[14]

Short Films/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[15]
真夜中からとびうつれMayonaka kara tobiutsure2011A girl in a blue dressA short film by Yokohama Satoko[16]

Plays and Musicals

Plays

TitleYearRoleNotes
LOVE LETTERS2009Nakao Akiyoshi375th performance of 20th season at PARCO Theater (12/10/2009)[17]
Nōgyō shōjo (Farm Girl)2010Farmer's daughterTokyo Metropolitan Art Space (March 2010)[18]
Salome2012Princess SalomeNew National Theatre Tokyo (June 2012)[19]
Fukusuke2012Hotetoru HideichiBunkamura Theatre Cocoon Tokyo (August 2012)[20]
Never Let Me go2014KathyStage Play based on the novel by Ishiguro Kazuo at Saitama Arts Theater from April 29 to May 15[21]
Kirei ~ kamisama to machiawase shita on'na ~2014Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon Tokyo (December 2014)[22]

Musicals

TitleYearRoleNotes
Sailor Moon musicals2003Yaten KouSecond Stage – Marina Moon (Starlights-Ryuusei Densetsu)[23]
Sailor Moon musicals2004Yaten KouSecond Stage – Marina Moon (Kakyuu-ouhi Kourin)[24]

Television

Dramas

Japanese TitleRomaji TitleYearRoleNotes
対岸の彼女Taigan no kanojo2006Noguchi Nanako[25]
すみれの花咲く頃Sumire no Hana Saku Koro2007Endo Kimiko[26]
山田太郎ものがたりYamada Tarō Monogatari2007Takako Ikegami[27]
鹿男あをによしShikaotoko Aoniyoshi2008Ito Hotta[28]
ヤスコとケンジYasuko to Kenji2008Yasuko Oki[29]
つばさTsubasa2009Tsubasa Tamaki[30]
不毛地帯Fumō Chitai2009Naoko Iki[31]
GM~踊れドクターGM: Odore Dokuta2010Momoko Komukai[32]
デカワンコDeka Wanko2011Hanamori Ichiko[33]
ジウ 警視庁特殊犯捜査係Jiu: Keishichou Tokushuhan Sousakei2011Kadokura Misaki[34]
デカワンコ 新春スペシャルDeka Wanko Shinshun Supesharu2012Hanamori Ichiko[33]
浪花少年探偵団Naniwa Shōnentanteidan2012Shinobu Takeuchi[35]
大奥[有功・家光篇]Ōoku: Arikoto-Iemitsu Hen2012Tokugawa Iemitsu[36]
『ラストホープ』Last Hope2013Tachibana Ayumi[37]
怪物Kaibutsu2013Risa Fujiidera[38]
I Love YouI Love You2013Moe[39]
東京バンドワゴン～下町大家族物語Tokyo Bandwagon ~ Shitamachi Daizoku Monogatari2013Suzumi Makino[40]
僕のいた時間Boku no Ita Jikan2014Megumi Hongo[41]
植物男子ベランダーBotanical Life of Verandar2014Mizuhara Renge[42]
永遠の0Eien no Zero2015Matsuno Miyabe[43]
ドS刑事Do S Deka2015Maya Kuroi[44]
深夜食堂 第四部Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories2016Kuriyama Michiru[45]
深夜食堂 2Midnight Diner 22016Kuriyama Michiru[46]
仰げば尊しBrass Dreams2016Hikuma Natsuki[47]
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 Riko[48]
ツバキ文具店～鎌倉代書屋物語～Tsubaki Stationery Store2017Amemiya Hatoko[49]
先に生まれただけの僕My High School Business2017Satoko Matsubara[50]
二つの祖国Two Homelands2019Nagiko Imoto[51]
これは経費で落ちません！Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen2019Sanako Moriwaka[52]
太陽は動かない —THE ECLIPSE—The Sun Stands Still: The Eclipse2020Ochiai[53]
私の家政夫ナギサさんWatashi no Kaseifu Nagisa-san2020Mei Aihara[54]
風、薫るThe Scent of the Wind2026Ōyama Sutematsu[55]
クロエマChloe et Emma2026Chloe[56]

Shows

Japanese TitleRomaji TitleYearRoleNotes
『HAPPY! HAPPY!』 スペシャルHAPPY! HAPPY! Supesharu2002MikakoRonald McDonald's Hour
魁!セレソンDXSakigake! Sereson DX2006Jody (Kinuko)
その5分前「明日への船出」Sono 5 Funmae ( Ashita heno Funade )2006Misa
Yuming Films Vol.2Yuming Films Vol.22007Nanako

Animations and Games

Games

Japanese TitleEnglish TitleYearRoleNotes
二ノ国 白き聖灰の女王 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch2012OliverJapanese voice dub[57][58]

Animations

Japanese TitleEnglish TitleYearRoleNotes
リラックマとカオルさんRilakkuma and Kaoru2019KaoruONA, exclusively released on Netflix
インサイド・ヘッド2Inside Out 22024AnxietyFilm, Japanese voice dub[59]

Awards and Prizes

Awards

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
200515th Japan Movie Critics AwardsNewcomer of the Year (Kazuko Komori Award)[60]Hinokio
200548th Blue Ribbon AwardsNewcomer of the Year[61]Hinokio, Aozora no yukue
200621st Takasaki Film Festival AwardsBest New Actress[62]Rūto 225
20074th TVnavi Drama AwardsNewcomer of the Year[63]Yamada Tarō Monogatari
2010Elan d'or AwardsRookie of the Year[64]Fisshu sutori, Tsubasa, Fumō Chitai
201118th Yomiuri Engeki AwardsNewcomer of the Year (Haruko Sugimura Award)[65]Nōgyō shōjo
201168th Japanese Drama Academy AwardsBest Actress[66]Deka Wanko
201375th Japanese Drama Academy AwardsBest Supporting Actress[67][68]Ōoku: Arikoto-Iemitsu Hen
201625th Japan Film Professional AwardsBest ActressPiece of Cake, Shinya Shokudō

Special Awards

YearAwardCategoryEventResult
2009Gold Dream Award[69]Culture/EntertainmentWorld Gold Council Awards (Tokyo Gold Week 2009)

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