Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe (多部 未華子, Tabe Mikako; born January 25, 1989) 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.

Mikako Tabe
多部 未華子
Born	(1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 36) Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Other names	たべちゃん (Tabe-Chan)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Takaki Kumada ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1
Website	tabemikako.com
Signature

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 Title	English Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref
理由	The Reason	2004	Shinoda Izumi
ゴーヤーちゃんぷるー	Gōyā Chanpurū	2005	Hiromi Suzuki	Lead role
メールで届いた物語 『CHANGE THE WORLD!』	Meeru de todoita monogatari [CHANGE THE WORLD!]	2005	Angel school girl
ヒノキオ	Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love	2005	Kudo Jun
青空のゆくえ	Way of Blue Sky	2005	Haruna Kawahara
ルート225	Route 225	2006	Jericho Tanaka	Lead role
夜のピクニック	Night Time Picnic	2006	Takako Koda	Lead role
俺は、君のためにこそ死ににいく	For Those We Love	2007	Reiko
西遊記	The Adventures of Super Monkey	2007	Princess Reimi
こわい童謡 表の章	Kowai dōyō: Omote no shō	2007	Masaki Ayane	Lead role
こわい童謡 裏の章	The Scary Folklore: Ura no Sho	2007	Masaki Ayane	Lead role
フィッシュストーリー	Fish Story	2009	Asami
ケンタとジュンとカヨちゃんの国	A Crowd of Three	2010	Yumika
君に届け	From Me to You	2010	Sawako Kuronuma	Lead role	[5]
源氏物語 千年の謎	Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima	2011	Aoi no Ue		[6]
LIAR GAME -再生-	Liar Game: Reborn	2012	Shinomiya Yū		[7]
深夜食堂	Midnight Diner	2014	Kuriyama Michiru
ピース オブ ケイク	Piece of Cake	2015	Shino Umemiya	Lead role	[8]
視覚探偵 日暮旅人	Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito	2015	Yamakawa Yoko		[9]
あやしい彼女	Sing My Life	2016	Katsu Seyama / Setsuko Otori	Lead role	[10]
日日是好日	Every Day a Good Day	2018	Michiko
トラさん	Tiger: My Life as a Cat	2019	Nanako
多十郎殉愛記	Love's Twisting Path	2019	Otoyo		[11]
アイネクライネナハトムジーク	Little Nights, Little Love	2019	Saki "shampoo-san" Honma		[12]
空に住む	Living in the Sky	2020	Naomi	Lead role	[13]
流浪の月	Wandering	2022	Ayumi Tani		[14]

Short Films/Movies

Japanese Title	Romaji Title	Year	Role	Notes
東京危機一髪	Tokyo Kiki Ippatsu (Crisis of Tokyo) – Tokyo Girl Episode #004	2003	A young woman	A short film by 68 FILMS[15]
真夜中からとびうつれ	Mayonaka kara tobiutsure	2011	A girl in a blue dress	A short film by Yokohama Satoko[16]

Plays and Musicals

Plays

Title	Year	Role	Notes
LOVE LETTERS	2009	Nakao Akiyoshi	375th performance of 20th season at PARCO Theater (12/10/2009)[17]
Nōgyō shōjo (Farm Girl)	2010	Farmer's daughter	Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space (March 2010)[18]
Salome	2012	Princess Salome	New National Theatre Tokyo (June 2012)[19]
Fukusuke	2012	Hotetoru Hideichi	Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon Tokyo (August 2012)[20]
Never Let Me go	2014	Kathy	Stage 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 ~	2014		Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon Tokyo (December 2014)[22]

Musicals

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Sailor Moon musicals	2003	Yaten Kou	Second Stage – Marina Moon (Starlights-Ryuusei Densetsu)[23]
Sailor Moon musicals	2004	Yaten Kou	Second Stage – Marina Moon (Kakyuu-ouhi Kourin)[24]

Television

Dramas

Japanese Title	Romaji Title	Year	Role	Notes
対岸の彼女	Taigan no kanojo	2006	Noguchi Nanako	[25]
すみれの花咲く頃	Sumire no Hana Saku Koro	2007	Endo Kimiko	[26]
山田太郎ものがたり	Yamada Tarō Monogatari	2007	Takako Ikegami	[27]
鹿男あをによし	Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi	2008	Ito Hotta	[28]
ヤスコとケンジ	Yasuko to Kenji	2008	Yasuko Oki	[29]
つばさ	Tsubasa	2009	Tsubasa Tamaki	[30]
不毛地帯	Fumō Chitai	2009	Naoko Iki	[31]
GM~踊れドクター	GM: Odore Dokuta	2010	Momoko Komukai	[32]
デカワンコ	Deka Wanko	2011	Hanamori Ichiko	[33]
ジウ 警視庁特殊犯捜査係	Jiu: Keishichou Tokushuhan Sousakei	2011	Kadokura Misaki	[34]
デカワンコ 新春スペシャル	Deka Wanko Shinshun Supesharu	2012	Hanamori Ichiko	[33]
浪花少年探偵団	Naniwa Shōnentanteidan	2012	Shinobu Takeuchi	[35]
大奥[有功・家光篇]	Ōoku: Arikoto-Iemitsu Hen	2012	Tokugawa Iemitsu	[36]
『ラストホープ』	Last Hope	2013	Tachibana Ayumi	[37]
怪物	Kaibutsu	2013	Risa Fujiidera	[38]
I Love You	I Love You	2013	Moe	[39]
東京バンドワゴン～下町大家族物語	Tokyo Bandwagon ~ Shitamachi Daizoku Monogatari	2013	Suzumi Makino	[40]
僕のいた時間	Boku no Ita Jikan	2014	Megumi Hongo	[41]
植物男子ベランダー	Botanical Life of Verandar	2014	Mizuhara Renge	[42]
永遠の0	Eien no Zero	2015	Matsuno Miyabe	[43]
ドS刑事	Do S Deka	2015	Maya Kuroi	[44]
深夜食堂 第四部	Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories	2016	Kuriyama Michiru	[45]
深夜食堂 2	Midnight Diner 2	2016	Kuriyama Michiru	[46]
仰げば尊し	Aogeba Toutoshi	2016	Hikuma 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 Story	2016	Shirano Riko	[48]
ツバキ文具店～鎌倉代書屋物語～	Tsubaki Stationery Store	2017	Amemiya Hatoko	[49]
先に生まれただけの僕	My High School Business	2017	Satoko Matsubara	[50]
二つの祖国	Two Homelands	2019	Nagiko Imoto	[51]
これは経費で落ちません！	Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen	2019	Sanako Moriwaka	[52]
太陽は動かない —THE ECLIPSE—	The Sun Stands Still: The Eclipse	2020	Ochiai	[53]
私の家政夫ナギサさん	Watashi no Kaseifu Nagisa-san	2020	Mei Aihara	[54]

Shows

Japanese Title	Romaji Title	Year	Role	Notes
『HAPPY! HAPPY!』 スペシャル	HAPPY! HAPPY! Supesharu	2002	Mikako	Ronald McDonald's Hour
魁!セレソンDX	Sakigake! Sereson DX	2006	Jody (Kinuko)
その5分前「明日への船出」	Sono 5 Funmae ( Ashita heno Funade )	2006	Misa
Yuming Films Vol.2	Yuming Films Vol.2	2007	Nanako

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 Witch	2012	Oliver	Japanese voice dub[55][56]

Animations

Japanese Title	English Title	Year	Role	Notes
リラックマとカオルさん	Rilakkuma and Kaoru	2019	Kaoru	ONA, exclusively released on Netflix
インサイド・ヘッド2	Inside Out 2	2024	Anxiety	Film, Japanese voice dub[57]

Awards and Prizes

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2005	15th Japan Movie Critics Awards	Newcomer of the Year (Kazuko Komori Award)[58]	Hinokio	Won
2005	48th Blue Ribbon Awards	Newcomer of the Year[59]	Hinokio, Aozora no yukue	Won
2006	21st Takasaki Film Festival Awards	Best New Actress[60]	Rūto 225	Won
2007	4th TVnavi Drama Awards	Newcomer of the Year[61]	Yamada Tarō Monogatari	Won
2010	Elan d'or Awards	Rookie of the Year[62]	Fisshu sutori, Tsubasa, Fumō Chitai	Won
2011	18th Yomiuri Engeki Awards	Newcomer of the Year (Haruko Sugimura Award)[63]	Nōgyō shōjo	Won
2011	68th Japanese Drama Academy Awards	Best Actress[64]	Deka Wanko	Won
2013	75th Japanese Drama Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress[65][66]	Ōoku: Arikoto-Iemitsu Hen	Won
2016	25th Japan Film Professional Awards	Best Actress	Piece of Cake, Shinya Shokudō	Won

Special Awards

Year	Award	Category	Event	Result
2009	Gold Dream Award[67]	Culture/Entertainment	World Gold Council Awards (Tokyo Gold Week 2009)	Won