Misa Watanabe

Misa Watanabe is the kind of artist I find quietly fascinating, because you've almost certainly heard her without ever knowing her face. She's a Japanese voice actor and dub-actor, the person lending a voice to characters in foreign films and TV series, and there's something wonderfully invisible about that craft. Tokyo-born and trained in theater at Toho Gakuen, she clearly comes from a serious acting background, which is exactly what dubbing demands, you have to build a whole human being out of sound alone, matching breath, timing, and emotion to someone else's performance. I have a real soft spot for that kind of behind-the-screen, blue-collar artistry, the steady, unglamorous work of breathing life into another actor. No spotlight, no fuss, just a voice your ear somehow already remembers. Honestly, that's the good stuff.

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Misa Watanabe is a Japanese voice actress and dubbing actress born on March 30, 1964, in Tokyo. She studied at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music (Junior College of Arts). Active primarily in the dubbing field, she provides Japanese voices for foreign films and television dramas. Her agency and active period details are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Misa Watanabe

Name (Japanese)

渡辺美佐

Reading

わたなべ みさ

Born

March 30, 1964 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Blood type

A

Weight

49 kg

Agency

青二プロダクション

Active years

1990s -

Occupation

Voice Actress / Dubbing Actress

University

Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music (Junior College of Arts)

Works summary

Appearances

479 (1994–2026)

By year

1994: 1, 1996: 1, 1997: 1, 1999: 1, 2000: 3, 2001: 2, 2002: 3, 2005: 1, 2006: 2, 2007: 1, 2009: 1, 2010: 2, 2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2023: 1, 2026: 1

Debut work

とっても!ラッキーマン

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A1%E8%BE%BA%E7%BE%8E%E4%BD%90%20(%E5%A3%B0%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2557715

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Voice Actress
• Dubbing Actress

Last updated

2026-08-26

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