Yoshiko Watanabe

Yoshiko Watanabe 渡辺 喜子 Watanabe Yoshiko born January 24 1973 is a Japanese actress and film director from Shizuoka Prefecture She graduated from the Tama Art University Department of Graphic Design and worked as a student instructor at the Tachikawa Art Institute during her studies Her career spans acting directing screenwriting and assistant directing across film television stage and promotional videos As an actress she has appeared in independent films TV dramas music videos and stage productions since the early 2000s Watanabe also develops her own creative projects Her feature film tighug 2014which she wrote directed and appeared inwas produced as part of the firstanniversary events commemorating Mount Fujis registration as a World Heritage Site The film was later screened at several festivals including Aichi International Womens Film Festival and CAMERA JAPAN Under the artist name YoshikoLee she presents painting and photography works through exhibitions and online art platforms