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Seiko Iwaidô

Seiko Iwaidô

Actor · Born February 23, 1984 (42) · Fukuoka, Japan

Seiko Iwaido (岩井堂聖子, Iwaido Seikō, born February 23, 1984) is a Japanese actress, she was formerly known by the stage name Mai Takahashi (高橋 真唯), Iwaido made her acting debut in 2004, playing the role of Amano Sora in TV Asahi's Sky High 2. In 2005, she made her film debut as Fumie Hayashida in Simsons. Since her debut Takahashi has worked with many prominent directors; playing Kawahime, the River Princess, in Takashi Miike's horror-fantasy children's film Yokai Daisenso (released in the U.S. in 2006 as The Great Yokai War.) She also appeared in Sion Sono's 2005 film Kimyo na Sakasu (Strange Circus), Yoshihiro Nakamura's Busu (The Booth, 2005), and in Hitoshi Yazaki's 2006 film Strawberry Shortcakes. In 2008, she appeared in the live action film Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar. She has also voiced the characters Yuri Kishida, Kanae and Ryuuko Tagawa in the 2006 video game Siren 2, and played 'The girl in red' in the movie adaptation of the game Siren in the same year. Along with her acting career Mai Takahashi has also appeared in magazines, and has also released two photobooks.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1984 (42)
From
Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Seiko Iwaidô's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
49%
Self
16%
Morality
15%
Bonds
12%
Society
7%
Trauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
3
Cold
1
Melancholic
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Seiko Iwaidô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Seiko Iwaidô's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Our Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • My Happy Divorced Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Ju-on: Origins(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Woman in White

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman Taiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Hitomi Mizuno

  • Secret × Warrior Phantomirage! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 64 episodes · as Kazuha Shizuki

  • Wagaya no Mondai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Yamazaki Ema

  • Laughing Lucky Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sachiko Nakazawa

  • Delivery Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Delivery Onee-san NEO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ellie

  • パンクしそうだ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Miharu

  • Pure White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yukina Shibutani

  • Bitter Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Woman

  • Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Saori Ogawa

  • Isn't Anyone Alive? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Nana

  • Pro Golfer Hana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Michiru Oguchi

  • Fish Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Haruko

  • Paranoid Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · as Setsuko Ichikawa

  • Reset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Scream Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Quiz Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Hitomi Nitta

  • A Girl in the Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as (segment "Musume Gokoro")

  • Welcome to the Quiet Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sae

  • Detective School Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Reika

  • Wonderful World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Arisa

  • Yellow Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Yumiko

  • SOUL TRAIN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Strawberry Shortcakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kondo

  • Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Kurosagi(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Simsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fumie Hayashida

  • Siren(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Strange Circus(2005)

    as Teenage Mitsuko

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Booth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Okazaki

  • Your and My Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Momoi Nanako

  • The Great Yokai War(2005)

    as Kawahime

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Yuko Suzuki

  • 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sayoko Kawamura

  • Sky High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • The Woman of S.R.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Almost 40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Diga

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 1999 to 2024; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Siren (2006)

$5.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Strange Circus (2005)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Ju-on: Origins (2020)

Film career

19992024

Peak 2005 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 42: 42 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Who does Seiko Iwaidô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Seiko Iwaidô's MovieCove titles; Kuniaki Haishima shares the most, 2.