
Mako Watanabe
Writing
Biography
Watanabe Mako is a screenwriter. She studied script writing at the Scenario Center and won the grand prize at the 4th TBS Drama Scenario Awards in 2014. She made her screenwriting debut in 2014 TBS Special Drama "Kono Misuteri ga Sugoi! ~ Besutosera Sakka kara no Chousenjou ~" under the sub-part story "Nokosareta Senritsu"
Known For

Two journalists fall in love while investigating a serial murder case, but as secrets unfold, she must decide if she can trust him or if he's the killer she’s searching for.
Murderous Encounter

Hinako is the executive assistant to the CEO of Relation Gate, a startup company growing at breakneck speed. Apt to listen to his gut feelings, her boss bombards her day in and day out with tall orders he concocts on a whim. Life is far from chill for Hinako, who hasn't had a boyfriend in six years. She barely even has time to sit and think carefully about her future. Each long workday ends with the same toxic thought, "I find no meaning doing this!" as she clutches a beer and lets out a huge sigh.
Tall Order

Though handsome and successful, Satoru Mukai suddenly realizes he's been single for ten whole years and has no idea how to initiate a new relationship
Turn to Me Mukai-kun

Onodera Yumeko may look smart on the outside, but at home, she is a complete mess in terms of housework and fashion. Yumeko is particularly clumsy in romance and always dream about her first love in high school who she still thinks is her ideal man. Somehow, Yumeko keeps experiencing trouble one after another. Her boyfriend whom she thought would propose to her ended up breaking up with her, and her junior colleague at work betrayed her. Yumeko becomes heartbroken but she suddenly meets a young man who is the spitting image of her first love and her daily life changes like a roller coaster.
Ideal Boyfriend

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5 Songs

Kashiopea no Endo Roru A murder takes place on a luxury overnight train which runs from Sapporo to Ueno, Tokyo. The victim is a film director. The suspects are 4 women. Nokosareta Senritsu After a pianist concludes her best performance to date, she dies mysteriously in the waiting room. The cause of her death is potassium cyanide that was laced in her coffee. Kuroi Pan Teru A man works as a supervisor for a construction company. 30 years ago, he was a popular actor who played a hero character on TV. Now, he has a wife and a 20-year-old daughter. One day, the man learns that his daughter is kidnapped. Daiyamondo Dasuto A cold wave hits Tokyo. Two men, working for the same company, are unable to avoid overtime work that night. The snow storm then causes electrical outages. The two men must face difficult life or death decisions.
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer

When a sharp-eyed newspaper journalist begins investigating a powerful medical university director, two women hardened by injustice in a male-dominated world find themselves on opposing sides—locked in a fierce clash of ambition, belief, and truth.