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name: "Tao Okamoto"
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roles: []
born: "22 May 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T11:50:05.288792+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tao Okamoto

Actor. Born 22 May 1985 in Chiba, Japan.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 May 1985, Chiba, Japan
- **Active:** 2013–2016
- **Also known as:** 岡本多緒, たお, Tao, 冈本多绪, تائو اوکاموتو
- **Cannes Film Festival:** 1 Cannes prize (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Okamoto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4353280, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5148840/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1156024

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md) (44)

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## Biography

Tao Okamoto, also known professionally as Tao, is a Japanese actress and model. Born on 22 May 1985 in Ichikawa, Chiba, she began modelling in Japan at the age of 14. She moved to Paris in 2006 to pursue an international career and later to New York in 2009.

Okamoto made her film debut as Mariko Yashida in *The Wolverine* (2013). She played Mercy Graves in *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016) and has had recurring roles in the television series *Hannibal* (2013), *The Man in the High Castle* (2015) and *Westworld* (2016). In 2026 she received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in *All of a Sudden*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Fi1m 44, as Mercy Graves — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Hannibal* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Chiyo — [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *All of a Sudden* (2026), as Mari Morisaki
- *My Sweet Pala* (2025), Director, Producer, Writer
- *Out of Order* (2025), as Lisa
- *Interface* (2025), Actor
- *The Silent Service* (2024), series, as Funao Ryoko
- *The Silent Service* (2023), Actor
- *Last Man: The Blind Profiler* (2023), series, Actor
- *Sun & Moon* (2023), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Lost Transmissions* (2020), as Wendi
- *She's Just a Shadow* (2019), as Irene
- *Perfect* (2019), as Ozawa
- *Laplace's Witch* (2018), as Rei Kirimiya
- *Manhunt* (2017), as Kiko Tanaka
- *Westworld* (2016), series, as Hanaryo — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), as Mercy Graves — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Crossroads* (2015), as Shiho Nomura
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), series, as Betty
- *Blood on the Tracks* (2014), series, as Toko Sakagami
- *The Wolverine* (2013), as Mariko Yashida / Scarlet Samurai
- *Hannibal* (2013), series, as Chiyo — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)

## Gallery

- ![Okamoto Tao, winner of Best Actress, at 2026 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-c124483df619.jpg) Okamoto Tao, winner of Best Actress, at 2026 Cannes Film Festival — John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okamoto_Tao_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_01_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Okamoto_Tao_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_01_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tao Okamoto](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-a277952a3796.jpg) Tao Okamoto — John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Okamoto_Tao_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_01.jpg/1280px-Okamoto_Tao_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tao Okamoto at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival winners press conference](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-9be35b527e72.jpg) Tao Okamoto at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival winners press conference — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Tao_Okamoto_at_the_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_winners_press_conference_01.jpg/1280px-Tao_Okamoto_at_the_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_winners_press_conference_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Okamoto Tao and Virginia Efira, winners of Best Actress, at 2026 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-e8ba4e61aea9.jpg) Okamoto Tao and Virginia Efira, winners of Best Actress, at 2026 Cannes Film Festival — John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Okamoto_Tao_and_Virginia_Efira_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_03.jpg/1280px-Okamoto_Tao_and_Virginia_Efira_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tao Okamoto](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-723fe747d4b3.jpg) Tao Okamoto — Image via TMDB
- ![Tao Okamoto](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-66bc5d6dfd53.jpg) Tao Okamoto — Image via TMDB
- ![Tao Okamoto](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-5cfc80a818f3.jpg) Tao Okamoto — Image via TMDB
- ![Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto pose with the Best Actress award for "All Of A Sudden" during the Palme d'Or winners photocall at the 79th annual Cannes Film Fes (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-a2bad329de60.jpg) Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto pose with the Best Actress award for "All Of A Sudden" during the Palme d'Or winners photocall at the 79th annual Cannes Film Fes (2026) — Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Virginie_Efira_and_Tao_Okamoto_at_the_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Virginie_Efira_and_Tao_Okamoto_at_the_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Okamoto Tao, winner of Best Actress, at 2026 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/488801/gallery-5cd97194f032.jpg) Okamoto Tao, winner of Best Actress, at 2026 Cannes Film Festival — John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Okamoto_Tao_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_02.jpg/1280px-Okamoto_Tao_at_2026_Cannes_Film_Festival_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 2026: Best Actress (won), for *All of a Sudden*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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