Naoko Watanabe (actress)

For the voice actress born in 1959, see Naoko Watanabe (voice actress).
Naoko Watanabe
Born (1984-07-30) July 30, 1984
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Actress
Model
Years active 2006–present

Naoko Watanabe (渡辺奈緒子 Watanabe Naoko) is a Japanese actress and model who was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 30, 1984.[1][2]

Career

Watanabe made her film debut in Tatsuya Egawa manga-based movie Tokyo University Story in February 2006[2] and the next year, in September 2007, she had a brief nude scene in the film Silk.[2][3]

In September 2009, Shinchosha Publishing released a photobook in "mook" (magazine/book) format {{nihongo|Monthly Naoko Watanabe[4] featuring Watanabe.[5]

Watanabe also appeared in the TBS TV series Yakuza Panther Shin Akira (クロヒョウ　龍が如く 新章), based on the Sega game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), which began airing in May 2010.[6][7]

She had only a small role in the 2008 parallel worlds thriller Riaru Onigokko[8] (also known as The Chasing Game) but a much larger one as a nurse/woman warrior in the June 2010 sequel Riaru Onigokko 2.[9]

In May 2010, it was announced that Watanabe would have her first starring role in the movie adaptation of AV idol Mihiro's autobiographical work Nude. The movie, directed by Yuichi Onuma, started shooting in May and was released in September 2010.[2][3][10] Watanabe met with Mihiro about the role and revealed that she watched some of her videos to study the character — to which Mihiro replied that it was “very embarrassing”.[11] Later that year, Watanabe was one of the regular stars of the Yakuza drama TV series Kurohyō: Ryu ga gotoku shinshō (クロヒョウ　龍が如く 新章) broadcast October 5 to December 21, 2010 on TBS.[12] She also had a recurring role in the Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) suspense drama Quartet (カルテット) which aired January to March 2011.[13]

Watanabe created a stir when she released a nude photobook titled Dawn (黎明 Reimei), published by Wani Books (ワニブックス)[14] in February 2012, with photos taken by Japanese fashion photographer Leslie Kee (レスリー・キー).[15] In May 2014, Watanabe starred as aspiring rock singer Kanna in the Eiji Uchida directed Dead Banging (メタルカ METALCA), a comedy horror film about an all-girl band and a metal-head zombie. The film also featured real Japanese rock band Gacharic Spin[16][17] She also had a supporting role in another Eiji Uchida horror comedy Grateful Dead (グレイトフルデッド Gureitofurudeddo) in November 2014.[18]

Filmography

Sources:[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Naoko Watanabe". NipponCinema. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "『nude』渡辺奈緒子インタビュー" (in Japanese). Movie Collection. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  3. 1 2 "Life of AV star Mihiro being made into movie". Tokyograph News. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  4. ↑ (Shincho Mook 121)|月刊渡辺奈緒子 (SHINCHO MOOK 121)}} (ISBN 4107902064)
  5. ↑ "月刊渡辺奈緒子 (SHINCHO MOOK 121)" (in Japanese). www.amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  6. ↑ "クロヒョウ　龍が如く 新章" (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  7. ↑ Kuroda, Akihiko (October 3, 2010). "『クロヒョウ 龍が如く新章』" (in Japanese). All About. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  8. ↑ "リアル鬼ごっこ" (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  9. ↑ "美人看護師とクールな女戦士！目力美女の渡辺奈緒子、コンプレックス明かす" (in Japanese). Cinema Today. May 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  10. ↑ Quellette, Kevin (May 13, 2010). "Naoko Watanabe to play porn actress Mihiro in new biopic". Nippon Cinema. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  11. ↑ "元AV女優みひろを演じた渡辺奈緒子、AVを鑑賞を告白！みひろ「超恥ずかしい！」" (in Japanese). Cinema Today. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  12. ↑ "クロヒョウ　龍が如く 新章" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  13. ↑ "カルテット" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  14. ↑ (ISBN 978-4847044397)
  15. ↑ "女優・渡辺奈緒子"衝撃"ヘアヌード！" (in Japanese). Zakzak. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  16. ↑ "メタルカ METALCA" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  17. ↑ "May Movie Releases in Tokyo: X-Men, Zombie Rockers, and More". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  18. ↑ "グレイトフルデッド(2013)" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  19. ↑ "Naoko Watanabe (II)". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  20. ↑ "渡辺奈緒子" (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2010-11-07.

External links

Naoko Watanabe at the Internet Movie Database

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