Naoko Watanabe (渡辺 奈緒子, Watanabe Naoko, born July 30, 1984) is a Japanese actress and model from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Naoko Watanabe | |
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渡辺 奈緒子 | |
| Born | July 30, 1984 |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Career
editWatanabe 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 Monthly Naoko Watanabe (Shincho Mook 121) (月刊渡辺奈緒子 (SHINCHO MOOK 121))[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-female 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
edit- Tokyo University Story (東京大学物語, Tōkyō Daigaku Monogatari), February 2006
- Noriko's Dinner Table (紀子の食卓, Noriko No Shokutaku), September 2006
- Silk, September 2007
- Riaru Onigokko (リアル鬼ごっこ), February 2008
- Shaolin Girl (少林少女, Shōrin Shōjo), April 2008
- Ueshima Jēn (上島ジェーン), May 2009
- Outrage (アウトレイジ, Autoreiji), June 2010
- Riaru Onigokko 2 (リアル鬼ごっこ２), June 2010
- nude, September 2010
- Strangers in the City (行きずりの街, Yukizuri no Machi), November 2010
- An Assassin (An Assassin アサシン), October 2011
- Dead Banging (メタルカ METALCA), May 2014
- Grateful Dead (グレイトフルデッド, Gureitofurudeddo), November 2014
- Lost in Wrestling (2015)
References
edit- ^ "Naoko Watanabe". [NipponCinema]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ a b c d "『nude』渡辺奈緒子インタビュー" (in Japanese). [Movie Collection]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ a b "Life of AV star Mihiro being made into movie". [Tokyograph News]. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ (ISBN 4107902064)
- ^ "月刊渡辺奈緒子 (SHINCHO MOOK 121)" (in Japanese). [www.amazon.co.jp]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "クロヒョウ 龍が如く 新章" (in Japanese). [All Cinema]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ Kuroda, Akihiko (October 3, 2010). "『クロヒョウ 龍が如く新章』" (in Japanese). [All About]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "リアル鬼ごっこ" (in Japanese). [All Cinema]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Quellette, Kevin (May 13, 2010). "Naoko Watanabe to play porn actress Mihiro in new biopic". [Nippon Cinema]. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "クロヒョウ 龍が如く 新章" (in Japanese). [AllCinema]. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "カルテット" (in Japanese). [AllCinema]. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ^ (ISBN 978-4847044397)
- ^ "女優・渡辺奈緒子"衝撃"ヘアヌード！" (in Japanese). [Zakzak]. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ^ "メタルカ METALCA" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "May Movie Releases in Tokyo: X-Men, Zombie Rockers, and More". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "グレイトフルデッド(2013)" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "Naoko Watanabe (II)". [IMDb]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "渡辺奈緒子" (in Japanese). [All Cinema]. Retrieved 2010-11-07.