Naoko Watanabe (actress)

Naoko Watanabe
Born	July 30, 1984 (1984-07-30) (age 27) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actress Model
Years active	2006-current

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] She should be distinguished from the Japanese voice actress Naoko Watanabe (渡辺菜生子, Watanabe Naoko^?), born November 21, 1959.

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 Monthly Naoko Watanabe (Shincho Mook 121) (月刊渡辺奈緒子 (SHINCHO MOOK 121)^?) (ISBN 4107902064) featuring Watanabe.^[4]

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 PSP, which began airing in May 2010.^[5][6]

She had only a small role in the 2008 parallel worlds thriller Riaru Onigokko^[7] (also known as The Chasing Game) but a much larger one as a nurse/woman warrior in the June 2010 sequel Riaru Onigokko 2.^[8]

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 due to be released in September 2010.^[2][3][9] Watanabe met with Mihiro about the role but she said that watching one of the AV actress's videos was "very embarrassing" (超恥ずかしい！).^[10]

Filmography

Sources:^[11][12]

• 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

Notes

1. ^ "Naoko Watanabe". NipponCinema. http://www.nipponcinema.com/tag/naoko-watanabe. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "『nude』渡辺奈緒子インタビュー" (in Japanese). Movie Collection. http://www.moviecollection.jp/interview/detail.html?p=658. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Life of AV star Mihiro being made into movie". Tokyograph News. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6100. Retrieved 2010-06-27. 
4. ^ "月刊渡辺奈緒子 (SHINCHO MOOK 121" (in Japanese). www.amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4107902064. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
5. ^ "クロヒョウ　龍が如く 新章" (in Japanese). All Cinema. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=337969. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
6. ^ Kuroda, Akihiko (October 3, 2010). "『クロヒョウ 龍が如く新章』" (in Japanese). All About. http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/322170/2/. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
7. ^ "リアル鬼ごっこ" (in Japanese). All Cinema. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=328736. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
8. ^ "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. http://www.cinematoday.jp/r1/N0024115. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
9. ^ Quellette, Kevin (May 13, 2010). "Naoko Watanabe to play porn actress Mihiro in new biopic". Nippon Cinema. http://www.nipponcinema.com/blog/naoko-watanabe-to-play-porn-actress-mihiro-in-new-biopic/. Retrieved 2010-06-27. 
10. ^ "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. http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0026485. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
11. ^ "Naoko Watanabe (II)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2327153/. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
12. ^ "渡辺奈緒子" (in Japanese). All Cinema. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=512738. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 

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Name	Watanabe, Naoko
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Date of birth	July 30, 1984
Place of birth	Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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