Noriko Watanabe
Date of birth: 1965-07-22
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 渡辺 典子
Biography
In 80s Hiroko Yakushimaru, Noriko Watanabe and Tomoyo Harada came to be called " Kadokawa Three Princesses". Born on July 22, 1965 at a hospital in Yahata Nishi Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Two years later Noriko's father, employee of Ministry of Construction, was transfered to Oita Prefecture. In 1981 15-year Noriko, as Kyushu representative. won Jury Prize at 6th Horipro talent scout caravan. Next year she became a representative of Kyushu in the “Kadokawa New Talents ” in audition for main heroine (post Hiroko Yakushimaru-style) in “Ninja Wars” directed by Kosei Saito. 16-year Noriko. Oita high school student, was chosen from 57,480 applicants. In 1983 Noriko starred in next Saito film “Tsumiki kuzushi” as the same daughter role as the TV drama version Tomoko but was supposed to be played. For this role she has won the 7th (1983) Japanese Academy Awards as “Newcomer of the Year“. In May, the first starring movie " Fine, With Occasional Murders" is released. In addition, the theme song of the movie is also in charge and hit. (18-year-old) In 1987, he received the Supporting Actress Award for the Yokohama Film Festival in Obayashi Nobuhiko "His Motorcycle, Her Island". The starring of the movie "Times for Lovers" was decided in 1986, but declined because of the presence of a serious nude scene . At the same time, she became independent of Haruka Kadokawa's office. After that , a huge number of TV dramas and movies such as Nippon Television " Kyo Ichirin ", NHK Taiga drama " Shobu ga Gotoku ", TBS " Very Mother and Daughter ", " Non-chan's Noriben ", and TV Tokyo " Criminal Chasing! "
Movie Credits
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990-12-10
Special female detective Hanyu Asuka, codenamed 348 (Sashiba), receives a secret mission from the po
Kyoufu no Yacchan
1987-07-04
Love Story
1986-10-22
TBS Wednesday Drama Special about a young assistant in love with an older man who works as a photogr
I Can't Pay Back
1994-12-08
Tanaka Yoshio, an ordinary salaryman, is always eager to impress his girlfriend Reiko, but his walle
Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4
2001-09-22
Shouichi encounters a teenage girl called Sayaka, who ran away from a military facility because of a
特攻レディース 夜露死苦
1994-05-09
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
1987-09-30
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
2003-12-13
Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for t
Ninja Wars
1982-12-18
A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the wor
Ningen no sabaku
1990-04-28
Kekkon Annai Mystery
1985-06-15
A 19-year-old girl Hiroko Terasawa working in a matching agency promises her client Masakazu Sekine
Waru Gaiden
1998-08-21
An action film based on the original story and screenplay by Hisao Maki of "WARU". Yoji Himuro is an
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
1993-08-21
A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend.
Luxury Yacht: First Love Tour Murder Case
1990-08-11
Office worker Kanako takes a trip to Nanki Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture as part of a travel agen
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
1984-10-10
While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her
Fine, with Occasional Murders
1984-05-26
Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is c
Totto Channel
1987-08-01
Early days of the Japanese television broadcasting, through the eyes of an ingenue who is trained as
48 Hours of Terror - When the Clock's Hands Turn into a Knife
2004-01-18
When the clock's hand turns into a knife, parent-child bonds are torn!
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986-04-26
Ko, a motorbike enthusiast from the city wandering the Japanese countryside, falls for the carefree
Cabaret
1986-04-26
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thrill
Stay Gold
1988-10-29
Three girls go on a trip after a friend commits suicide and learn about friendship.
Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot
2008-04-02
Masaka Kubota plays high-school student Keita, who leads a secret life as a "network investigator" f
Demon Fighter Kocho 2: School of Evil Spirits
1997-10-02
Second live action Demon Fighter Kocho movie
Tsumiki kuzushi
1983-11-03
A conflict between parents and their delinquent daughter.
CHiLDREN
2006-11-05
The bestseller based on Kotaro Isaka, starring Kenji Sakaguchi, directed by Takashi Hara! Muto, who
The man who became a billionaire.
1994-01-01
Everyone has the potential to become a millionaire! A super success story based on a true story! Ch
Raw Plate Production
1989-12-12
Pink film distributed by Shintoho.
Mahjong Demon 4: Mahjong Proxy War
1994-10-21
Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Shoichi Sakurai meets a man who goes to a mahjong parlor from 9am to 5pm and re
雨の降る駅
1986-06-06
The Flowers on Ghost Town
2009-03-20
A high school girl lives in a failing new town with her father, his second wife, and the wife's two