is a Japanese actress and model from

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, Japan.

Career

Watanabe made her film debut in

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manga-based movie '' Tokyo University Story'' in February 2006 and the next year, in September 2007, she had a brief nude scene in the film ''

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''. In September 2009, Shinchosha Publishing released a photobook in "mook" (magazine/book) format () featuring Watanabe. Watanabe also appeared in the TBS TV series , based on the Sega game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), which began airing in May 2010. She had only a small role in the 2008 parallel worlds thriller ''Riaru Onigokko'' (also known as ''The Chasing Game'') but a much larger one as a nurse/woman warrior in the June 2010 sequel ''Riaru Onigokko 2''. In May 2010, it was announced that Watanabe would have her first starring role in the movie adaptation of

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's autobiographical work ''Nude''. The movie, directed by Yuichi Onuma, started shooting in May and was released in September 2010. 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”. Later that year, Watanabe was one of the regular stars of the

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drama TV series broadcast October 5 to December 21, 2010 on TBS. She also had a recurring role in the Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) suspense drama which aired January to March 2011. Watanabe created a stir when she released a nude photobook titled , published by in February 2012, with photos taken by Japanese fashion photographer . In May 2014, Watanabe starred as aspiring rock singer Kanna in the Eiji Uchida directed , a comedy horror film about an all-female band and a metal-head zombie. The film also featured real Japanese rock band

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. She also had a supporting role in another Eiji Uchida horror comedy in November 2014.

Filmography

Sources: * , February 2006 * , September 2006 * ''

'', September 2007 * , February 2008 * , April 2008 * , May 2009 * , June 2010 * , June 2010 * '' nude'', September 2010 * , November 2010 * , October 2011 * , May 2014 * , November 2014 * '' Lost in Wrestling'' (2015)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Naoko 1984 births Living people Actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture Models from Kanagawa Prefecture