is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer. She is the daughter of film actor
Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in '' Letters from Iwo Jima'' and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'', for which he was nomi ...
and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.
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Career
Watanabe's first high-profile modeling season was spring/summer 2007, in which she was featured in runway shows for Anna Sui, Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger
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After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...
, and Vivienne Tam
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, among others. She also walked for Baby Phat
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, Imitation of Christ, Karl Lagerfeld
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He was known as the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel, a position held from 1983 ...
, Lacoste
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, Marc by Marc Jacobs
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, and Thakoon
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Biography
Panichgul moved to the United States with his family when he was 11 years old. He gre ...
in subsequent seasons.
Watanabe has been featured in print advertisements for Anna Sui and NARS Cosmetics
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fragrancefor both print and video.
Personal life
In Japan, Watanabe is also a well-known '' reki-jo'' (history girl) -- a female history '' otaku''.Masahiro Higashide
is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in ''The Kirishima Thing.''
Career
He debuted as a model in the 19th Men's Non-no Exclusive Model Audition in high school. After graduating from high school, he aimed to become a j ...
on 1 January 2015.Erika Karata
is a Japanese model and actress associated with Flamme and BH Entertainment. In 2014, she debuted as a model, and in 2017, she began a concurrent modeling and acting career in South Korea. Notable film and television projects that Karata has sta ...
since 2017, when Watanabe was pregnant with their third child, which was later confirmed by Higashide's agency. On 1 August 2020, Watanabe finalized her divorce with Higashide, promising that they'll work together to take care of the children.
Works
TV drama
*''Tengoku to Jigoku'' (TV Asahi, 2007)
*'' Tenchijin'' (NHK, 2009), Megohime
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*''Karei Naru Spy'' (NTV, 2009)
*''Samurai High School'' (NTV, 2009)
*''Shinzanmono'' (TBS, 2010, ep1)
*''Naka nai to Kimeta Hi'' (Fuji TV, 2010)
*'' Joker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan'' (Fuji TV, 2010)
*''Namae o Nakushita Megami'' (Fuji TV, 2011)
*''Yokai Ningen Bem
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The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiere ...
'' (NTV, 2011)
*'' Taira no Kiyomori'' (NHK, 2012), Hōjō Masako
*'' xxxHOLiC'' (WOWOW, 2013)
*''Kasuka na Kanojo'' (Fuji TV, 2013)
*''Gochisōsan
is a Japanese television drama series. It first aired from 30 September 2013 to 29 March 2014. It is scripted by Yoshiko Morishita, who wrote such dramas as '' Jin'', and stars Anne Watanabe as Meiko Uno, a woman who lives through the Taisho a ...
'' (NHK, 2013)
*''Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out'' (NTV, 2014–), Mai Hanasaki
*''Date - Koi to wa Donna Mono Kashira'' (Fuji TV, 2015)
*'' Japan Sinks: People of Hope'' (2021), Minori Shiina
Film
*''Sakura no Sono'' (2008)
*''Fashion Week'' (2009)
*''Bandage'' (2010)
*''Ninja Kids!!!
is a 2011 Japanese family-oriented comedy film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series ''Nintama Rantarō''. The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his ...
'' (2011), Shina Yamamoto
*''Yōkai Ningen Bem The Movie'' (2012)
*''Platinum Data'' (2013)
*''Midsummer's Equation
is a 2013 Japanese police procedural film directed by Hiroshi Nishitani.
Cast
* Masaharu Fukuyama as Manabu Yukawa
* Yuriko Yoshitaka as Misa Kishitani
* Kazuki Kitamura
* Anne Watanabe
* Gin Maeda
* Jun Fubuki
Reception
The film grossed () in ...
'' (2013)
*''Miss Hokusai
is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Sugiura, telling the story of Katsushika Ōi who worked in the shadow of her father Hokusai. It was adapted into an anime film directed by Keiichi Hara, that was relea ...
'' (2015), Oei (voice)
*''Lost and Found'' (2016)
*''Golden Orchestra!'' (2016)
*''Birthday Wonderland
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'' (2019), Chii (voice)
*''Cube
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'' (2021)
*'' The Deer King'' (2022), Sae (voice)
*''Tombi: Father and Son'' (2022), Yumi
*''Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room: The Movie'' (2023), Yū Kamoi
Radio
*''Book Bar'' (2008–present, J-Wave)
Documentary
*''Asia's Great Ruins'' (Also known as "''Ring of Civilization''", 2015, NHK, as navigator)
Discography
Mini-albums
*''Lights'' (2010, Epic/Sony)
*''Ai o Anata ni'' (2012, Epic/Sony)
Recognitions
*49th FECJ Awards: International Model of the Year
*64th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for ''Naka nai to Kimeta Hi''
*56th Elan d'or Awards
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The first ceremony was held in 1956. Up until 1960, the Elan d'or Awards ...
: Newcomer of the Year
*5th Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress for ''Yōkai Ningen Bem
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The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiere ...
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*23rd Hashida Award: Newcomer of the Year
*52nd Galaxy Award: Individual Award for ''Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out'', ''Kuroha'', and ''Date - Koi to wa Donna Mono Kashira''
References
External links
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Anne Watanabe
profile at NYmag.com
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1986 births
Living people
21st-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers
Japanese female models
Japanese film actresses
Japanese women pop singers
Japanese television actresses
Japanese television personalities
Asadora lead actors
Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists