is a
multimedia
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management company in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
dealing in recordings, films, television, music publishing and artist management as well as the main subsidiary of the
Watanabe Production Group.
Formed by bandleader
Shin Watanabe
Shin may refer to:
Biology
* The front part of the human leg below the knee
* Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates
Names
* Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese g ...
and his wife Misa Watanabe in 1955, the company has become one of the most influential of its kind in Japan. It is referred to informally in Japanese as Nabe-pro (ナベプロ, ''nabepuro'').
Talent clients
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Yukiko Iwai
is a Japanese voice actress who is best known for her voice role as Ayumi Yoshida in ''Detective Conan''. She was born in Chiba.
Roles Anime 1995
*Ping Pong Club - Junko Hoshino
* Saint Tail - female student (ep 5); first year girl A (ep 11)
...
, former member of
Onyanko Club
was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s. Some members of the group participated in spin-off groups, such as Nyangilas, Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi and Ushirogami Hikaretai. Many of the latter two groups' songs were used as theme so ...
*
Sonoko Kawai may refer to:
People
*Sonoko Chiba (千葉 園子, born 1993), Japanese football player
*, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
*Sonoko Kato (加藤 園子, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
*Sonoko Kawai (河合 その子, born 1965), ...
, former member of Onyanko Club
*
Alan Merrill
Alan Merrill (born Allan Preston Sachs; February 19, 1951 – March 29, 2020) was an American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. In the early 1970s, he was one of the few resident foreigners to achieve pop star status in Japan. He was the write ...
, recording artist with Watanabe Productions 1969-71
*
Kenji Sawada
is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor, best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers. Nicknamed because of his self-professed adoration of Julie Andrews, he was born in Tsunoi, Iwami (now part of Totto ...
, former member of
The Tigers
*
Koji Seto, member of
D-Boys
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement).
Although ...
*
The Peanuts
were a Japanese vocal group consisting of twin sisters Emi (, ''Itō Emi'') and Yumi Itō (, ''Itō Yumi''). They were born in Nagoya, Japan in April, 1 1941. As identical twins they had voices only slightly apart in timbre, which resulted in ...
*
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...
, 1972 Japan tour organizer
*
The Candies
*
Queen
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Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
. Publishing and Licensing Rights - Japan
*
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
. Publishing and Licensing Rights - Japan
*
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...
. Publishing and Licensing Rights - Japan
*
Golden Half
Group subsidiaries
*
Watanabe Entertainment Co., Ltd.
*Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd.
*Watanabe Kikaku Co., Ltd.
*Izawa Office Co., Ltd.
*Iwappara Ski Resort
*The Works Co., Ltd.
*Sound City Co., Ltd.
*Watanabe Enterprise Co., Ltd.
*Mates Co., Ltd.
*Mania Mania Inc.
*Top Coat Co., Ltd.
*Watanabe Music Culture Forum Foundation
External links
Watanabe Production Group
Mass media companies of Japan
Japanese talent agencies
Mass media companies
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