Noriko Watanabe

Noriko Watanabe

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! "

Known For: Acting

Born: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, 1965-07-22

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Ninja Wars	Kagaribi / Ukyodayu	55
2	1983	Tsumiki kuzushi		0
3	1984	Fine, with Occasional Murders	Kanako Kitazato	60
4	1984	Someday, Someone Will Be Killed		40
5	1985	Kekkon Annai Mystery	Hiroko Terasawa	82
6	1986	His Motorbike, Her Island	Fuyumi Sawada	77
7	1986	Cabaret	Midori	47
8	1986	Love Story		0
9	1987	Kyoufu no Yacchan		0
10	1987	Totto Channel	Ryoko Nishizato	0
11	1987	Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories		0
12	1988	Stay Gold		0
13	1989	Raw Plate Production	Narration	0
14	1990	Ningen no sabaku		0
15	1990	Luxury Yacht: First Love Tour Murder Case	Asako Sakurai	0
16	1990	Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba		0
17	1993	Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”		57
18	1994	The man who became a billionaire.		0
19	1994	特攻レディース　夜露死苦		0
20	1994	Mahjong Demon 4: Mahjong Proxy War		0
21	1994	I Can't Pay Back		0
22	1997	Demon Fighter Kocho 2: School of Evil Spirits		0
23	1998	Waru Gaiden		0
24	2001	Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4	Sayaka's mother	66
25	2003	Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.	Shun's Mother	71
26	2004	48 Hours of Terror - When the Clock's Hands Turn into a Knife	Kyoko Izutsu	0
27	2006	CHiLDREN	Majima Shigeko	0
28	2008	Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot	Harumi Arishima	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Little Witch Chappy	Shizuko (voice)	0
2	1972	Little Witch Chappy	Mama (voice)	0
3	1973	The Little Judge from Hell	Mother (voice)	55
4	1973	Cutie Honey	Sister Jill (voice)	59
5	1983	Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series	Mikiko Hibiki	70
6	1988	ズームイン！！朝！殺人事件		0
7	1993	High School Teacher	Misawa Chiaki	90
8	1994	Always Have The Sun in Mind		0
9	1999	Kanojotachi no Jidai		0
10	1999	Heaven's Kiss		0
11	2001	Let's Go Nagata-cho		0
12	2002	Central Ikegami Police		60
13	2003	Beauty or Beast		72
14	2003	Sky High		50
15	2004	It was sudden, like a storm...		0
16	2005	Detective Office 5: Another Story		0
17	2006	Seven Female Lawyers		60
18	2008	Cellphone Investigator 7	Harumi Amishima	87
19	2008	Red Thread of Fate	Sachiko Takemiya	50