Watanabe Marina
- Name: Watanabe Marina
- Native name: 渡辺満里奈
- Also Known as: わたなべ まりな, Nagura Marina
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: November 18, 1970
- Age: 53
In 1986, she was discovered by star agents and subsequently passed her audition tests to become an idol in the same year. Soon after, she joined the all-girl idol group Onyanko Club. It was during her time within the group that she made her debut. Her debut song "Shin Koukyuu Shite" (to breathe deep) became a number one song on Oricon charts and later got her in the record books for setting the record for the youngest singer to have a number 1 Oricon hit (a record that stood for 15 years until it was broken by a member of the Morning Musume group in 2001). She was 15-years and 11-months old at the time.
After her idol club was disbanded, Watanabe continued to participate in various variety shows as a singer. Initially, she used mainstream idol clothing in her performances. However, because she decided to purchase her own clothes and design her performance style while abandoning traditional idol styles, she became more popular. Later, she was found to have talent as a comedian, thus she decided to take on more diverse roles such as that of a variety show announcer with a comedic yet sophisticated touch. It was from this period on that others started to notice that she was trying to hide or downplay the fact that she once was a member of an idol group.
Throughout the 1990s, she continued to build broad networks within the subculture genre of Japan as both an announcer and celebrity, which eventually led to her rising popularity.
Currently, she is famous in Japan for her essays and books concerning her hobbies of fashion, travel, and personal health. She is also known widely as a "Taiwan-know-all".
After marriage to her husband in 2005, her official name was changed to Nagura Marina, as she adopted her husband's surname "Nagura". However, she continues to work with her old maiden name, Watanabe Marina. She gave birth to her first child, a son, in December 2008. She gave birth to a daughter on June 24, 2010.
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Drama
Title | Rating |
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Hinekure Onna no Bocchimeshi
Japanese Drama, 2021, 8 eps
(Ep. 5)
(Guest Role)
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7.0
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Soup Curry
Japanese Drama, 2012, 10 eps
Hano Minori
(Support Role)
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6.3
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Hito ni Yasashiku
Japanese Drama, 2002, 11 eps
[Sports maker representative]
(Guest Role)
|
7.8
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Welcome! Danjiki's Party
Japanese Drama, 2001, 8 eps
Ichinose Kiriko
(Support Role)
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8.0
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Face
Japanese Drama, 2001, 9 eps
Hirano Yuka
(Support Role)
|
7.2
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Peach na Kankei
Japanese Drama, 1999, 10 eps
Sakuragi Rikako
(Support Role)
|
9.0
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Dear Woman
Japanese Drama, 1996, 10 eps
Sanada Miwa
(Support Role)
|
7.0
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Papa Survival
Japanese Drama, 1995, 12 eps
(Support Role)
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2.0
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Kamisan no Waruguchi Season 2
Japanese Drama, 1995, 11 eps
Ono Makoto
(Support Role)
|
4.0
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Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara
Japanese Drama, 1994, 12 eps
Oshima Kakuko
(Support Role)
|
10.0
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Kacho-san no Yakudoshi
Japanese Drama, 1993, 13 eps
Kawashima Yukie
(Support Role)
|
7.8
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Tea Room
Japanese Drama, 1993, 11 eps
Tsukahara Sonoko
(Main Role)
|
10.0
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Waru
Japanese Drama, 1992, 11 eps
Kimura Misako
(Support Role)
|
8.3
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Yobiko Boogie
Japanese Drama, 1990, 12 eps
Horikawa Megumi
(Support Role)
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0.0
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Sugishi Hi no Serenade
Japanese Drama, 1989, 21 eps
Ishiyama Miho
(Support Role)
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0.0
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Tokimeki Zakari
Japanese Drama, 1988, 11 eps
Satoko
(Support Role)
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0.0
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Movie
Title | Rating |
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Say "I Love You"
Japanese Movie, 2014,
Tachibana Natsuko
(Support Role)
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7.4
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Assistant Manager Shima Kosaku
Japanese Movie, 1992,
Tashiro Yuki
(Guest Role)
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2.5
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Onyanko the Movie: One Shot Crisis!
Japanese Movie, 1986,
[Herself]
(Main Role)
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0.0
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Special
Title | Rating |
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Poppoya: Seishun Hen
Japanese Special, 2002, 1 eps
(Support Role)
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0.0
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Jiken 3 ~ Shikei o Kyukeisareta Onna! Haha wa Hontoni Chichi o Koroshita no ka?
Japanese Special, 1995, 1 eps
Muroi Chie [Toshimasa and Yumie's daughter]
(Guest Role)
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0.0
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Samishi Domei
Japanese Special, 1992, 1 eps
(Main Role)
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0.0
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Akkan Beze
Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps
(Support Role)
|
7.0
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H wa Nazo no Initial
Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps
(Main Role)
|
0.0
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Chushingura
Japanese Special, 1990, 1 eps
(Unknown)
|
4.0
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Osana Tsuma! Mama wa Abunai 17-sai!!
Japanese Special, 1987, 1 eps
Shinobu
(Main Role)
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0.0
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TV Show
Title | Rating |
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The Toppa File
Japanese TV Show, 2018, 175 eps
(Guest)
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0.0
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Sukatto Japan
Japanese TV Show, 2014, 265 eps
(Ep. 71, 73, 76, 96, 145, 224, 229, 253, 264)
(Guest)
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6.3
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Cream Quiz Miracle 9
Japanese TV Show, 2012, 0 eps
[Irregular appearance]
(Guest Role)
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0.0
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Himitsu no Arashi-chan
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 211 eps
(Ep. 53)
(Guest)
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8.5
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Oshareism
Japanese TV Show, 2005, 760 eps
(Ep. 69)
(Guest)
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8.4
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Guru Guru Ninety Nine
Japanese TV Show, 1994, 1 eps
[Gochi] (S5E1)
(Guest)
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0.0
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