Watanabe Productions Co., Ltd. (株式会社渡辺プロダクション, Kabushiki-gaisha Watanabe Purodakushon) is a multimedia management company in Japan dealing in recordings, films, television, music publishing and artist management as well as the main subsidiary of the Watanabe Production Group.
Native name | 株式会社渡辺プロダクション |
|---|---|
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha (Joint-stock company) |
| Unlisted | |
| Industry | Service industry (entertainment) |
| Genre | Tarento management Entertainment |
| Founded | April 3, 1959 |
| Founder | Shin Watanabe |
| Headquarters | Shibuya Infos Annex, 12-10, Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0091 |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Masaki Yoshida (Representative chairman) Mayumi Watanabe (Representative president) |
| Subsidiaries | Watanabe Entertainment Co., Ltd. TOP COAT Co., Ltd. THE WORKS Co., Ltd. and more |
| Website | www |
Formed by bandleader Shin Watanabe 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
Current
- Ryo Fukawa
- Taizo Harada
- Nora Hirano
- Ayako Imoto
- Yuki Kashiwagi
- Masaki Kaji
- Yoshiko Kuga
- Tamiyo Kusakari
- Little Glee Monster
- Sei Matobu
- Akiko Matsumoto
- Toshiaki Megumi
- Shoko Nakagawa
- Mie Nakao
- Nokko
- Rag Fair
- Saori Seto
- Yuichi Tsuchiya
- Hitoshi Ueki
Former
- Osamu Adachi
- Candies
- Yuya Endo
- Shunji Igarashi
- Yukiko Iwai
- Sonoko Kawai
- The Lillies
- Takahisa Maeyama
- Tetsuya Makita
- Alan Merrill
- Shingo Nakagawa
- Masaya Nakamura
- Yūichi Nakamura
- The Peanuts
- Kenji Sawada
- Kōji Seto
- Atsushi Shiramata
- Yu Shirota
- Ryuki Takahashi
- Kei Tani
- Kotaro Yanagi
- Tomo Yanagishita
- Reiko Ohara
Foreign publishing and licensing rights
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
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Watanabe Production Group (in English)