Watanabe Productions

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.

Watanabe Productions Co., Ltd.

Native name	株式会社渡辺プロダクション
Type	Kabushiki gaisha (Joint-stock company)
Traded as	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.watanabe-group.com

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

• Yukiko Iwai, former member of Onyanko Club
• Sonoko Kawai, former member of Onyanko Club
• Alan Merrill, recording artist with Watanabe Productions 1969-71
• Kenji Sawada, former member of The Tigers
• Koji Seto, member of D-Boys
• The Peanuts
• The Candies

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

• (in English) Watanabe Production Group