, better known as just , is a Japanese actress. She was born in

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. When she graduated from high-school she decided to focus her career entirely on acting. As of 2009, she shortened her stage name and is now simply going by "Natsuna" (夏菜). In 2012, she landed the coveted lead role in the

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'' after an audition of over 2250 actors.

Appearances

TV dramas

* ''Gachi Baka'' ( TBS, 2006), Hikari Seike * ''

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'' (TBS, 2006), Kumi Kawajiri * ''Erai Tokoroni Totsuide Shimatta'' (

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, 2007), Nao Yamamoto * ''Kodoku no Kake: Itoshiki Hitoyo'' (TBS, 2007), Mika Inui * ''

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'' (TV Asahi, 2007), Tamaki Nakamura * ''Ando Natsu'' (TBS, 2008), Miyo * ''

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'' (

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, 2011), Kasumi * '' Okusama wa 18-sai'' (

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Two, 2011), Asuka Takagi * '' Another Gantz'' (

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, 2011), Kei Kishimoto * ''Shima Shima'' (TBS, 2011), Yumi Tachibana * ''Ore no Sora: Keijihen'' (TV Asahi, 2011), Hitomi Misaki * ''Miyuki Miyabe 4-shū Renzoku Mystery "Snark Gari"'' (TBS, 2012), Noriko Kokubun * ''

'' (

, 2012), Jun Machida * ''Doubles: Futari no Keiji'' (TV Asahi, 2013), Aki Miyata * ''Jun to Ai Special: Fujiko no Kareina Ichinichi'' (NHK BS Premium, 2013), Jun Machida * ''Jinsei ga Tokimeku Katazuke no Mahou'' (NTV, 2013), Kaoru Futagotamagawa * ''Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari: '13 Aki no Tokubetsu Hen "0.03 Frame no Onna"'' (Fuji TV, 2013) * '' Kamen Teacher'' (NTV, 2014), Maya Gatō * ''Gokuaku Ganbo'' Episode 1 (Fuji TV, 2014), Satomi Yashiki * ''Last Doctor: Kansatsui Akita no Kenshi Houkoku'' Episode 1 (TV Tokyo, 2014), Rika Suyama * ''Ōedo Sōsamō 2015: Onmitsu Dōshin, Aku o Kiru!'' (TV Tokyo, 2015), Okichi Shiranui * ''Meikyū Sousa'' (TV Asahi, 2015), Asako Takasu * ''Scoop Yūgun Kisha Kyōichi Fuse'' (TBS, 2015), Eriko Kayama * ''Hotel Concierge'' (TBS, 2015), Arisa Takagaki * ''Watashitachi ga Propose Sarenainoniwa, 101 no Riyū ga Atte Dana'' Season 2 Episode 3 (LaLa TV, 2015), Yuri * ''

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'' (TV Asahi, 2016), Maria Azuma

TV movies

* ''Miracle Voice'' (TBS, 2008), Yumi Inagaki * ''

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'' (NTV, 2011),

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(female)

Films

* ''

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'' (2010), Ayane Yano * ''

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'' (2011), Kei Kishimoto * '' Gantz: Perfect Answer'' (2011), Kei Kishimoto * ''Kankin Tantei'' (2013), Akane * ''Tigermask'' (2013), Ruriko Wakatsuki * ''Koi to Onchi no Houteishiki'' (2014), Midori Yamabuki * ''

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'' (2014), Shiori Tsutsui * ''Nagashiya Teppei'' (2015), Akemi Shiina * ''Kagami no Naka no Egao Tachi'' (2015), Mari Takahashi * ''Tanuma Ryokan no Kiseki'' (2015), Nao Nishikawa * ''

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'' (2017), Maria Ross * ''

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'' (2017), Yasuko Fujita * ''

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'' (2017), Kokoro Amatsu * '' Gintama 2'' (2018), Ayame Sarutobi * '' The Door into Summer'' (2021), Rin Shiraishi * ''189'' (2021) * ''Once Upon a Crime'' (2023) – Anne

Commercials

* ''Mobit'' (2011) * ''

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'' ** ''Nenga Hagaki'' spokesperson (2011) ** ''Youpack'' spokesperson (2013) * ''

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'' – Sofy (2012) * ''

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'' – Umesshu (2012) * ''Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare'' – Kakonāru 2 (2012) * '' Aigan'' (2013) * ''Tsukamoto'' – Kimono Journal ''"Ichigo"'' (2013)

Stage

* ''Tokubetuhou Dai 001-jō Dust'' (

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, January 14, 2009 – January 27, 2009), Mayu Sakurai * ''Nurui Doku'' (Kinokuniya Hall, September 13, 2013 – September 26, 2013), Yuri Kumada

Personal life

Natsuna married her boyfriend on January 16, 2021. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on March 1, 2022. Natsuna announced on her

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that she is pregnant with the couple's second child on March 29, 2023.

Bibliography

Photobooks

* ''Natsuna Gantz/K'' (

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, April 22, 2011), * ''727_8766'' (Tokyo News Service, May 23, 2013), * ''The Gravure'' (Shueisha, January 27, 2014),

References

External links

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TV appearances
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Natsuna Japanese women television personalities Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses 1989 births Living people 21st-century Japanese actresses Actresses from Saitama Prefecture Asadora lead actors Models from Saitama Prefecture