Tetsuya Watari
Acting
He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Watari belonged to the karate club at university. He made his screen debut in 1964, in Isamu Kosugi's Abare Kishidō, and received one of the Elan d'or Awards. At Nikkatsu, Watari appeared in such films as Tokyo Drifter and the Outlaw series. Watari was mentored at Nikkatsu by Yujiro Ishihara. When Nikkatsu shifted to focusing on Roman Porno films in the early seventies, Watari was one of many actors who left the studio. Watari was due to play the main role in Kinji Fukasaku’s film Battles Without Honor and Humanity, but because of illness he was not able to appear. In 1974, he was forced to step down from the lead role of Katsu Kaishū in the Taiga drama Katsu Kaishū on NHK, again because of illness, after appearing in only nine episodes. In 1976, Watari won best actor of Blue Ribbon Award for his role in Kinji Fukasaku`s film Yakuza Graveyard. In Japan, Watari is probably still best known for his role as Keisuke Daiomon in the detective series "Seibu Keisatsu" on TV Asahi. He also appeared in the popular detective drama "Taiyō ni Hoero!" as a replacement for Yujiro Ishihara in 1986. Watari became the president of Ishihara Promotion after Yujiro's death in 1987 but in 2011 he resigned due to his declining health. On June 10, 2015 he was hospitalised after suffering a heart attack and underwent surgery. Seven days later it was announced that he was in rehabilitation and would be discharged from hospital in about a month. He had a younger brother, Tsunehiko Watase, who was also an actor. As a singer, Watari is known for his hit song "Kuchinashi no Hana" and he appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1974 and 1993. He died of pneumonia on August 10, 2020, at the age of 78.
Known for
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tvNo Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
2013
Yukinobu Asada
movieVillain
2012
Masato Kogure
tvYoshitsune
2005
Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi)
movieLady Joker
2004
Seizo Monoi
Western Police Special
2004
Keisuke Daimon
tvMarusa!!
2003
Chikara Kokuryo
tvAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Muneaki Seta
movieBrother
2000
Jinseikai Boss
movieDiary of Early Winter Shower
1998
Kounosuke Mibu
tvBloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
1998
Kondo Isami
movieAbduction
1997
Hiroshi Tsuba
Night Train to the Stars
1996
Masajiro Miyazawa
tvSMAP×SMAP
1996
Skit Guest
tvHideyoshi
1996
Oda Nobunaga
movieSangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
1993
Cao Cao (voice)
movieGreat Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
1992
Cao Cao (voice)
movieGoryokaku
1988
Toshizo Hijikata
tvSeibu Keisatsu
1979
Daimon Keisuke
movieYakuza Graveyard
1976
Ryu Kuroiwa
movieConflagration
1975
Third Officer Inoue
movieGraveyard of Honor
1975
Rikio Ishikawa
tvKatsu Kaishu
1974
Katsu Kaishu (adult)
movieThe Blossom and the Sword
1973
Seijirô Tanaka
movieStray Dog
1973
Detective Murakami
movieRebellion Reward
1973
Shun Muraki
movieLaw of the Outlaw
1971
Goro Takei
movieThe Earth is Born Again
1971
Hironosuke Nakadate
tvEpic Chushingura
1971
Horibe Yasubei
movieStep on the Gas!
1970
Yuuji Nishigami
movieThe Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
Yohei Kada
movieThe Cleanup
1969
Kurasawa
movieShowdown at Nagasaki
1969
Keiji Takama
movieThe Wild Sea
1969
Yoji Kitami
movie前科・仮釈放
1969
Ôhara Ryûji
movieOutlaw: Kill!
1969
Goro Fujikawa
movieOutlaw: Black Dagger
1968
Goro Fujikawa
movieOutlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968
Goro Fujikawa
movieEast China Sea
1968
Naoyoshi
movieOutlaw: Heartless
1968
Goro Fujikawa
movieSong of my Life
1968
Takuya Tsugami
movieOutlaw: Gangster VIP 2
1968
Goro Fujikawa
movieOutlaw: Gangster VIP
1968
Goro Fujikawa
movieDreams Come True at Night
1967
Makoto Katagiri
movieThe Stormy Man
1966
Shôichi Kokubu
movieThe Heart of Hiroshima
1966
Yukio Mihara
movieLove Eternal
1966
Makoto Kanô
movieRed Glass
1966
Hiroshi
movieTokyo Drifter
1966
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
movieThe Stars and I Decided...
1965
Saburo Ohinata
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tv三国志
1992
Creator