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Tetsuya Watari

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.


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Born:
Dec 28, 1941 In Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
48
First Appeared:
In the movie Seishun no Sabaki 1965-04-14
Latest Project:
Movie Villain 2012-11-30
Known For
Filmography
Movie Villain Masato Kogure 2012-11-30
Movie Flower of Ice 2008-09-06
Movie Yamato 2005-12-17
Movie Lady Joker Seizo Monoi 2004-12-11
Series AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo Muneaki Seta 2002-10-09
Movie Brother Jinseikai Boss 2000-12-13
Movie It Is a Long Walk Unknown 2000-09-15
Series Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Kondo Isami 1998-10-08
Movie Diary of Early Winter Shower Kounosuke Mibu 1998-11-14
Movie Abduction 1997-06-07
Movie Night Train to the Stars Masajiro Miyazawa 1996-10-19
Movie Kin chan no Cinema Jack Unknown 1993-05-22
Movie Human Revolution II 1976-06-19
Movie Graveyard of Honor Rikio Ishikawa 1975-02-15
Movie Conflagration Third Officer Inoue 1975-07-12
Movie The Human Revolution Unknown 1973-09-08
Movie Flower and Dragon 1973-03-17
Movie The Blossom and the Sword Seijirô Tanaka 1973-11-17
Movie Stray Dog Detective Murakami 1973-09-29
Movie Wild Cop 2 1973-12-01
Movie Theater Of Life 1972-07-15
Movie Expelled from the Kanto Mob 1971-07-03
Movie The Earth is Born Again Hironosuke Nakadate 1971-02-26
Movie Farewell to the Code Goro Takei 1971-09-11
Movie The Summit of Mt. Fuji Yohei Kada 1970-02-28
Movie Savage Wolf Pack 1969-02-22
Movie Outlaw: Kill! Goro Fujikawa 1969-03-14
Movie The Cleanup Kurasawa 1969-12-31
Movie Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 Goro Fujikawa 1968-04-28
Movie Outlaw: Gangster VIP Goro Fujikawa 1968-01-13
Movie Song of my Life Takuya Tsugami 1968-05-29
Movie Outlaw: Goro the Assassin Goro Fujikawa 1968-11-02
Movie Outlaw: Black Dagger Goro Fujikawa 1968-12-28
Movie Monument to the Girl's Corps Young man 1968-09-21
Movie Outlaw: Heartless Goro Fujikawa 1968-08-01
Movie Dreams Come True at Night Makoto Katagiri 1967-01-14
Movie The Aftermath of War 1967-11-18
Movie Velvet Hustler Goro 1967-10-06
Movie Red Glass Hiroshi 1966-05-18
Movie Tokyo Drifter Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo 1966-04-10
Movie The Heart of Hiroshima Yukio Mihara 1966-09-17
Movie Your Life 1966-08-13
Movie The Stormy Man Shôichi Kokubu 1966-10-03
Movie Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love Tetsu 1966-11-09
Movie The Swan Elegy 1966-10-29
Movie Seishun no Sabaki 1965-04-14
Movie In Tears 1965-10-01
Movie The Stars and I Decided... Saburo Ohinata 1965-08-14
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