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Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Actor · Born 1941-12-28 · Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Biography

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 af…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Brother (2000) — Jinseikai Boss
  2. Tokyo Drifter (1966) — Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
  3. Graveyard of Honor (1975) — Rikio Ishikawa
  4. Yamato (2005)
  5. Yakuza Graveyard (1976) — Ryu Kuroiwa
  6. AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002) — Muneaki Seta
  7. Clouds Over the Hill (2009) — 東郷平八郎
  8. Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968) — Goro Fujikawa
  9. No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 (2013) — Yukinobu Asada
  10. Outlaw: Heartless (1968) — Goro Fujikawa
  11. Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (1968) — Goro Fujikawa
  12. Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968) — Goro Fujikawa
  13. Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968) — Goro Fujikawa
  14. Outlaw: Kill! (1969) — Goro Fujikawa
  15. Velvet Hustler (1967) — Goro
  16. Stray Dog (1973) — Detective Murakami
  17. Yoshitsune (2005) — Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi)
  18. Savage Wolf Pack (1969)
  19. Conflagration (1975) — Third Officer Inoue
  20. Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms (1992) — Cao Cao (voice)
  21. Night Train to the Stars (1996) — Masajiro Miyazawa
  22. Lady Joker (2004) — Seizo Monoi
  23. Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998) — Kounosuke Mibu
  24. The Blossom and the Sword (1973) — Seijirô Tanaka
  25. Wild Cop 2 (1973)
  26. Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning! (1993) — Cao Cao (voice)
  27. Hideyoshi (1996) — Oda Nobunaga
  28. Abduction (1997) — Hiroshi Tsuba
  29. It Is a Long Walk (2000)
  30. Wild Cop (1973)
  31. Step on the Gas! (1970) — Yuuji Nishigami
  32. SMAP×SMAP (1996) — Skit Guest
  33. Haguregumo (1978)
  34. 浮浪云 (1978)
  35. Epic Chushingura (1971) — Horibe Yasubei
  36. The Cleanup (1969) — Kurasawa
  37. The Wild Sea (1969) — Yoji Kitami
  38. The Blazing Continent (1968)
  39. East China Sea (1968) — Naoyoshi
  40. Profile of a Boss' Son (1970)