
Cast
Tetsuya Watari
Acting
Cast
Tetsuya Watari
Known for
Acting
Born
1941-12-28
From
Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Died
2020-08-10
Also known as 渡瀬道彦, Michihiko Watase, Tetsuya Watari
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 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.

Brother
as Jinseikai Boss

Yamato

Graveyard of Honor
as Rikio Ishikawa

The Heart of Hiroshima
as Yukio Mihara

Tokyo Drifter
as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

Diary of Early Winter Shower
as Kounosuke Mibu

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
as Yohei Kada

Human Revolution II

Lady Joker
as Seizo Monoi

Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Young man

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

Yakuza Graveyard
as Ryu Kuroiwa

Sword and Flower

Abduction
as Hiroshi Tsuba

Theater Of Life

Seishun no Sabaki

My Sweetheart
as Akai

The Wild Sea
as Yoji Kitami

The Human Revolution

It Is a Long Walk

Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
as Cao Cao (voice)

Ruthless Gambler

Outlaw: Black Dagger
as Goro Fujikawa

Goryokaku
as Toshizo Hijikata

The Cleanup
as Kurasawa

Savage Wolf Pack

Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
as Cao Cao (voice)

Conflagration
as Third Officer Inoue

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
as Goro Fujikawa

Showdown in Gangland

East China Sea
as Naoyoshi

Shura Group Part 3

Love Eternal
as Makoto Kanô

Rebellion Reward
as Shun Muraki

Villain
as Masato Kogure

Flower and Dragon

Stray Dog
as Detective Murakami

Wild Cop

Outlaw: Heartless
as Goro Fujikawa

The Final Winner?

The Fatal Raid

Expelled from the Kanto Mob

Burning Clouds

The Black Sheep

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
as Goro Fujikawa

Till We Meet Again

The Stormy Man
as Shôichi Kokubu

Velvet Hustler
as Goro

Song of my Life
as Takuya Tsugami

Wild Cop 2

Exiled to Hell

Clockwork- Goodbye Winter

Outlaw: Gangster VIP
as Goro Fujikawa

Your Life

Chase That Man

In Tears

The Man of Victory

Spartan Education

Outlaw: Kill!
as Goro Fujikawa

The Aftermath of War

Red Glass
as Hiroshi

Night Train to the Stars
as Masajiro Miyazawa

Challenge at Dawn

Again

Rusty Pendant

Step on the Gas!
as Yuuji Nishigami

やくざ番外地 抹殺

The Unruly Ronin's Journey

The Blossom and the Sword
as Seijirô Tanaka

Profile of a Boss' Son

The Code of Man

The Blazing Continent

Kanto Drifter

Dreams Come True at Night
as Makoto Katagiri

The Stars and I Decided...
as Saburo Ohinata

The Earth is Born Again
as Hironosuke Nakadate

Pay Off Your Debt!

Showdown at Nagasaki
as Keiji Takama

Kanto Kanbu-kai

Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
as Tetsu

前科・仮釈放
as Ôhara Ryûji

The Swan Elegy

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Law of the Outlaw
as Goro Takei

Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze

Western Police Special
as Keisuke Daimon

陽のあたる坂道

Ex Convict: Sword Storm

The Debt of Blood
