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
