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.

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Biography

Sword and Flower

Showdown in Gangland

Yamato

Brother

Tokyo Drifter

Graveyard of Honor

明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-

Human Revolution II

Yakuza Graveyard

Theater of Life

Western Police Special

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Ex Convict: Sword Storm

The Debt of Blood

Conflagration

陽のあたる坂道

Diary of Early Winter Shower

The Blossom and the Sword

Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms

Kanto Kanbu-kai

Velvet Hustler

Showdown at Nagasaki

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

Lady Joker

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Goryokaku

The Cleanup

The Human Revolution

Villain

Stray Dog

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

The Hurricane Drummer

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

Rebellion Reward

Chase That Man

Abduction

Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

Step on the Gas!

The Unruly Ronin's Journey

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

Your Life

Ruthless Gambler

Again

The Heart of Hiroshima

Outlaw: Heartless

Flower and Dragon

Challenge at Dawn

Burning Clouds

Exiled to Hell

Wild Cop

The Man of Victory

My Sweetheart

East China Sea

In Tears

Rusty Pendant

It Is a Long Walk

Savage Wolf Pack

Night Train to the Stars

Shura Group Part 3

Outlaw: Kill!

The Wild Sea

The Black Sheep

やくざ番外地 抹殺

Love Eternal

Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze

Till We Meet Again

Outlaw: Black Dagger

Song of my Life

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

The Fatal Raid

The Aftermath of War

Clockwork- Goodbye Winter

Seishun no Sabaki

Law of the Outlaw

Dreams Come True at Night

Pay Off Your Debt!

明るいほうへ明るいほうへ -童謡詩人金子みすゞ-

やくざ番外地　抹殺