Tetsuya Watari
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1941-12-28
- Died
- 2020-08-10
- Place of birth
- Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Muneaki Seta
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Skit Guest
Yoshitsune
2005
as Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi)
Katsu Kaishu
1974
as Katsu Kaishu (adult)
Hideyoshi
1996
as Oda Nobunaga
Epic Chushingura
1971
as Horibe Yasubei
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Seibu Keisatsu
1979
as Daimon Keisuke
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 東郷平八郎
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
2013
as Yukinobu Asada
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
2006
弟
2004
浮浪云
1978
Haguregumo
1978
Marusa!!
2003
as Chikara Kokuryo
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
2007
as 카스가이 류헤이
Gion Bayashi
2005
The Street Lawyers
2006
Flower of Ice
2008
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
1998
as Kondo Isami
Tuna
2007
スクープ
2002
Middle-aged Divorce
2005
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
2002
Movies (91)
Sword and Flower
1972
Showdown in Gangland
1970
Yamato
2005
Brother
2000
as Jinseikai Boss
Tokyo Drifter
1966
as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Graveyard of Honor
1975
as Rikio Ishikawa
明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-
2001
Human Revolution II
1976
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Ryu Kuroiwa
Theater of Life
1972
Western Police Special
2004
as Keisuke Daimon
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
The Debt of Blood
1967
Conflagration
1975
as Third Officer Inoue
陽のあたる坂道
1967
Diary of Early Winter Shower
1998
as Kounosuke Mibu
The Blossom and the Sword
1973
as Seijirô Tanaka
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
1992
as Cao Cao (voice)
Kanto Kanbu-kai
1971
Velvet Hustler
1967
as Goro
Showdown at Nagasaki
1969
as Keiji Takama
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Lady Joker
2004
as Seizo Monoi
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Young man
Goryokaku
1988
as Toshizo Hijikata
The Cleanup
1969
as Kurasawa
The Human Revolution
1973
Villain
2012
as Masato Kogure
Stray Dog
1973
as Detective Murakami
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
The Hurricane Drummer
1967
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
as Yohei Kada
Rebellion Reward
1973
as Shun Muraki
Chase That Man
1972
Abduction
1997
as Hiroshi Tsuba
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
1993
as Cao Cao (voice)
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Step on the Gas!
1970
as Yuuji Nishigami
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
1991
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Your Life
1966
Ruthless Gambler
1969
Again
1984
The Heart of Hiroshima
1966
as Yukio Mihara
Outlaw: Heartless
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Flower and Dragon
1973
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Burning Clouds
1967
Exiled to Hell
1969
Wild Cop
1973
The Man of Victory
1967
My Sweetheart
1967
as Akai
East China Sea
1968
as Naoyoshi
In Tears
1965
Rusty Pendant
1967
It Is a Long Walk
2000
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
Night Train to the Stars
1996
as Masajiro Miyazawa
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Outlaw: Kill!
1969
as Goro Fujikawa
The Wild Sea
1969
as Yoji Kitami
The Black Sheep
1967
やくざ番外地 抹殺
1969
Love Eternal
1966
as Makoto Kanô
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965
Till We Meet Again
1966
Outlaw: Black Dagger
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Song of my Life
1968
as Takuya Tsugami
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966
as Tetsu
The Fatal Raid
1969
The Aftermath of War
1967
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986
Seishun no Sabaki
1965
Law of the Outlaw
1971
as Goro Takei
Dreams Come True at Night
1967
as Makoto Katagiri
Pay Off Your Debt!
1970
The Final Winner?
1968
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
前科・仮釈放
1969
as Ôhara Ryûji
The Swan Elegy
1966
The Stormy Man
1966
as Shôichi Kokubu
Wild Cop 2
1973
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971
The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Hironosuke Nakadate
The Blazing Continent
1968
The Code of Man
1968
The Stars and I Decided...
1965
as Saburo Ohinata
Spartan Education
1970
Kanto Drifter
1971
Red Glass
1966
as Hiroshi
About 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 Hon… With 116 credits spanning from 1965 to 2013, Tetsuya Watari has appeared in 91 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tetsuya Watari Movies
- Sword and Flower (1972)
- Showdown in Gangland (1970)
- Yamato (2005)
- Brother (2000) — as Jinseikai Boss
- Tokyo Drifter (1966) — as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
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