Tetsuya Watari
Known for Acting · 115 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
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 東郷平八郎
Hideyoshi
1996
as Oda Nobunaga
Yoshitsune
2005
as Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi)
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
2013
as Yukinobu Asada
Katsu Kaishu
1974
as Katsu Kaishu (adult)
Haguregumo
1978
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Seibu Keisatsu
1979
as Daimon Keisuke
Epic Chushingura
1971
as Horibe Yasubei
Flower of Ice
2008
Gion Bayashi
2005
The Street Lawyers
2006
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
1998
as Kondo Isami
Marusa!!
2003
as Chikara Kokuryo
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
2007
as 카스가이 류헤이
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
2006
Tuna
2007
弟
2004
浮浪云
1978
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990
Middle-aged Divorce
2005
スクープ
2002
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
2002
Movies (90)
Brother
2000
as Jinseikai Boss
The Heart of Hiroshima
1966
as Yukio Mihara
Yamato
2005
Graveyard of Honor
1975
as Rikio Ishikawa
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
as Yohei Kada
Diary of Early Winter Shower
1998
as Kounosuke Mibu
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
1992
as Cao Cao (voice)
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Ryu Kuroiwa
Tokyo Drifter
1966
as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Goryokaku
1988
as Toshizo Hijikata
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Abduction
1997
as Hiroshi Tsuba
Lady Joker
2004
as Seizo Monoi
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
1993
as Cao Cao (voice)
Chase That Man
1972
Love Eternal
1966
as Makoto Kanô
The Human Revolution
1973
Seishun no Sabaki
1965
The Aftermath of War
1967
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
Outlaw: Black Dagger
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Young man
Conflagration
1975
as Third Officer Inoue
Ruthless Gambler
1969
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
The Final Winner?
1968
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
Stray Dog
1973
as Detective Murakami
Velvet Hustler
1967
as Goro
The Fatal Raid
1969
Wild Cop
1973
Flower and Dragon
1973
The Cleanup
1969
as Kurasawa
Villain
2012
as Masato Kogure
The Stormy Man
1966
as Shôichi Kokubu
The Blossom and the Sword
1973
as Seijirô Tanaka
Till We Meet Again
1966
Theater Of Life
1972
It Is a Long Walk
2000
The Wild Sea
1969
as Yoji Kitami
Outlaw: Heartless
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Wild Cop 2
1973
East China Sea
1968
as Naoyoshi
The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Hironosuke Nakadate
Song of my Life
1968
as Takuya Tsugami
Rebellion Reward
1973
as Shun Muraki
Law of the Outlaw
1971
as Goro Takei
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Human Revolution II
1976
My Sweetheart
1967
as Akai
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
The Code of Man
1968
前科・仮釈放
1969
as Ôhara Ryûji
The Blazing Continent
1968
Step on the Gas!
1970
as Yuuji Nishigami
Your Life
1966
Dreams Come True at Night
1967
as Makoto Katagiri
Again
1984
Night Train to the Stars
1996
as Masajiro Miyazawa
The Swan Elegy
1966
The Stars and I Decided...
1965
as Saburo Ohinata
Pay Off Your Debt!
1970
Outlaw: Kill!
1969
as Goro Fujikawa
The Black Sheep
1967
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986
Kanto Drifter
1971
Showdown at Nagasaki
1969
as Keiji Takama
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971
In Tears
1965
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Spartan Education
1970
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
1991
Exiled to Hell
1969
やくざ番外地 抹殺
1969
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965
Sword and Flower
1972
Rusty Pendant
1967
The Man of Victory
1967
Burning Clouds
1967
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966
as Tetsu
Red Glass
1966
as Hiroshi
Kanto Kanbu-kai
1971
Showdown in Gangland
1970
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
陽のあたる坂道
1967
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
The Debt of Blood
1967
The Hurricane Drummer
1967
Western Police Special
2004
as Keisuke Daimon
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 115 credits spanning from 1965 to 2013, Tetsuya Watari has appeared in 90 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tetsuya Watari Movies
- Brother (2000) — as Jinseikai Boss
- The Heart of Hiroshima (1966) — as Yukio Mihara
- Yamato (2005)
- Graveyard of Honor (1975) — as Rikio Ishikawa
- The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970) — as Yohei Kada
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