Tsunehiko Watase
Known for Acting · 164 credits
- Born
- 1944-07-28
- Died
- 2017-03-14
- Place of birth
- Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
- Also known as
- Watase Tsunehiko · Tsunehiko Watase
Biography
Tsunehiko Watase (July 28, 1944 – March 14, 2017) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Rintaro Kano in Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari ("Homicide Team 9"). He won Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Japan Academy Prize for The Incident and at the 3rd Hochi Film Award for The Incident, Kōtei no inai hachigatsu and The Fall of Ako Castle.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Katsu Kaishu
1974
as Tanaka Shinbei
Homicide Team 9
2006
as Rintaro Kano
Chiritotechin
2007
as Tsurezuretei Sojaku
Unified Shadows
1975
Sanada Taiheiki
1985
as Sanada Nobuyuki
Back of Father
2014
as Asakura Kenzou
Totsugawa Police Department Series
1992
as 十津川省三
The Fire Still Burns
1993
as Fujiwara no Hidehira
Antarctica
2011
as Takeshi Kuramochi's Father
Omiyasan
2002
as Torii Kansaburo
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary
1992
The Bubble
2001
よその歌 わたしの唄
2013
And Then There Were None
2017
as Hyogo Iwamura
白昼の死角(TV)
海を渡った愛と殺意
1997
湯けむり殺人案内 なんにも専務の名推理
2003
殺意の涯て－広域指定188号の女
2000
ランドセルと目玉焼き
1983
as Kunio Hayasaka
食い道楽!出張料理人 亀崎源一
2006
更生人・土門恭介の再犯ファイル～罪を犯した女たち～
2014
内田康夫ミステリー 湯布院殺人事件
2010
警視庁捜査一課強行犯七係
2005
つぐない
2004
長崎で消えた女
2002
医師・円城寺修
2011
判事失格！？弁護士 夏目連太郎の逆転捜査
2017
虚貌〜顔の無い殺人者
2005
刑事物語'85
Movies (135)
Morning Moon Is Cruel
1981
as Kusakabe
The Street of Desire
1984
as Sadaichi Yamakoshi
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
Violent Fraternity
1974
Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
1993
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
2015
as Hideo Yoake
Killer's Hit List
1970
Wolves on Motorcycles
1971
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the Killer
1998
as Yoake Hideo
The Karate Man and the Spy
1974
as Tekken Sakuragi
G.I. Samurai
1979
as Hayato Yano
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975
Crest of Betrayal
1994
as Yasubei Horibe
Antarctica
1983
as Ochi
The Armed Organization
1971
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Takeshi Kuramoto
Nurses and Doctors
1992
as Naoyuki Uemura
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Kobayashi Heihachiro
The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
1971
Death Shadows
1986
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
as Makoto Sakuma
Aesthetics of a Bullet
1973
as Kiyoshi Koike
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Toshio Arita
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
1973
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist
1976
as Shuji Takagi
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
1974
as Kuroki Tatsuya
Lovers Lost
1982
as Kozo Watanabe
Amagi Pass
1983
as Matsunojo Tajima, the cop
Gate of Flesh
1988
as Shintaro Ibuki
Heaven and Earth
1990
as Usami
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
1974
Sympathy for the Underdog
1971
as Shin Seki
Virus
1980
as Yasuo Tatsuno
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
1977
as Takashi Ashizawa
The Silk Road
1988
as Li Yuanhao
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Noboru Kitami
Gate of Youth
1981
as Kanayama
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
as Kunimitsu Sugawa
The Tattooed Hitman
1974
as Kenichi Furuta
Andromedia
1998
as Toshihiko Hitomi / Mai's Father / Ai's Creator
The Horrible Obsessions
1972
as Masayuki Shinshiro
Tokyo Blackout
1987
as Asakura Tatsuya
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Ryoji Ishihara
10th Degree Earthquake
1978
as Max
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
1973
as Yôichi Kikumura
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
1971
as Mari's friend
The Wicked
1980
as Lawyer Sakaki
August Without Emperor
1978
as Akimasa Fujisaki
Japan's Don
1977
as Takeshi Nomizo
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
as Ryûji
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
One Bowl of Kakesoba
1992
as Proprietor of Hokkaitei
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
1972
as Genta
Jeans Blues: No Future
1974
as Jiro Katagiri
Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Tadao Ishii
The Incident
1978
as Takeshi Hanai
Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
1970
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
as Tagami Kiyomatsu
A Savage Beast Goes Mad
1976
as Shin Hayami
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972
Sangokushi: The Distant Land
1994
as Cao Cao (voice)
Beyond the Shining Sea
1986
as Atsushi Tanii
Cabaret
1986
as Yakuza
The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
as Minegishi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973
as Takeshi Nanjo
Nile
1999
Writhing Tongue
1980
as Akira Miyoshi
Third Generation Boss
1974
Prison Tales
1970
Call from Darkness
1981
as Kazuo Harada
Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
Code of Wolves
1974
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
1973
as Watarai
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976
as Takashi Yamanaka
Sanpei the Fisher Boy
2009
as Ippei Mihira
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Let's Get Happy
1998
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as Tony
Emperor of Upheaval
1993
Wolves of the City: First to Fight
1971
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1997
as Antique Dealer
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
as Akira Tateno
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
as Sousuke Nishina
Jesus is My Boss
2001
as Yuji Kihara
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972
as Goro Yuki
Three Pretty Devils
1970
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972
Time and Tide
1983
as Yasu-san
Gang Warfare
1972
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980
as Lower Hanzo
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971
as Tatsumi Eiji
Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
as Hiroshi Kategaru
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981
Curtain Call
1984
as Takuji Shinozaki
Pimp Heaven
1975
Inside a Girl's Dormitory
1970
Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972
Sensei
1989
as Akira Nakajima
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971
Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP22
2006
as Yoake Sudeo
Steel & Lead
1997
as 探偵
Heaven Sent
1979
as Shinsaku Miura
Woman Mobsters
1974
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
The Gambler's Counterattack
1971
as Takeji
Fushin no Toki
1984
Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972
The Politicians
1983
as Takuro Sotoura
Haru Urara
2005
as Dai Muneishi
Abandoned
1981
Paradise Nippon
1990
Student Yakuza
1974
About Tsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase (July 28, 1944 – March 14, 2017) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Rintaro Kano in Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari ("Homicide Team 9"). He won Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Japan Academy Prize for The Incident and at the 3rd Hochi Film Award for The Incident, Kōtei no inai hachigatsu and The Fall of Ako Castle. With 164 credits spanning from 1970 to 2017, Tsunehiko Watase has appeared in 135 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tsunehiko Watase Movies
- Morning Moon Is Cruel (1981) — as Kusakabe
- The Street of Desire (1984) — as Sadaichi Yamakoshi
- Yakuza Skirmishes (1972)
- Violent Fraternity (1974)
- Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears (1993)
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