
Tsunehiko Watase
Known for Acting · 163 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 (28)

Back of Father
2014
as Asakura Kenzou

Homicide Team 9
2006
as Rintaro Kano

Chiritotechin
2007
as Tsurezuretei Sojaku

Antarctica
2011
as Takeshi Kuramochi's Father

Katsu Kaishu
1974
as Tanaka Shinbei

The Fire Still Burns
1993
as Fujiwara no Hidehira

Unified Shadows
1975

Omiyasan
2002
as Torii Kansaburo

Sanada Taiheiki
1985
as Sanada Nobuyuki
The Bubble
2001

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

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary
1992

Totsugawa Police Department Series
1992
as 十津川省三
殺意の涯て-広域指定188号の女
2000
よその歌 わたしの唄
2013
長崎で消えた女
2002

ランドセルと目玉焼き
1983
as Kunio Hayasaka
更生人・土門恭介の再犯ファイル~罪を犯した女たち~
2014
判事失格!?弁護士 夏目連太郎の逆転捜査
2017
湯けむり殺人案内 なんにも専務の名推理
2003
つぐない
2004
内田康夫ミステリー 湯布院殺人事件
2010
食い道楽!出張料理人 亀崎源一
2006
医師・円城寺修
2011
虚貌〜顔の無い殺人者
2005
警視庁捜査一課強行犯七係
2005
Movies (135)

Morning Moon Is Cruel
1981
as Kusakabe

Gate of Youth
1981
as Kanayama

Gate of Flesh
1988
as Shintaro Ibuki

Crest of Betrayal
1994
as Yasubei Horibe

Aesthetics of a Bullet
1973

Virus
1980
as Yasuo Tatsuno

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Toshio Arita

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
as Makoto Sakuma

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Takeshi Kuramoto

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
as Akira Tateno

Amagi Pass
1983
as Matsunojo Tajima, the cop

Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Ryoji Ishihara

Lovers Lost
1982
as Kozo Watanabe

Antarctica
1983
as Ochi

Emperor of Upheaval
1993

Cabaret
1986
as Yakuza

Japan's Don
1977
as Takeshi Nomizo

Death Shadows
1986

Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976

The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Kobayashi Heihachiro

G.I. Samurai
1979
as Hayato Yano

Heaven and Earth
1990
as Usami

The Wicked
1980
as Lawyer Sakaki

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
1974

Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973
as Takeshi Nanjo

Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973

August Without Emperor
1978
as Akimasa Fujisaki

Third Generation Boss
1974

Sanpei the Fisher Boy
2009
as Ippei Mihira

Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist
1976
as Shuji Takagi

The Tattooed Hitman
1974
as Kenichi Furuta

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
1973

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972

The Armed Organization
1971

Father of the Kamikaze
1974

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972
as Goro Yuki

The Silk Road
1988
as Li Yuanhao

One Bowl of Kakesoba
1992
as Proprietor of Hokkaitei

The Street of Desire
1984
as Sadaichi Yamakoshi

Tokyo Blackout
1987
as Asakura Tatsuya

Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
as Ryûji

Yakuza Skirmishes
1972

Inside a Girl's Dormitory
1970

Andromedia
1998
as Toshihiko Hitomi / Mai's Father / Ai's Creator

The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
as Tagami Kiyomatsu

Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as Tony

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
as Hiroshi Kategaru

Heaven Sent
1979
as Shinsaku Miura

Sangokushi: The Distant Land
1994
as Cao Cao (voice)

Code of Wolves
1974

The Politicians
1983
as Takuro Sotoura

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1997
as Antique Dealer

Sensei
1989
as Akira Nakajima
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman
1998
as Yoake Hideo

The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
1971

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971
as Tatsumi Eiji

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Noboru Kitami

Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
1974
as Kuroki Tatsuya

The Last Kamikaze
1970

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
as Kunimitsu Sugawa

Violent Fraternity
1974

Curtain Call
1984
as Takuji Shinozaki

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
1973
as Watarai

The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
as Minegishi

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
1973
as Yôichi Kikumura

The Incident
1978
as Takeshi Hanai

Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981

Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
1971
as Mari's friend

Call from Darkness
1981
as Kazuo Harada

Three Pretty Devils
1970

Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Tadao Ishii

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
1972
as Genta

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980
as Lower Hanzo

Prison Tales
1970

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980

Haru Urara
2005
as Dai Muneishi

Jeans Blues: No Future
1974
as Jiro Katagiri

Wolves of the City: First to Fight
1971

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
1977
as Takashi Ashizawa

Pimp Heaven
1975

Sympathy for the Underdog
1971
as Shin Seki

Fossilized Wilderness
1982
as Sousuke Nishina

A Savage Beast Goes Mad
1976
as Shin Hayami

Beyond the Shining Sea
1986
as Atsushi Tanii

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
1990

The Gambler's Counterattack
1971
as Takeji

Abandoned
1981

Writhing Tongue
1980
as Akira Miyoshi

Time and Tide
1983
as Yasu-san

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989

The Horrible Obsessions
1972
as Masayuki Shinshiro

Nile
1999

The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975

Troops of Darkness
1971

Steel & Lead
1997
as 探偵

The Karate Man and the Spy
1974
as Tekken Sakuragi

Killer's Hit List
1970

Jesus is My Boss
2001
as Yuji Kihara

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 38
2015
as Hideo Yoake

The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1973

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 36
2014
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the Killer
1998
as Yoake Hideo

Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972

Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP22
2006
as Yoake Sudeo

Samurai Rebellion
1987
as Futago Rokubei

Fushin no Toki
1984

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
1993

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
1970

Student Yakuza
1974

1750 Days of Turbulence
1990

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
1973
as Mao

Let's Get Happy
1998

Woman Mobsters
1974

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975
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 163 credits spanning from 1970 to 2017, Tsunehiko Watase has appeared in 135 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tsunehiko Watase Movies
- Morning Moon Is Cruel (1981) — as Kusakabe
- Gate of Youth (1981) — as Kanayama
- Gate of Flesh (1988) — as Shintaro Ibuki
- Crest of Betrayal (1994) — as Yasubei Horibe
- Aesthetics of a Bullet (1973)
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