Tetsuya Watari
Acting
Born: December 28, 1941 · Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Died: August 10, 2020 (aged 78)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Photos (2)
Movies (87)
Brother
Jinseikai Boss
Yamato
2005
Tokyo Drifter
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Diary of Early Winter Shower
Kounosuke Mibu
Yakuza Graveyard
Ryu Kuroiwa
The Blazing Continent
1968
Graveyard of Honor
Rikio Ishikawa
Conflagration
Third Officer Inoue
Villain
Masato Kogure
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Goro Fujikawa
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Goro Fujikawa
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
Cao Cao (voice)
Showdown in Gangland
1970
Exiled to Hell
1969
Abduction
Hiroshi Tsuba
Sword and Flower
1972
The Wild Sea
Yoji Kitami
明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-
2001
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
My Sweetheart
Akai
Spartan Education
1970
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Goro Fujikawa
Lady Joker
Seizo Monoi
The Stars and I Decided...
Saburo Ohinata
Velvet Hustler
Goro
Seishun no Sabaki
1965
Human Revolution II
1976
Your Life
1966
Outlaw: Heartless
Goro Fujikawa
Goryokaku
Toshizo Hijikata
The Blossom and the Sword
Seijirô Tanaka
Theater of Life
1972
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Young man
The Aftermath of War
1967
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
Cao Cao (voice)
The Black Sheep
1967
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971
Wild Cop 2
1973
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Stray Dog
Detective Murakami
Chase That Man
1972
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Yohei Kada
Ruthless Gambler
1969
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Goro Fujikawa
Again
1984
The Code of Man
1968
Pay Off Your Debt!
1970
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986
Kanto Drifter
1971
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
Law of the Outlaw
Goro Takei
The Debt of Blood
1967
East China Sea
Naoyoshi
The Stormy Man
Shôichi Kokubu
Outlaw: Kill!
Goro Fujikawa
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Rusty Pendant
1967
Wild Cop
1973
Rebellion Reward
Shun Muraki
The Earth is Born Again
Hironosuke Nakadate
It Is a Long Walk
2000
Song of my Life
Takuya Tsugami
前科・仮釈放
Ôhara Ryûji
The Man of Victory
1967
The Human Revolution
1973
Flower and Dragon
1973
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Tetsu
The Fatal Raid
1969
陽のあたる坂道
1967
In Tears
1965
Till We Meet Again
1966
The Cleanup
Kurasawa
Kanto Kanbu-kai
1971
The Heart of Hiroshima
Yukio Mihara
Love Eternal
Makoto Kanô
The Final Winner?
1968
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
Dreams Come True at Night
Makoto Katagiri
Burning Clouds
1967
Red Glass
Hiroshi
Step on the Gas!
Yuuji Nishigami
やくざ番外地 抹殺
1969
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
The Swan Elegy
1966
Showdown at Nagasaki
Keiji Takama
TV Shows (21)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Muneaki Seta · 2 eps
SMAP×SMAP
Skit Guest · 1 eps
Big City: Days of Struggle
35 eps
Clouds Over the Hill
東郷平八郎 · 5 eps
Hideyoshi
Oda Nobunaga · 49 eps
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
Yukinobu Asada · 11 eps
Yoshitsune
Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi) · 49 eps
Katsu Kaishu
Katsu Kaishu (adult) · 52 eps
Epic Chushingura
Horibe Yasubei · 52 eps
Seibu Keisatsu
Daimon Keisuke · 50 eps
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
8 eps
弟
5 eps
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
20 eps
浮浪云
1 eps
Flower of Ice
2 eps
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
Kondo Isami · 10 eps
Haguregumo
20 eps
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
카스가이 류헤이 · 8 eps
Marusa!!
Chikara Kokuryo · 12 eps
Gion Bayashi
1 eps
The Street Lawyers
8 eps
