Cast & creator
Tetsuya Watari
Best known for AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, SMAP×SMAP, Hideyoshi
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.
Also known as: 渡瀬道彦, Michihiko Watase, Tetsuya Watari
91
film credits
27
television credits
116
1965–2013 · acting roles
8.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (118)
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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Muneaki Seta
2002
SMAP×SMAP
Skit Guest
1996
Hideyoshi
Oda Nobunaga
1996
Yoshitsune
Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi)
2005
Clouds Over the Hill
東郷平八郎
2009
Brother
Jinseikai Boss
2000
Katsu Kaishu
Katsu Kaishu (adult)
1974
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
Yukinobu Asada
2013
Seibu Keisatsu
Daimon Keisuke
1979
Epic Chushingura
Horibe Yasubei
1971
Haguregumo
1978
Abduction
Hiroshi Tsuba
1997
Yamato
2005
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
2006Night Train to the Stars
Masajiro Miyazawa
1996
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990
Marusa!!
Chikara Kokuryo
2003
Tokyo Drifter
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
1966
Graveyard of Honor
Rikio Ishikawa
1975
Yakuza Graveyard
Ryu Kuroiwa
1976
Diary of Early Winter Shower
Kounosuke Mibu
1998
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
카스가이 류헤이
2007
弟
2004
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
Kondo Isami
1998Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
Creator
1998
Flower of Ice
2008
Human Revolution II
1976
The Street Lawyers
2006
Conflagration
Third Officer Inoue
1975
Gion Bayashi
2005Western Police Special
Keisuke Daimon
2004Middle-aged Divorce
2005
Goryokaku
Toshizo Hijikata
1988
Lady Joker
Seizo Monoi
2004
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
Cao Cao (voice)
1992
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Young man
1968
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Yohei Kada
1970
浮浪云
1978
It Is a Long Walk
2000
Challenge at Dawn
1971Tuna
2007
Showdown in Gangland
1970
Theater of Life
1972
The Blossom and the Sword
Seijirô Tanaka
1973
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
Cao Cao (voice)
1993
The Swan Elegy
1966
Chase That Man
1972
Villain
Masato Kogure
2012
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Goro Fujikawa
1968
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Goro Fujikawa
1968
Outlaw: Heartless
Goro Fujikawa
1968
Shura Group Part 3
2002
三国志
Creator
1992
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
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
The Black Sheep
1967
The Human Revolution
1973
Again
1984
Flower and Dragon
1973
Stray Dog
Detective Murakami
1973
Outlaw: Kill!
Goro Fujikawa
1969
Seishun no Sabaki
1965
Velvet Hustler
Goro
1967
Love Eternal
Makoto Kanô
1966
My Sweetheart
Akai
1967
Your Life
1966
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Goro Fujikawa
1968
Burning Clouds
1967
Sword and Flower
1972
Exiled to Hell
1969
The Stars and I Decided...
Saburo Ohinata
1965
Wild Cop
1973
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
Till We Meet Again
1966
The Cleanup
Kurasawa
1969
The Debt of Blood
1967
陽のあたる坂道
1967The Unruly Ronin's Journey
1991
Wild Cop 2
1973
The Stormy Man
Shôichi Kokubu
1966
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Goro Fujikawa
1968
Dreams Come True at Night
Makoto Katagiri
1967
Pay Off Your Debt!
1970
The Aftermath of War
1967
Ruthless Gambler
1969
The Code of Man
1968
The Final Winner?
1968
The Fatal Raid
1969
Rebellion Reward
Shun Muraki
1973
Law of the Outlaw
Goro Takei
1971
The Earth is Born Again
Hironosuke Nakadate
1971
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Tetsu
1966
The Heart of Hiroshima
Yukio Mihara
1966
In Tears
1965
Showdown at Nagasaki
Keiji Takama
1969
Step on the Gas!
Yuuji Nishigami
1970
The Wild Sea
Yoji Kitami
1969
Song of my Life
Takuya Tsugami
1968
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
Rusty Pendant
1967
Kanto Kanbu-kai
1971
Spartan Education
1970
The Man of Victory
1967
やくざ番外地 抹殺
1969
The Blazing Continent
1968
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965
East China Sea
Naoyoshi
1968
Kanto Drifter
1971
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971スクープ
2002
前科・仮釈放
Ôhara Ryûji
1969
Red Glass
Hiroshi
1966