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