Tetsuya Watari
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 28, 1941 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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
| 2013 | No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35Yukinobu Asada | |
| 2012 | VillainMasato Kogure | |
| 2009 | Clouds Over the Hill東郷平八郎 | |
| 2008 | Flower of Ice | |
| 2007 | Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop카스가이 류헤이 | |
| 2007 | Tuna | |
| 2006 | Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband | |
| 2006 | The Street Lawyers | |
| 2005 | Yamato | |
| 2005 | YoshitsuneTaira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi) | |
| 2005 | Middle-aged Divorce | |
| 2005 | Gion Bayashi | |
| 2004 | Lady JokerSeizo Monoi | |
| 2003 | Marusa!!Chikara Kokuryo | |
| 2002 | Shura Group Part 3 | |
| 2002 | スクープ | |
| 2002 | AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoMuneaki Seta | |
| 2002 | 渡哲也サスペンス 絆 | |
| 2000 | It Is a Long Walk | |
| 2000 | BrotherJinseikai Boss | |
| 1998 | Diary of Early Winter ShowerKounosuke Mibu | |
| 1998 | Bloody Journal of the ShinsengumiKondo Isami | |
| 1997 | AbductionHiroshi Tsuba | |
| 1996 | Night Train to the StarsMasajiro Miyazawa | |
| 1996 | SMAP×SMAPSkit Guest | |
| 1996 | HideyoshiOda Nobunaga | |
| 1993 | Kin chan no Cinema Jack | |
| 1993 | Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!Cao Cao (voice) | |
| 1992 | Great Conquest: The Romance of Three KingdomsCao Cao (voice) | |
| 1991 | The Unruly Ronin's Journey | |
| 1990 | Daihyô torishimariyaku deka | |
| 1988 | GoryokakuToshizo Hijikata | |
| 1986 | Clockwork- Goodbye Winter | |
| 1984 | Again | |
| 1979 | Seibu Keisatsu | |
| 1978 | Haguregumo | |
| 1978 | 浮浪云 | |
| 1976 | Yakuza GraveyardRyu Kuroiwa | |
| 1976 | Human Revolution II | |
| 1976 | Big City: Days of Struggle | |
| 1975 | Graveyard of HonorRikio Ishikawa | |
| 1975 | ConflagrationThird Officer Inoue | |
| 1974 | Katsu KaishuKatsu Kaishu (adult) | |
| 1973 | Rebellion RewardShun Muraki | |
| 1973 | Stray DogDetective Murakami | |
| 1973 | Flower and Dragon | |
| 1973 | The Blossom and the SwordSeijirô Tanaka | |
| 1973 | Wild Cop 2 | |
| 1973 | Wild Cop | |
| 1973 | The Human Revolution | |
| 1972 | Chase That Man | |
| 1972 | Sword and Flower | |
| 1972 | Theater Of Life | |
| 1971 | Kanto Kanbu-kai | |
| 1971 | Kanto Drifter | |
| 1971 | Expelled from the Kanto Mob | |
| 1971 | Law of the OutlawGoro Takei | |
| 1971 | The Earth is Born AgainHironosuke Nakadate | |
| 1971 | Challenge at Dawn | |
| 1971 | Epic ChushinguraHoribe Yasubei | |
| 1970 | The Summit of Mt. FujiYohei Kada | |
| 1970 | Profile of a Boss' Son | |
| 1970 | Spartan Education | |
| 1970 | Step on the Gas!Yuuji Nishigami | |
| 1970 | Showdown in Gangland | |
| 1970 | Pay Off Your Debt! | |
| 1969 | The CleanupKurasawa | |
| 1969 | The Wild SeaYoji Kitami | |
| 1969 | 前科・仮釈放Ôhara Ryûji | |
| 1969 | Exiled to Hell | |
| 1969 | Ruthless Gambler | |
| 1969 | Outlaw: Kill!Goro Fujikawa | |
| 1969 | Savage Wolf Pack | |
| 1969 | Showdown at NagasakiKeiji Takama | |
| 1969 | The Fatal Raid | |
| 1969 | やくざ番外地 抹殺 | |
| 1969 | Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood | |
| 1969 | Ex Convict: Sword Storm | |
| 1968 | The Blazing Continent | |
| 1968 | East China SeaNaoyoshi | |
| 1968 | The Code of Man | |
| 1968 | Outlaw: Gangster VIPGoro Fujikawa | |
| 1968 | Monument to the Girl's CorpsYoung man | |
| 1968 | Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2Goro Fujikawa | |
| 1968 | Outlaw: HeartlessGoro Fujikawa | |
| 1968 | Outlaw: Black DaggerGoro Fujikawa | |
| 1968 | Outlaw: Goro the AssassinGoro Fujikawa | |
| 1968 | The Final Winner? | |
| 1968 | Song of my LifeTakuya Tsugami | |
| 1967 | Velvet HustlerGoro | |
| 1967 | The Aftermath of War | |
| 1967 | The Black Sheep | |
| 1967 | My SweetheartAkai | |
| 1967 | Burning Clouds | |
| 1967 | The Man of Victory | |
| 1967 | Dreams Come True at NightMakoto Katagiri | |
| 1967 | Rusty Pendant | |
| 1967 | The Debt of Blood | |
| 1967 | 陽のあたる坂道 | |
| 1967 | The Hurricane Drummer | |
| 1966 | Tokyo DrifterTetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo | |
| 1966 | Your Life | |
| 1966 | The Stormy ManShôichi Kokubu | |
| 1966 | Love EternalMakoto Kanô | |
| 1966 | The Heart of HiroshimaYukio Mihara | |
| 1966 | Till We Meet Again | |
| 1966 | The Swan Elegy | |
| 1966 | Red GlassHiroshi | |
| 1966 | Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of LoveTetsu | |
| 1965 | Seishun no Sabaki | |
| 1965 | The Stars and I Decided...Saburo Ohinata | |
| 1965 | In Tears | |
| 1965 | Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze |














