Tetsuya Watari
Acting
- Born:
- 1941-12-28
- Died:
- 2020-08-10
- 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
Filmography
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
Villain
Clouds Over the Hill
Flower of Ice
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
Tuna
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
The Street Lawyers
Yamato
Middle-aged Divorce
Gion Bayashi
Yoshitsune
Lady Joker
弟
Western Police Special
Marusa!!
スクープ
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
Shura Group Part 3
明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-
Brother
It Is a Long Walk
Diary of Early Winter Shower
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
Abduction
Night Train to the Stars
SMAP×SMAP
Hideyoshi
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
Goryokaku
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
Again
Seibu Keisatsu
Haguregumo
浮浪云
Big City: Days of Struggle
Yakuza Graveyard
Human Revolution II
Conflagration
Graveyard of Honor
Katsu Kaishu
Wild Cop 2
The Blossom and the Sword
Stray Dog
The Human Revolution
Wild Cop
Flower and Dragon
Rebellion Reward
Roar At The Sun!
Theater of Life
Sword and Flower
Chase That Man
Law of the Outlaw
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Challenge at Dawn
Kanto Kanbu-kai
The Earth is Born Again
Kanto Drifter
Epic Chushingura
Step on the Gas!
Pay Off Your Debt!
Spartan Education
Showdown in Gangland
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Profile of a Boss' Son
The Cleanup
やくざ番外地 抹殺
Showdown at Nagasaki
The Wild Sea
The Fatal Raid
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
Ruthless Gambler
前科・仮釈放
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Outlaw: Kill!
Savage Wolf Pack
Exiled to Hell
Outlaw: Black Dagger
The Blazing Continent
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
East China Sea
Monument to the Girl's Corps
The Final Winner?
Outlaw: Heartless
Song of my Life
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
The Code of Man
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
The Aftermath of War
My Sweetheart
Velvet Hustler
The Hurricane Drummer
Rusty Pendant
The Debt of Blood
Burning Clouds
The Man of Victory
Dreams Come True at Night
The Black Sheep
陽のあたる坂道
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
The Swan Elegy
The Stormy Man
The Heart of Hiroshima
Your Life
Love Eternal
Till We Meet Again
Red Glass
Tokyo Drifter
In Tears
The Stars and I Decided...
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
Seishun no Sabaki