Tetsuya Watari
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
108
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-12-28
Day of death
2020-08-10 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Tetsuya Watari
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
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
SMAP×SMAP
Hideyoshi
Yamato
Brother
Clouds Over the Hill
Yoshitsune
Tokyo Drifter
Katsu Kaishu
Conflagration
The Black Sheep
The Fatal Raid
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Outlaw: Kill!
Villain
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Outlaw: Heartless
The Cleanup
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
The Final Winner?
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Showdown in Gangland
Outlaw: Black Dagger
The Blossom and the Sword
It Is a Long Walk
Kanto Drifter
Pay Off Your Debt!
Again
Rebellion Reward
Profile of a Boss' Son
Spartan Education
Stray Dog
Yakuza Graveyard
Sword and Flower
Epic Chushingura
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
Savage Wolf Pack
Song of my Life
Wild Cop
Night Train to the Stars
The Wild Sea
Dreams Come True at Night
The Blazing Continent
Abduction
Lady Joker
Theater Of Life
The Stars and I Decided...
Chase That Man
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
The Heart of Hiroshima
Till We Meet Again
East China Sea
Challenge at Dawn
The Stormy Man
Exiled to Hell
The Man of Victory
Shura Group Part 3
Velvet Hustler
Human Revolution II
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Seishun no Sabaki
Love Eternal
Law of the Outlaw
Graveyard of Honor
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Rusty Pendant
My Sweetheart
前科・仮釈放
Diary of Early Winter Shower
Wild Cop 2
Step on the Gas!
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Flower and Dragon
Burning Clouds
The Earth is Born Again
The Code of Man
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
The Aftermath of War
In Tears
Your Life
Ruthless Gambler
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
やくざ番外地 抹殺
Goryokaku
The Human Revolution
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
Red Glass
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
Marusa!!
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
Big City: Days of Struggle
Haguregumo
Middle-aged Divorce
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
Tuna
Gion Bayashi
The Street Lawyers
Flower of Ice
浮浪云
The Swan Elegy
Showdown at Nagasaki
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
スクープ
Kanto Kanbu-kai
