Tetsuya Watari
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.
Lady Joker
(Seizo Monoi)
富士山頂
(加田雄平)
The Cleanup
(Kurasawa)
Goryokaku
(Toshizo Hijikata)
The Wild Sea
(Yoji Kitami)
The Blazing Continent
Tokyo Drifter
(Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo)
Yakuza Graveyard
(Kuroiwa)
前科・仮釈放
(Ôhara Ryûji)
Rebellion Reward
(Shun Muraki)
Graveyard of Honor
(Rikio Ishikawa)
Seishun no Sabaki
Velvet Hustler
(Goro)
East China Sea
(Naoyoshi)
Exiled to Hell
The Aftermath of War
Profile of a Boss' Son
Your Life
The Code of Man
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
Abduction
Kanto Kanbu-kai
Ruthless Gambler
Villain
(Masato Kogure)
Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
(Goro Fujikawa)
Monument to the Girl's Corps
(Young man)
Conflagration
(Third Officer Inoue)
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
Outlaw: Heartless
(Goro Fujikawa)
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
(Goro Fujikawa)
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
(Goro Fujikawa)
Outlaw: Black Dagger
(Goro Fujikawa)
Outlaw: Kill!
(Goro Fujikawa)
It Is a Long Walk
Shura Group Part 3
Stray Dog
(Detective Murakami)
Chase That Man
Night Train to the Stars
(Masajiro Miyazawa)
Savage Wolf Pack
Human Revolution II
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
The Black Sheep
The Final Winner?
Sword and Flower
Showdown at Nagasaki
(Keiji Takama)
Diary of Early Winter Shower
(Kounosuke Mibu)
Theater Of Life
Flower and Dragon
The Blossom and the Sword
(Seijirô Tanaka)
Wild Cop 2
Wild Cop
Step on the Gas!
The Stars and I Decided...
(Saburo Ohinata)
My Sweetheart
(Akai)
The Stormy Man
(Shôichi Kokubu)
Showdown in Gangland
Love Eternal
(Makoto Kanô)
In Tears
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
(Cao Cao (voice))
Kanto Drifter
Till We Meet Again
The Swan Elegy
The Heart of Hiroshima
(Yukio Mihara)
Red Glass
(Hiroshi)
Burning Clouds
The Man of Victory
Dreams Come True at Night
(Makoto Katagiri)
Song of my Life
(Takuya Tsugami)
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
(Tetsu)
Yamato
Brother
(Jinseikai Boss)
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
The Human Revolution
Farewell to the Code
(Goro Takei)
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
(Cao Cao (voice))
Pay Off Your Debt!
Again
The Fatal Raid
スクープ
Yoshitsune
(Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi))
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
The Street Lawyers
Middle-aged Divorce
Marusa!!
(Chikara Kokuryo)
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
Gion Bayashi
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
(Yukinobu Asada)
SMAP×SMAP
(Skit Guest)
Flower of Ice
Haguregumo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
(Muneaki Seta)
Kazoku
(Saeki Shinji)
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
Hideyoshi
(Oda Nobunaga)
浮浪云
Katsu Kaishu
(Katsu Kaishu (adult))
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
(카스가이 류헤이)
Epic Chushingura
(Horibe Yasubei)
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
(Kondo Isami)
The Big City / Metropolis
