- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 28, 1941
- Place of Birth
- Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- August 10, 2020
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…
Filmography
tvNo Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
2013 · Yukinobu Asada
movieVillain
2012 · Masato Kogure
tvClouds Over the Hill
2009 · 東郷平八郎
tvFlower of Ice
2008
tvOishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
2007 · 카스가이 류헤이
Tuna
2007
tvFamily: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
2006
tvThe Street Lawyers
2006
movieYamato
2005
Middle-aged Divorce
2005
tvGion Bayashi
2005
tvYoshitsune
2005 · Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi)
movieLady Joker
2004 · Seizo Monoi
tv弟
2004
Western Police Special
2004 · Keisuke Daimon
tvMarusa!!
2003 · Chikara Kokuryo
スクープ
2002
tvAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002 · Muneaki Seta
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
2002
movieShura Group Part 3
2002
movie明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-
2001
movieBrother
2000 · Jinseikai Boss
movieIt Is a Long Walk
2000
movieDiary of Early Winter Shower
1998 · Kounosuke Mibu
tvBloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
1998 · Kondo Isami, Creator
movieAbduction
1997 · Hiroshi Tsuba
Night Train to the Stars
1996 · Masajiro Miyazawa
tvSMAP×SMAP
1996 · Skit Guest
tvHideyoshi
1996 · Oda Nobunaga
movieKin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
movieSangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
1993 · Cao Cao (voice)
movieGreat Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
1992 · Cao Cao (voice)
tv三国志
1992 · Creator
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
1991
tvDaihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990
movieGoryokaku
1988 · Toshizo Hijikata
movieClockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986
movieAgain
1984
tvSeibu Keisatsu
1979 · Daimon Keisuke
tvHaguregumo
1978
tv浮浪云
1978
tvBig City: Days of Struggle
1976
movieYakuza Graveyard
1976 · Ryu Kuroiwa
movieHuman Revolution II
1976
movieConflagration
1975 · Third Officer Inoue
movieGraveyard of Honor
1975 · Rikio Ishikawa
tvKatsu Kaishu
1974 · Katsu Kaishu (adult)
movieWild Cop 2
1973
movieThe Blossom and the Sword
1973 · Seijirô Tanaka
movieStray Dog
1973 · Detective Murakami
movieThe Human Revolution
1973
movieWild Cop
1973
movieFlower and Dragon
1973
movieRebellion Reward
1973 · Shun Muraki
movieTheater Of Life
1972
movieSword and Flower
1972
movieChase That Man
1972
movieLaw of the Outlaw
1971 · Goro Takei
movieExpelled from the Kanto Mob
1971
movieChallenge at Dawn
1971
movieKanto Kanbu-kai
1971
movieThe Earth is Born Again
1971 · Hironosuke Nakadate
movieKanto Drifter
1971
tvEpic Chushingura
1971 · Horibe Yasubei
movieStep on the Gas!
1970 · Yuuji Nishigami
moviePay Off Your Debt!
1970
movieSpartan Education
1970
movieShowdown in Gangland
1970
movieThe Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970 · Yohei Kada
movieProfile of a Boss' Son
1970
movieThe Cleanup
1969 · Kurasawa
movieやくざ番外地 抹殺
1969
movieShowdown at Nagasaki
1969 · Keiji Takama
movieThe Wild Sea
1969 · Yoji Kitami
movieThe Fatal Raid
1969
movieEx Convict: Sword Storm
1969
movieRuthless Gambler
1969
movie前科・仮釈放
1969 · Ôhara Ryûji
movieYakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
movieOutlaw: Kill!
1969 · Goro Fujikawa
movieSavage Wolf Pack
1969
movieExiled to Hell
1969
movieOutlaw: Black Dagger
1968 · Goro Fujikawa
movieThe Blazing Continent
1968
movieOutlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968 · Goro Fujikawa
movieEast China Sea
1968 · Naoyoshi
movieMonument to the Girl's Corps
1968 · Young man
movieThe Final Winner?
1968
movieOutlaw: Heartless
1968 · Goro Fujikawa
movieSong of my Life
1968 · Takuya Tsugami
movieOutlaw: Gangster VIP 2
1968 · Goro Fujikawa
movieThe Code of Man
1968
movieOutlaw: Gangster VIP
1968 · Goro Fujikawa
movieThe Aftermath of War
1967
movieMy Sweetheart
1967 · Akai
movieVelvet Hustler
1967 · Goro
The Hurricane Drummer
1967
movieRusty Pendant
1967
movieThe Debt of Blood
1967
movieBurning Clouds
1967
movieThe Man of Victory
1967
movieDreams Come True at Night
1967 · Makoto Katagiri
movieThe Black Sheep
1967
movie陽のあたる坂道
1967
movieTokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966 · Tetsu
movieThe Swan Elegy
1966
movieThe Stormy Man
1966 · Shôichi Kokubu
movieThe Heart of Hiroshima
1966 · Yukio Mihara
movieYour Life
1966
movieLove Eternal
1966 · Makoto Kanô
movieTill We Meet Again
1966
movieRed Glass
1966 · Hiroshi
movieTokyo Drifter
1966 · Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
movieIn Tears
1965
movieThe Stars and I Decided...
1965 · Saburo Ohinata
movieShinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965
movieSeishun no Sabaki
1965