
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.
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-12-28
Place of Birth
Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Cast
Lady Joker
20047.5 / 10
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
19700.0 / 10
The Cleanup
19690.0 / 10
Goryokaku
19880.0 / 10
The Wild Sea
19690.0 / 10
The Blazing Continent
19680.0 / 10
Tokyo Drifter
19667.1 / 10
Yakuza Graveyard
19766.7 / 10
前科・仮釈放
19690.0 / 10
Rebellion Reward
19730.0 / 10
Graveyard of Honor
19756.7 / 10
Seishun no Sabaki
19650.0 / 10
Velvet Hustler
19676.3 / 10
East China Sea
19680.0 / 10
Exiled to Hell
19690.0 / 10
The Aftermath of War
19670.0 / 10
Profile of a Boss' Son
19700.0 / 10
Your Life
19660.0 / 10
The Code of Man
19680.0 / 10
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
19860.0 / 10
Abduction
19970.0 / 10
Kanto Kanbu-kai
19710.0 / 10
Ruthless Gambler
19690.0 / 10
Villain
20120.0 / 10
Spartan Education
19700.0 / 10
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
19686.7 / 10
Monument to the Girl's Corps
19680.0 / 10
Conflagration
19754.0 / 10
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
19910.0 / 10
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
19686.8 / 10
Outlaw: Heartless
19686.6 / 10
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
19686.6 / 10
Outlaw: Black Dagger
19686.4 / 10
Outlaw: Kill!
19696.7 / 10
It Is a Long Walk
20008.0 / 10
Shura Group Part 3
20020.0 / 10
Stray Dog
19737.0 / 10
Chase That Man
19720.0 / 10
Night Train to the Stars
19965.7 / 10
Savage Wolf Pack
19695.8 / 10
Human Revolution II
19760.0 / 10
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
19930.0 / 10
The Black Sheep
19670.0 / 10
The Final Winner?
19680.0 / 10
Sword and Flower
19720.0 / 10
Showdown at Nagasaki
19690.0 / 10
Diary of Early Winter Shower
19988.0 / 10
Theater Of Life
197210.0 / 10
Flower and Dragon
197310.0 / 10
The Blossom and the Sword
19737.0 / 10
Wild Cop 2
19736.5 / 10
Wild Cop
19736.0 / 10
Step on the Gas!
19707.0 / 10
The Stars and I Decided...
19650.0 / 10
My Sweetheart
19670.0 / 10
The Stormy Man
19660.0 / 10
Showdown in Gangland
19700.0 / 10
Love Eternal
19660.0 / 10
In Tears
19650.0 / 10
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
19936.3 / 10
Kanto Drifter
19710.0 / 10
The Heart of Hiroshima
19660.0 / 10
The Swan Elegy
19660.0 / 10
Till We Meet Again
19660.0 / 10
Red Glass
19660.0 / 10
Burning Clouds
19670.0 / 10
Song of my Life
19680.0 / 10
Dreams Come True at Night
19670.0 / 10
The Man of Victory
19670.0 / 10
Yamato
20055.4 / 10
Brother
20007.1 / 10
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
19710.0 / 10
The Human Revolution
19730.0 / 10
Law of the Outlaw
19710.0 / 10
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
19926.3 / 10
Pay Off Your Debt!
19700.0 / 10
Again
19840.0 / 10
The Fatal Raid
19690.0 / 10
The Earth is Born Again
19710.0 / 10
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
19650.0 / 10
やくざ番外地 抹殺
19690.0 / 10
Rusty Pendant
19670.0 / 10