Tetsuya Watari

Acting · 1.4 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: December 28, 1941 – August 10, 2020
From: 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.

Works

91 films

Yamato

20055.4

Graveyard of Honor

19756.7

Brother

20007.1

Showdown in Gangland

1970

Tokyo Drifter

19667.1

Diary of Early Winter Shower

19987.7

Sword and Flower

1972

Human Revolution II

19768.0

The Debt of Blood

1967

Conflagration

19757.0

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

19686.6

Clockwork- Goodbye Winter

198610.0

Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms

19927.2

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

19699.0

Yakuza Graveyard

19766.6

The Blossom and the Sword

19737.7

Outlaw: Black Dagger

19686.5

Abduction

19978.5

Theater of Life

197210.0

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970

Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!

19936.3

Outlaw: Kill!

19696.9

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

19686.7

Ex Convict: Sword Storm

1969

Ruthless Gambler

19698.0

Rebellion Reward

1973

Flower and Dragon

197310.0

Western Police Special

2004

Lady Joker

20047.3

Savage Wolf Pack

19696.0

Goryokaku

1988

Stray Dog

19737.9

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

19687.0

My Sweetheart

1967

The Human Revolution

19737.0

やくざ番外地　抹殺

1969

Step on the Gas!

19708.5

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

1993

明るいほうへ明るいほうへ -童謡詩人金子みすゞ-

2001

It Is a Long Walk

20007.5

Villain

2012

The Earth is Born Again

1971

The Unruly Ronin's Journey

1991

Night Train to the Stars

19966.3

Velvet Hustler

19676.8

Challenge at Dawn

1971

Your Life

1966

Rusty Pendant

1967

Wild Cop

19736.5

Kanto Kanbu-kai

197110.0

Outlaw: Heartless

19686.8

The Stars and I Decided...

1965

Love Eternal

1966

The Heart of Hiroshima

19669.0

The Black Sheep

1967

In Tears

1965

Kanto Drifter

19719.0

Spartan Education

1970

Pay Off Your Debt!

19709.0

Chase That Man

1972

Expelled from the Kanto Mob

1971

Wild Cop 2

19736.7

Monument to the Girl's Corps

196810.0

Again

1984

Seishun no Sabaki

1965

The Final Winner?

19688.0

Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love

1966

Red Glass

19669.0

East China Sea

196810.0

The Blazing Continent

196810.0

前科・仮釈放

1969

The Stormy Man

19669.0

Law of the Outlaw

19719.0

Shura Group Part 3

2002

Dreams Come True at Night

1967

Song of my Life

1968

The Cleanup

196910.0

Burning Clouds

1967

陽のあたる坂道

196710.0

The Code of Man

19687.0

The Fatal Raid

196910.0

Profile of a Boss' Son

197010.0

Showdown at Nagasaki

19698.0

Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze

1965

The Wild Sea

196910.0

The Man of Victory

1967

Till We Meet Again

1966

The Swan Elegy

1966

The Aftermath of War

1967

Exiled to Hell

1969

The Hurricane Drummer

196710.0