
Tetsuya Watari
Known for Acting · 115 credits
- Born
- 1941-12-28
- Died
- 2020-08-10
- Place of birth
- Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 渡瀬道彦 · Michihiko Watase · 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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Muneaki Seta

SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Skit Guest

Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 東郷平八郎

Yoshitsune
2005
as Taira no Kiyomori (Hei-shi)

Hideyoshi
1996
as Oda Nobunaga

No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
2013
as Yukinobu Asada

Katsu Kaishu
1974
as Katsu Kaishu (adult)

Seibu Keisatsu
1979
as Daimon Keisuke

Big City: Days of Struggle
1976

Haguregumo
1978

Epic Chushingura
1971
as Horibe Yasubei

The Street Lawyers
2006

Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
1998
as Kondo Isami

Gion Bayashi
2005

Flower of Ice
2008

Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
2006

Marusa!!
2003
as Chikara Kokuryo

Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
2007
as 카스가이 류헤이
Tuna
2007

浮浪云
1978
Middle-aged Divorce
2005

Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990

弟
2004
スクープ
2002
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
2002
Movies (90)

Brother
2000
as Jinseikai Boss

Yamato
2005

Graveyard of Honor
1975
as Rikio Ishikawa

The Heart of Hiroshima
1966
as Yukio Mihara

Tokyo Drifter
1966
as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
as Yohei Kada

Diary of Early Winter Shower
1998
as Kounosuke Mibu

Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Ryu Kuroiwa

Outlaw: Black Dagger
1968
as Goro Fujikawa

The Cleanup
1969
as Kurasawa

My Sweetheart
1967
as Akai

Conflagration
1975
as Third Officer Inoue

Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993

Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Young man

Lady Joker
2004
as Seizo Monoi

Human Revolution II
1976

Abduction
1997
as Hiroshi Tsuba

The Wild Sea
1969
as Yoji Kitami

Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
1992
as Cao Cao (voice)

Seishun no Sabaki
1965

The Human Revolution
1973

Theater Of Life
1972

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968
as Goro Fujikawa

Goryokaku
1988
as Toshizo Hijikata

The Stormy Man
1966
as Shôichi Kokubu

Love Eternal
1966
as Makoto Kanô

Ruthless Gambler
1969

Song of my Life
1968
as Takuya Tsugami

Rebellion Reward
1973
as Shun Muraki

Outlaw: Heartless
1968
as Goro Fujikawa

East China Sea
1968
as Naoyoshi

Villain
2012
as Masato Kogure

It Is a Long Walk
2000

Sword and Flower
1972

Shura Group Part 3
2002

Wild Cop
1973

Velvet Hustler
1967
as Goro

Flower and Dragon
1973
Night Train to the Stars
1996
as Masajiro Miyazawa

Savage Wolf Pack
1969

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
1968
as Goro Fujikawa

Stray Dog
1973
as Detective Murakami

Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
1993
as Cao Cao (voice)

Outlaw: Kill!
1969
as Goro Fujikawa

Outlaw: Gangster VIP
1968
as Goro Fujikawa

Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971

Your Life
1966

Chase That Man
1972

Wild Cop 2
1973

The Blossom and the Sword
1973
as Seijirô Tanaka

The Fatal Raid
1969

Challenge at Dawn
1971

In Tears
1965

Till We Meet Again
1966

The Final Winner?
1968

The Black Sheep
1967

Spartan Education
1970

The Aftermath of War
1967

Step on the Gas!
1970
as Yuuji Nishigami

前科・仮釈放
1969
as Ôhara Ryûji
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
1991

Burning Clouds
1967

Again
1984

やくざ番外地 抹殺
1969

The Blazing Continent
1968

Red Glass
1966
as Hiroshi

Rusty Pendant
1967

Showdown in Gangland
1970

Dreams Come True at Night
1967
as Makoto Katagiri

Showdown at Nagasaki
1969
as Keiji Takama

Kanto Kanbu-kai
1971

The Stars and I Decided...
1965
as Saburo Ohinata

Profile of a Boss' Son
1970

Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986

Pay Off Your Debt!
1970

The Code of Man
1968

Law of the Outlaw
1971
as Goro Takei

The Swan Elegy
1966

Exiled to Hell
1969

The Man of Victory
1967

The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Hironosuke Nakadate

Kanto Drifter
1971

Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965

Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966
as Tetsu

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Western Police Special
2004
as Keisuke Daimon

陽のあたる坂道
1967

Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969

The Debt of Blood
1967

The Hurricane Drummer
1967
About 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 Hon… With 115 credits spanning from 1965 to 2013, Tetsuya Watari has appeared in 90 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tetsuya Watari Movies
- Brother (2000) — as Jinseikai Boss
- Yamato (2005)
- Graveyard of Honor (1975) — as Rikio Ishikawa
- The Heart of Hiroshima (1966) — as Yukio Mihara
- Tokyo Drifter (1966) — as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
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