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渡瀬道彦, Michihiko Watase
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1941-12-28
- event Death Date 2020-08-10
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 5.2
- info Birth Place Japan
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Tetsuya Watari
7.5
Lady Joker
2004-12-11
0
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970-02-28
0
The Cleanup
1969-12-31
0
Goryokaku
1988-12-30
0
The Wild Sea
1969-10-15
0
The Blazing Continent
1968-12-14
7.2
Tokyo Drifter
1966-04-10
6.5
Yakuza Graveyard
1976-10-30
0
前科・仮釈放
1969-05-14
0
Rebellion Reward
1973-02-17
6.8
Graveyard of Honor
1975-02-15
0
Seishun no Sabaki
1965-04-14
6.2
Velvet Hustler
1967-10-06
0
East China Sea
1968-10-05
0
Exiled to Hell
1969-01-22
0
The Aftermath of War
1967-11-18
0
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970-01-24
0
Your Life
1966-08-13
0
The Code of Man
1968-02-13
0
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986-10-10
0
Abduction
1997-06-07
0
Kanto Kanbu-kai
1971-04-24
0
Ruthless Gambler
1969-06-28
0
Villain
2012-11-30
0
Spartan Education
1970-08-12
6.7
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
1968-01-13
0
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968-09-21
4
Conflagration
1975-07-12
0
The Unruly Ronin's Journey
1991-10-31
6.6
Outlaw: Heartless
1968-08-01
6.7
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968-11-02
6.8
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
1968-04-28
6.4
Outlaw: Black Dagger
1968-12-28
6.7
Outlaw: Kill!
1969-03-14
8
It Is a Long Walk
2000-09-15
0
Shura Group Part 3
2002-01-01
7
Stray Dog
1973-09-29
0
Chase That Man
1972-02-23
5.7
Night Train to the Stars
1996-10-19
7
Savage Wolf Pack
1969-02-22
0
Human Revolution II
1976-06-19
0
第1回欽ちゃんのシネマジャック
1993-05-22
0
The Black Sheep
1967-01-03
0
The Final Winner?
1968-08-28
0
Sword and Flower
1972-04-14
0
Showdown at Nagasaki
1969-10-18
8
Diary of Early Winter Shower
1998-11-14
10
Theater Of Life
1972-07-15
10
Flower and Dragon
1973-03-17
7
The Blossom and the Sword
1973-11-17
6.5
Wild Cop 2
1973-12-01
6
Wild Cop
1973-06-09
7
Step on the Gas!
1970-10-24
0
The Stars and I Decided...
1965-08-14
0
My Sweetheart
1967-11-03
0
The Stormy Man
1966-10-03
0
Showdown in Gangland
1970-03-07
0
Love Eternal
1966-07-09
0
In Tears
1965-10-01
6.3
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
1993-03-20
0
Kanto Drifter
1971-02-06
0
Till We Meet Again
1966-06-01
0
The Swan Elegy
1966-10-29
0
The Heart of Hiroshima
1966-09-17
0
Red Glass
1966-05-18
0
Burning Clouds
1967-05-03
0
The Man of Victory
1967-02-25
0
Dreams Come True at Night
1967-01-14
0
Song of my Life
1968-05-29
0
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966-11-09
5.4
Yamato
2005-12-17
7.1
Brother
2000-12-13
0
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971-07-03
0
The Human Revolution
1973-09-08
0
Farewell to the Code
1971-09-11
6.3
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
1992-01-25
0
Pay Off Your Debt!
1970-09-01
0
Again
1984-02-18
0
The Fatal Raid
1969-08-23
0
The Earth is Born Again
1971-02-26
0
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965-07-03
0
スクープ
2002-10-14
8.5
Yoshitsune
2005-01-09
0
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband
2006-10-20
0
The Street Lawyers
2006-04-08
0
Middle-aged Divorce
2005-10-13
0
Marusa!!
2003-04-08
0
Daihyô torishimariyaku deka
1990-10-07
6
Gion Bayashi
2005-09-24
6.6
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
2013-04-13
8.5
SMAP×SMAP
1996-04-15
9
Flower of Ice
2008-09-06
6.5
Haguregumo
1978-04-02
7.9
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002-10-09
0
Kazoku
2006-10-20
0
渡哲也サスペンス 絆
2002-03-20
9.5
Hideyoshi
1996-01-07
0
浮浪云
1978-04-02
0
Katsu Kaishu
1974-01-06
0
Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
2007-10-25
0
Epic Chushingura
1971-01-05
0
Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi
1998-10-08
0
The Big City / Metropolis
1976-11-29
