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Tetsuya Watari
Born · December 28, 1941
Died · August 10, 2020 (78 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Japan
Bio
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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6.8
2013
Villain
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0.0
2012
Flower of Ice
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9.0
2008
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0.0
2007
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(8 episodes)
0.0
2006
Kazoku
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0.0
2006
The Street Lawyers
(8 episodes)
0.0
2006
Yamato
5.4
2005
Middle-aged Divorce
(6 episodes)
0.0
2005
Gion Bayashi
(1 episode)
6.0
2005
Yoshitsune
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8.5
2005
Lady Joker
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7.5
2004
Marusa!!
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0.0
2003
スクープ
(1 episode)
0.0
2002
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2002
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0.0
2002
Shura Group Part 3
0.0
2002
Brother
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7.1
2000
It Is a Long Walk
8.0
2000
Diary of Early Winter Shower
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8.0
1998
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0.0
1998
Abduction
0.0
1997
Night Train to the Stars
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5.7
1996
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8.5
1996
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1996
第1回欽ちゃんのシネマジャック
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1993
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6.3
1993
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
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6.3
1992
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0.0
1991
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0.0
1990
Goryokaku
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0.0
1988
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
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1986
Again
0.0
1984
Haguregumo
(20 episodes)
6.5
1978
浮浪云
(1 episode)
0.0
1978
The Big City / Metropolis
(35 episodes)
0.0
1976
Yakuza Graveyard
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6.5
1976
Human Revolution II
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1976
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1975
Graveyard of Honor
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6.7
1975
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0.0
1974
Wild Cop 2
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1973
The Blossom and the Sword
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7.0
1973
Stray Dog
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7.0
1973
The Human Revolution
0.0
1973
Wild Cop
6.0
1973
Flower and Dragon
10.0
1973
Rebellion Reward
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0.0
1973
Theater Of Life
10.0
1972
Sword and Flower
0.0
1972
Chase That Man
0.0
1972
Law of the Outlaw
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0.0
1971
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
0.0
1971
Kanto Kanbu-kai
0.0
1971
The Earth is Born Again
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0.0
1971
Kanto Drifter
0.0
1971
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0.0
1971
Step on the Gas!
7.0
1970
Pay Off Your Debt!
0.0
1970
Spartan Education
0.0
1970
Showdown in Gangland
0.0
1970
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
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0.0
1970
Profile of a Boss' Son
0.0
1970
The Cleanup
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0.0
1969
やくざ番外地 抹殺
0.0
1969
Showdown at Nagasaki
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0.0
1969
The Wild Sea
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0.0
1969
The Fatal Raid
0.0
1969
Ruthless Gambler
0.0
1969
前科・仮釈放
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0.0
1969
Outlaw: Kill!
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6.7
1969
Savage Wolf Pack
5.8
1969
Exiled to Hell
0.0
1969
Outlaw: Black Dagger
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6.4
1968
The Blazing Continent
0.0
1968
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
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6.7
1968
East China Sea
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0.0
1968
Monument to the Girl's Corps
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0.0
1968
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0.0
1968
Outlaw: Heartless
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6.6
1968
Song of my Life
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0.0
1968
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
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6.8
1968
The Code of Man
0.0
1968
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
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6.7
1968
The Aftermath of War
0.0
1967
My Sweetheart
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0.0
1967
Velvet Hustler
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6.3
1967
Burning Clouds
0.0
1967
The Man of Victory
0.0
1967
Dreams Come True at Night
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0.0
1967
The Black Sheep
0.0
1967
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
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0.0
1966
The Swan Elegy
0.0
1966
The Stormy Man
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0.0
1966
The Heart of Hiroshima
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0.0
1966
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0.0
1966
Love Eternal
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0.0
1966
Till We Meet Again
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1966
Red Glass
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0.0
1966
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7.1
1966
In Tears
0.0
1965
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0.0
1965
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0.0
1965
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0.0
1965