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Tetsuya Watari Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

    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'

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    Villain

    Masato Kogure ( Actor )

    ... 2012

    Yamato

    Actor

    ... 2005

    Lady Joker

    Seizo Monoi ( Actor )

    ... 2004

Date of Birth:

Dec 28, 1941

Country of birth:

Japan

Died:

Aug 10, 2020

Biography of

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 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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Filmography of

Tetsuya Watari

Found 76 Movies in total

Villain

Masato Kogure ( Actor )

... 2012

Yamato

Actor

... 2005

Lady Joker

Seizo Monoi ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2002

Brother

Jinseikai Boss ( Actor )

... 2000

... 2000

Diary of Early Winter Shower

壬生孝之助 ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1997

Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!

Cao Cao (voice) ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1992

... 1988

Again

Actor

... 1984

Yakuza Graveyard

Kuroiwa ( Actor )

... 1976

Conflagration

Third Officer Inoue ( Actor )

... 1975

Graveyard of Honor

Rikio Ishikawa ( Actor )

... 1975

... 1973

The Blossom and the Sword

Seijirô Tanaka ( Actor )

... 1973

Stray Dog

Detective Murakami ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1973

... 1973

Rebellion Reward

Shun Muraki ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1972

... 1972

... 1972

Farewell to the Code

Goro Takei ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1971

The Earth is Born Again

Hironosuke Nakadate ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1971

... 1970

... 1970

... 1970

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

加田雄平 ( Actor )

... 1970

The Cleanup

Kurasawa ( Actor )

... 1969

Showdown at Nagasaki

Keiji Takama ( Actor )

... 1969

The Wild Sea

Yoji Kitami ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1969

... 1969

前科・仮釈放

Ôhara Ryûji ( Actor )

... 1969

Outlaw: Kill!

Goro Fujikawa ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1969

... 1969

Outlaw: Black Dagger

Goro Fujikawa ( Actor )

... 1968

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

Goro Fujikawa ( Actor )

... 1968

East China Sea

Naoyoshi ( Actor )

... 1968

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Young man ( Actor )

... 1968

... 1968

Outlaw: Heartless

Goro Fujikawa ( Actor )

... 1968

Song of my Life

Takuya Tsugami ( Actor )

... 1968

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

Goro Fujikawa ( Actor )

... 1968

... 1968

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

Goro Fujikawa ( Actor )

... 1968

... 1967

My Sweetheart

Akai ( Actor )

... 1967

Velvet Hustler

Goro ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1967

... 1967

Dreams Come True at Night

Makoto Katagiri ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1967

... 1966

The Stormy Man

Shôichi Kokubu ( Actor )

... 1966

The Heart of Hiroshima

Yukio Mihara ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1966

Love Eternal

Makoto Kanô ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1966

Red Glass

Hiroshi ( Actor )

... 1966

Tokyo Drifter

Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1965

The Stars and I Decided...

Saburo Ohinata ( Actor )

... 1965

... 1965