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Tetsuya Watari(1941-2020)

  • Actor
  • Executive
  • Soundtrack
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Tetsuya Watari in Tokyo Drifter (1966)
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Tetsuya Watari was born on 28 December 1941 in Hyogo, Japan. He was an actor and executive, known for Yakuza Graveyard (1976), Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari (1996) and Yukai (1997). He died on 10 August 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornDecember 28, 1941
DiedAugust 10, 2020(78)
BornDecember 28, 1941
DiedAugust 10, 2020(78)
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  • Awards
    • 10 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
Yakuza Graveyard
7.0
  • Ryu Kuroiwa
  • 1976
Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari (1996)
Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari
5.4
  • Seiji Miyazawa
  • 1996
Yukai (1997)
Yukai
6.7
  • Hiroshi Tsuba
  • 1997
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Tokyo Drifter
7.1
  • Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo
  • 1966

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Actor

  • Ryu Ga Gotoku Online (2018)
    Ryu Ga Gotoku Online
    5.0
    Video Game
    • Shintaro Kazama
    • Joji Kazama (voice)
    • 2018
  • Masami Iwasaki and Takaya Kuroda in Yakuza Kiwami 2 (2017)
    Yakuza Kiwami 2
    8.6
    Video Game
    • Shintaro Kazama (voice)
    • 2017
  • Rie Kugimiya, Takaya Kuroda, and Kazuhiro Nakaya in Yakuza Kiwami (2016)
    Yakuza Kiwami
    8.1
    Video Game
    • Shintaro Kazama (voice)
    • 2016
  • Arata Iura, Hideo Nakano, Hitoshi Ozawa, Riki Takeuchi, Shingo Tsurumi, Hidenari Ugaki, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Takaya Kuroda in Yakuza 0 (2015)
    Yakuza 0
    8.9
    Video Game
    • Shintaro Kazama (voice)
    • 2015
  • No Dropping Out -Back to School at 35- (2013)
    No Dropping Out -Back to School at 35-
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Asada Yukinobu
    • 2013
  • Evil Gang
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Masato Kogure
    • 2012
  • Shirarezaru Bakumatsu no Shishi: Yamada Akiyoshi Monogatari
    TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Kikyô
    TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Runaway ~Aisuru Kimi no Tame ni~ (2011)
    Runaway ~Aisuru Kimi no Tame ni~
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Kotaro Yanagawa
    • Kotaro yanagawa
    • 2011
  • Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi in Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000)
    Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo
    8.1
    TV Series
    • 2009–2011
  • Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
    Clouds Over the Hill
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Heihachiro Togo
    • 2009
  • Tetsuya Watari and Aya Ueto in Kekkon (2009)
    Kekkon
    TV Movie
    • Yûzô Uehara
    • 2009
  • The Gorgeous Spy (2009)
    The Gorgeous Spy
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Souichiro Yoshizawa
    • 2009
  • Takaya Kuroda in Yakuza 3 (2009)
    Yakuza 3
    7.6
    Video Game
    • Joji Fuma (voice)
    • 2009
  • Kokuchi sezu
    TV Movie
    • Seiji Hasegawa
    • 2008

Soundtrack

  • Ex Convict: Bail (1969)
    Ex Convict: Bail
    • performer: "Ore wa zenkamono"
    • 1969
  • Outlaw: Kill! (1969)
    Outlaw: Kill!
    6.8
    • performer: "Burai: Hitokiri Gorô"
    • 1969
  • Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968)
    Outlaw: Black Dagger
    6.5
    • performer: "Burai: Hitokiri Gorô"
    • 1968
  • Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968)
    Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
    6.7
    • performer: "Hitokiri Gorô"
    • 1968
  • Outlaw: Heartless (1968)
    Outlaw: Heartless
    6.7
    • performer: "Otoko no ruten", "Otokonaki"
    • 1968
  • Arashi o yobu otoko (1966)
    Arashi o yobu otoko
    5.2
    • performer: "Arashi o yobu otoko", "Sekai de hitori"
    • 1966
  • Tokyo Drifter (1966)
    Tokyo Drifter
    7.1
    • performer: "Theme song: The Man from Tokyo"
    • 1966

Videos6

Yakuza 0 (VG)
Trailer 1:32
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Trailer 1:33
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Trailer 1:33
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Trailer 1:16
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
Trailer 1:08
Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Trailer 1:19
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Yakuza 0 (VG)
Trailer 1:13
Yakuza 0 (VG)

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
  • Born
    • December 28, 1941
    • Hyogo, Japan
  • Died
    • August 10, 2020
    • Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)
  • Relatives
    • Tsunehiko Watase(Sibling)

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    Brother of Tsunehiko Watase.

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