Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Acting
🎂 1941-12-28 (78 years old at death)
✝️ 2020-08-10
📍 Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
👤 Male
🎬 86 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 ma ...
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Filmography (86 movies)

Villain
Villain
2012
as Masato Kogure
Yamato
Yamato
2005
 Lady Joker
Lady Joker
2004
as Seizo Monoi
Shura Group Part 3
Shura Group Part 3
2002
 Brother
Brother
2000
as Jinseikai Boss
It Is a Long Walk
It Is a Long Walk
2000
 Diary of Early Winter Shower
Diary of Early Winter Shower
1998
as Kounosuke Mibu
Abduction
Abduction
1997
 Kin chan no Cinema Jack
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
 Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!
1993
as Cao Cao (voice)
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
1992
as Cao Cao (voice)
Goryokaku
Goryokaku
1988
as Toshizo Hijikata
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
Clockwork- Goodbye Winter
1986
 Again
Again
1984
 Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Ryu Kuroiwa
Human Revolution II
Human Revolution II
1976
 Conflagration
Conflagration
1975
as Third Officer Inoue
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975
as Rikio Ishikawa
Wild Cop 2
Wild Cop 2
1973
 The Blossom and the Sword
The Blossom and the Sword
1973
as Seijirô Tanaka
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1973
as Detective Murakami
The Human Revolution
The Human Revolution
1973
 Wild Cop
Wild Cop
1973
 Flower and Dragon
Flower and Dragon
1973
 Rebellion Reward
Rebellion Reward
1973
as Shun Muraki
Theater Of Life
Theater Of Life
1972
 Sword and Flower
Sword and Flower
1972
 Chase That Man
Chase That Man
1972
 Law of the Outlaw
Law of the Outlaw
1971
as Goro Takei
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971
 Challenge at Dawn
Challenge at Dawn
1971
 Kanto Kanbu-kai
Kanto Kanbu-kai
1971
 The Earth is Born Again
The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Hironosuke Nakadate
Kanto Drifter
Kanto Drifter
1971
 Step on the Gas!
Step on the Gas!
1970
as Yuuji Nishigami
Pay Off Your Debt!
Pay Off Your Debt!
1970
 Spartan Education
Spartan Education
1970
 Showdown in Gangland
Showdown in Gangland
1970
 The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
as Yohei Kada
Profile of a Boss' Son
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
 The Cleanup
The Cleanup
1969
as Kurasawa
やくざ番外地　抹殺
やくざ番外地　抹殺
1969
 Showdown at Nagasaki
Showdown at Nagasaki
1969
as Keiji Takama
The Wild Sea
The Wild Sea
1969
as Yoji Kitami
The Fatal Raid
The Fatal Raid
1969
 Ex Convict: Sword Storm
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
 Ruthless Gambler
Ruthless Gambler
1969
 前科・仮釈放
前科・仮釈放
1969
as Ôhara Ryûji
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
 Outlaw: Kill!
Outlaw: Kill!
1969
as Goro Fujikawa
Savage Wolf Pack
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
 Exiled to Hell
Exiled to Hell
1969
 Outlaw: Black Dagger
Outlaw: Black Dagger
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
The Blazing Continent
The Blazing Continent
1968
 Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
East China Sea
East China Sea
1968
as Naoyoshi
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Young man
The Final Winner?
The Final Winner?
1968
 Outlaw: Heartless
Outlaw: Heartless
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
Song of my Life
Song of my Life
1968
as Takuya Tsugami
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
The Code of Man
The Code of Man
1968
 Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
1968
as Goro Fujikawa
The Aftermath of War
The Aftermath of War
1967
 My Sweetheart
My Sweetheart
1967
as Akai
Velvet Hustler
Velvet Hustler
1967
as Goro
Rusty Pendant
Rusty Pendant
1967
 The Debt of Blood
The Debt of Blood
1967
 Burning Clouds
Burning Clouds
1967
 The Man of Victory
The Man of Victory
1967
 Dreams Come True at Night
Dreams Come True at Night
1967
as Makoto Katagiri
The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep
1967
 陽のあたる坂道
陽のあたる坂道
1967
 Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966
as Tetsu
The Swan Elegy
The Swan Elegy
1966
 The Stormy Man
The Stormy Man
1966
as Shôichi Kokubu
The Heart of Hiroshima
The Heart of Hiroshima
1966
as Yukio Mihara
Your Life
Your Life
1966
 Love Eternal
Love Eternal
1966
as Makoto Kanô
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
1966
 Red Glass
Red Glass
1966
as Hiroshi
Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter
1966
as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
In Tears
In Tears
1965
 The Stars and I Decided...
The Stars and I Decided...
1965
as Saburo Ohinata
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965
 Seishun no Sabaki
Seishun no Sabaki
1965