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Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Actor Dec 28 (died age 78) Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan 1965–2013 (48 year career)
7.2 avg rating

Biography

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 mai…

Known For

Brother
Film

Brother

Jinseikai Boss
Tokyo Drifter
Film

Tokyo Drifter

Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Graveyard of Honor
Film

Graveyard of Honor

Rikio Ishikawa
Yakuza Graveyard
Film

Yakuza Graveyard

Ryu Kuroiwa
Clouds Over the Hill
Film

Clouds Over the Hill

東郷平八郎
Yamato
Film

Yamato

5.4 2005
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Film

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

Goro Fujikawa
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
Film

No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35

Yukinobu Asada

Filmography

Acting (112)

·

Movies (88)

Villain

Villain

2012

as Masato Kogure

Yamato

Yamato

2005
5.4
Lady Joker

Lady Joker

2004

as Seizo Monoi

7.5
Shura Group Part 3

Shura Group Part 3

2002
Brother

Brother

2000

as Jinseikai Boss

7.1
It Is a Long Walk

It Is a Long Walk

2000
8.0
Diary of Early Winter Shower

Diary of Early Winter Shower

1998

as Kounosuke Mibu

8.0
Abduction

Abduction

1997
Night Train to the Stars

Night Train to the Stars

1996

as Masajiro Miyazawa

5.7
Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!

Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!

1993

as Cao Cao (voice)

6.3
Kin chan no Cinema Jack

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

1993
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms

Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms

1992

as Cao Cao (voice)

6.8
The Unruly Ronin's Journey

The Unruly Ronin's Journey

1991
Goryokaku

Goryokaku

1988

as Toshizo Hijikata

Clockwork- Goodbye Winter

Clockwork- Goodbye Winter

1986
Again

Again

1984
Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

1976

as Ryu Kuroiwa

6.5
Human Revolution II

Human Revolution II

1976
Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor

1975

as Rikio Ishikawa

6.6
Conflagration

Conflagration

1975

as Third Officer Inoue

6.5
Wild Cop

Wild Cop

1973
6.0
The Human Revolution

The Human Revolution

1973
Wild Cop 2

Wild Cop 2

1973
6.5
Flower and Dragon

Flower and Dragon

1973
10.0
Rebellion Reward

Rebellion Reward

1973

as Shun Muraki

The Blossom and the Sword

The Blossom and the Sword

1973

as Seijirô Tanaka

7.0
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1973

as Detective Murakami

7.0
Sword and Flower

Sword and Flower

1972
Chase That Man

Chase That Man

1972
Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life

1972
10.0
Expelled from the Kanto Mob

Expelled from the Kanto Mob

1971
Kanto Drifter

Kanto Drifter

1971
Challenge at Dawn

Challenge at Dawn

1971
The Earth is Born Again

The Earth is Born Again

1971

as Hironosuke Nakadate

Kanto Kanbu-kai

Kanto Kanbu-kai

1971
Law of the Outlaw

Law of the Outlaw

1971

as Goro Takei

Profile of a Boss' Son

Profile of a Boss' Son

1970
Pay Off Your Debt!

Pay Off Your Debt!

1970
Spartan Education

Spartan Education

1970
Step on the Gas!

Step on the Gas!

1970

as Yuuji Nishigami

7.0
The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970

as Yohei Kada

Showdown in Gangland

Showdown in Gangland

1970
Exiled to Hell

Exiled to Hell

1969
Ruthless Gambler

Ruthless Gambler

1969
The Wild Sea

The Wild Sea

1969

as Yoji Kitami

Outlaw: Kill!

Outlaw: Kill!

1969

as Goro Fujikawa

6.6
The Fatal Raid

The Fatal Raid

1969
やくざ番外地　抹殺

やくざ番外地　抹殺

1969
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

1969
前科・仮釈放

前科・仮釈放

1969

as Ôhara Ryûji

The Cleanup

The Cleanup

1969

as Kurasawa

Savage Wolf Pack

Savage Wolf Pack

1969
5.4
Showdown at Nagasaki

Showdown at Nagasaki

1969

as Keiji Takama

Ex Convict: Sword Storm

Ex Convict: Sword Storm

1969
The Final Winner?

The Final Winner?

1968
Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps

1968

as Young man

Outlaw: Heartless

Outlaw: Heartless

1968

as Goro Fujikawa

6.6
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

1968

as Goro Fujikawa

6.7
East China Sea

East China Sea

1968

as Naoyoshi

The Blazing Continent

The Blazing Continent

1968
Outlaw: Black Dagger

Outlaw: Black Dagger

1968

as Goro Fujikawa

6.3
Song of my Life

Song of my Life

1968

as Takuya Tsugami

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

1968

as Goro Fujikawa

6.5
Outlaw: Gangster VIP

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

1968

as Goro Fujikawa

6.7
The Code of Man

The Code of Man

1968
The Aftermath of War

The Aftermath of War

1967
The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep

1967
Rusty Pendant

Rusty Pendant

1967
My Sweetheart

My Sweetheart

1967

as Akai

Velvet Hustler

Velvet Hustler

1967

as Goro

6.3
Burning Clouds

Burning Clouds

1967
Dreams Come True at Night

Dreams Come True at Night

1967

as Makoto Katagiri

The Man of Victory

The Man of Victory

1967
The Debt of Blood

The Debt of Blood

1967
陽のあたる坂道

陽のあたる坂道

1967
Love Eternal

Love Eternal

1966

as Makoto Kanô

Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter

1966

as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

7.1
The Stormy Man

The Stormy Man

1966

as Shôichi Kokubu

The Heart of Hiroshima

The Heart of Hiroshima

1966

as Yukio Mihara

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

Your Life

Your Life

1966
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1966
Red Glass

Red Glass

1966

as Hiroshi

The Swan Elegy

The Swan Elegy

1966
The Stars and I Decided...

The Stars and I Decided...

1965

as Saburo Ohinata

In Tears

In Tears

1965
Seishun no Sabaki

Seishun no Sabaki

1965
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze

Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze

1965