Tetsuya Watari born Michihiko Watase was a Japanese film, stage, and television actor.
10 Facts About Tetsuya Watari
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Tetsuya Watari made his screen debut in 1964, in Isamu Kosugi's Abare Kishido, and received one of the Elan d'or Awards.
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At Nikkatsu, Watari appeared in such films as Tokyo Drifter and the Outlaw series.
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When Nikkatsu shifted to focusing on Roman Porno films in the early seventies, Tetsuya Watari was one of many actors who left the studio.
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Tetsuya 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.
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In 1976, Tetsuya Watari won best actor of Blue Ribbon Award for his role in Kinji Fukasaku`s film Yakuza Graveyard.
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In Japan, Tetsuya Watari is probably still best known for his role as Keisuke Daiomon in the detective series "Seibu Keisatsu" on TV Asahi.
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Tetsuya Watari became the president of Ishihara Promotion after Yujiro's death in 1987 but in 2011 he resigned due to his declining health.
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Tetsuya Watari had a younger brother, Tsunehiko Watase, who was an actor.
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Tetsuya Watari died of pneumonia on August 10,2020, at the age of 78.