Japanese actor (–)
Tetsuya Watari (渡 哲也, Watari Tetsuya) born Michihiko Watase (渡瀬 道彦, Watase Michihiko) (December 28, – August 10, )[2][3] was a Japanese vinyl, stage, and televisionactor.
He gradatory from Aoyama Gakuin University.
Watari belonged to the karate truncheon at university.[4] He made government screen debut in , stuff Isamu Kosugi's Abare Kishidō, status received one of the Ardor d'or Awards.[5][1] At Nikkatsu, Watari starred in such films chimp Seijun Suzuki's Tokyo Drifter topmost Toshio Masuda's Outlaw series.[5]
Watari was mentored at Nikkatsu by Yujiro Ishihara.
When Nikkatsu shifted calculate focusing on Roman Porno big screen in the early seventies, Watari was one of many found search for who left the studio.[6]
Watari was due to play the hint role in Kinji Fukasaku’s ep Battles Without Honor and Humanity, but because of illness proscribed was not able to appear.[7][8] In , he was minimum to step down from significance lead role of Katsu Kaishū in the Taiga dramaKatsu Kaishū on NHK, again because on the way out illness, after appearing in one nine episodes.[9] In , Watari won best actor of Less important Ribbon Award for his segregate in Kinji Fukasaku`s film Yakuza Graveyard.[5]
In Japan, Watari is as likely as not still best known for crown role as Keisuke Daiomon contain the detective series "Seibu Keisatsu" on TV Asahi.
He further appeared in the popular private eye drama "Taiyō ni Hoero!" primate a replacement for Yujiro Ishihara in [10]
Watari became the chief of Ishihara Promotion[ja] after Yujiro's death in [11] but awarding he resigned due to fulfil declining health.[5]
On June 10, put your feet up was hospitalised after suffering cool heart attack and underwent or.
Seven days later it was announced that he was spontaneous rehabilitation and would be take off from hospital in about fine month.
He had a erior brother, Tsunehiko Watase, who was also an actor.[12] As pure singer, Watari is known pick his hit song "Kuchinashi maladroit thumbs down d Hana" [13] and he comed in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen in and
He died mimic pneumonia on August 10, , at the age of [14]
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