Tsunehiko Watase

Acting

Tsunehiko Watase

Born 28 July 1944 · Yasugi, Shimane, Japan · Died 14 March 2017 at 72

Tsunehiko Watase (July 28, 1944 – March 14, 2017) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Rintaro Kano in Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari ("Homicide Team 9"). He won Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Japan Academy Prize for The Incident and at the 3rd Hochi Film Award for The Incident, Kōtei no inai hachigatsu and The Fall of Ako Castle.

Known for

Highlights

Battles Without Honor and Humanity1973 · Film · Toshio Arita
Antarctica1983 · Film · Ochi
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981 · Film · Makoto Sakuma
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973 · Film · Takeshi Kuramoto
Virus1980 · Film · Yasuo Tatsuno
Sympathy for the Underdog1971 · Film · Shin Seki

Filmography

Movies

131 films

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 382015 · Film · Hideo Yoake
Inspector Totsugawa Series 54 - The Woman of Sunrise Izumo2015 · Film
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu2015 · Film · Hideo Yoake
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 362014 · Film
Sanpei the Fisher Boy2009 · Film · Ippei Mihira
北アルプス山岳救助隊・紫門一鬼８　白馬八方尾根　雪どけの叫び2006 · Film
Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP222006 · Film · Yoake Sudeo
Haru Urara2005 · Film · Dai Muneishi
Jesus is My Boss2001 · Film · Yuji Kihara
Nile1999 · Film
Let's Get Happy1998 · Film
Andromedia1998 · Film · Toshihiko Hitomi / Mai's Father / Ai's Creator
Steel & Lead1997 · Film · 探偵
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time1997 · Film · Antique Dealer
Crest of Betrayal1994 · Film · Yasubei Horibe
Sangokushi: The Distant Land1994 · Film · Cao Cao (voice)
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story1993 · Film · Akira Tateno
Emperor of Upheaval1993 · Film
Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears1993 · Film
Nurses and Doctors1992 · Film · Naoyuki Uemura
One Bowl of Kakesoba1992 · Film · Proprietor of Hokkaitei
Maji!1991 · Film
Heaven and Earth1990 · Film · Usami
1750 Days of Turbulence1990 · Film
Paradise Nippon1990 · Film
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode1990 · Film
Four Days of Snow and Blood1989 · Film · Ryoji Ishihara
Sensei1989 · Film · Akira Nakajima
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die1989 · Film
The Silk Road1988 · Film · Li Yuanhao
Gate of Flesh1988 · Film · Shintaro Ibuki
Golf Before Dawn1987 · Film
Samurai Rebellion1987 · Film · Futago Rokubei
Tokyo Blackout1987 · Film · Asakura Tatsuya
Death Shadows1986 · Film
Beyond the Shining Sea1986 · Film · Atsushi Tanii
Cabaret1986 · Film · Yakuza
Fushin no Toki1984 · Film
Marriage Counselor Tora-san1984 · Film · Tony
Curtain Call1984 · Film · Takuji Shinozaki
The Street of Desire1984 · Film · Sadaichi Yamakoshi
The Politicians1983 · Film · Takuro Sotoura
Antarctica1983 · Film · Ochi
Time and Tide1983 · Film · Yasu-san
Amagi Pass1983 · Film · Matsunojo Tajima, the cop
Lovers Lost1982 · Film · Kozo Watanabe
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword1982 · Film
Fossilized Wilderness1982 · Film · Sousuke Nishina
Gate of Youth 21982 · Film · Tadao Ishii
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun1981 · Film · Makoto Sakuma
Call from Darkness1981 · Film · Kazuo Harada
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage1981 · Film
Morning Moon Is Cruel1981 · Film · Kusakabe
Abandoned1981 · Film
Gate of Youth1981 · Film · Kanayama
Writhing Tongue1980 · Film · Akira Miyoshi
The Wicked1980 · Film · Lawyer Sakaki
Virus1980 · Film · Yasuo Tatsuno
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga1980 · Film
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo1980 · Film · Lower Hanzo
Heaven Sent1979 · Film · Shinsaku Miura
The Three Undelivered Letters1979 · Film · Minegishi
G.I. Samurai1979 · Film · Hayato Yano
The Fall of Ako Castle1978 · Film · Kobayashi Heihachiro
August Without Emperor1978 · Film · Akimasa Fujisaki
The Incident1978 · Film · Takeshi Hanai
10th Degree Earthquake1978 · Film · Max
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds1977 · Film · Takashi Ashizawa
Japan's Don1977 · Film · Takeshi Nomizo
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War1976 · Film · Hiroshi Kategaru
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist1976 · Film · Shuji Takagi
A Savage Beast Goes Mad1976 · Film · Shin Hayami
Violent Panic: The Big Crash1976 · Film · Takashi Yamanaka
Operation Plazma in Osaka1976 · Film
The Decisive Power of Aikido1975 · Film
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss1975 · Film · Kunimitsu Sugawa
Pimp Heaven1975 · Film
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack1975 · Film
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 11974 · Film · Noboru Kitami
The Rapacious Jailbreaker1974 · Film · Tagami Kiyomatsu
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader1974 · Film
Violent Fraternity1974 · Film
Code of Wolves1974 · Film
Father of the Kamikaze1974 · Film
Third Generation Boss1974 · Film
The Karate Man and the Spy1974 · Film · Tekken Sakuragi
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers1974 · Film
The Tattooed Hitman1974 · Film · Kenichi Furuta
Jeans Blues: No Future1974 · Film · Jiro Katagiri
Woman Mobsters1974 · Film
Student Yakuza1974 · Film
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown1974 · Film · Kuroki Tatsuya
Bodyguard Kiba 21973 · Film · Takeshi Nanjo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973 · Film · Takeshi Kuramoto
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers1973 · Film · Mao
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police1973 · Film · Watarai
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School1973 · Film · Yôichi Kikumura
Hell Riders in Kyoto1973 · Film
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom1973 · Film
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail1973 · Film
Aesthetics of a Bullet1973 · Film · Kiyoshi Koike
Battles Without Honor and Humanity1973 · Film · Toshio Arita
The Horrible Obsessions1972 · Film · Masayuki Shinshiro
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences1972 · Film · Tetsu Nagakawa
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler1972 · Film
Yakuza Skirmishes1972 · Film
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats1972 · Film
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro1972 · Film · Genta
Shōwa Gokudōshi1972 · Film
Gang Warfare1972 · Film
Wandering Ginza Butterfly1972 · Film · Ryūji
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang1972 · Film
Zorome no San Kyoudai1972 · Film
Wolves of the City: First to Fight1971 · Film
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers1971 · Film
The Armed Organization1971 · Film
Troops of Darkness1971 · Film
The Gambler's Counterattack1971 · Film · Takeji
The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup1971 · Film
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess1971 · Film · Mari's friend
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival1971 · Film · Tatsumi Eiji
Fate Deals the Card of Death1971 · Film
Sympathy for the Underdog1971 · Film · Shin Seki
Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters1970 · Film
Inside a Girl's Dormitory1970 · Film
The Last Kamikaze1970 · Film
The Experience1970 · Film
Wolves of the City, Take Your Chance1970 · Film
Three Pretty Devils1970 · Film
Prison Tales1970 · Film
Killer's Hit List1970 · Film

Filmography

Series

14 shows

And Then There Were None2017 · Series · Hyogo Iwamura
Back of Father2014 · Series · Asakura Kenzou
Antarctica2011 · Series · Takeshi Kuramochi's Father
Chiritotechin2007 · Series · Tsurezuretei Sojaku
Homicide Team 92006 · Series · Rintaro Kano
Omiyasan2002 · Series · Torii Kansaburo
海を渡った愛と殺意1997 · Series
The Fire Still Burns1993 · Series · Fujiwara no Hidehira
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary1992 · Series
Totsugawa Police Department Series1992 · Series · 十津川省三
Sanada Taiheiki1985 · Series · Sanada Nobuyuki
ランドセルと目玉焼き1983 · Series · Kunio Hayasaka
Unified Shadows1975 · Series
Katsu Kaishu1974 · Series · Tanaka Shinbei