1941-12-28 Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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 main role in Kinji Fukasaku’s film Battles Without Honor and Humanity, but because of illness he was not able to appear. In 1974, he was forced to step down from the lead role of Katsu Kaishū in the Taiga drama Katsu Kaishū on NHK, again because of illness, after appearing in only nine episodes. In 1976, Watari won best actor of Blue Ribbon Award for his role in Kinji Fukasaku`s film Yakuza Graveyard. In Japan, Watari is probably still best known for his role as Keisuke Daiomon in the detective series "Seibu Keisatsu" on TV Asahi. He also appeared in the popular detective drama "Taiyō ni Hoero!" as a replacement for Yujiro Ishihara in 1986. Watari became the president of Ishihara Promotion after Yujiro's death in 1987 but in 2011 he resigned due to his declining health. On June 10, 2015 he was hospitalised after suffering a heart attack and underwent surgery. Seven days later it was announced that he was in rehabilitation and would be discharged from hospital in about a month. He had a younger brother, Tsunehiko Watase, who was also an actor. As a singer, Watari is known for his hit song "Kuchinashi no Hana" and he appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1974 and 1993. He died of pneumonia on August 10, 2020, at the age of 78.
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悪党 | Masato Kogure | 2012-11-30 |
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男たちの大和／YAMATO | 2005-12-17 | |
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レディージョーカー | Seizo Monoi | 2004-12-11 |
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修羅の群れ 第3部 完結編 大抗争列島！！ | 2002-01-01 | |
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長崎ぶらぶら節 | 2000-09-15 | |
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Brother | Jinseikai Boss | 2000-12-13 |
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時雨の記 | Kounosuke Mibu | 1998-11-14 |
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誘拐 | 1997-06-07 | |
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わが心の銀河鉄道 宮沢賢治物語 | Masajiro Miyazawa | 1996-10-19 |
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三国志 第二部 長江燃ゆ！ | Cao Cao (voice) | 1993-03-20 |
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第1回欽ちゃんのシネマジャック | 1993-05-22 | |
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三国志 第一部 英雄たちの夜明け | Cao Cao (voice) | 1992-01-25 |
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素浪人無頼旅 | 1991-10-31 | |
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五稜郭 | Toshizo Hijikata | 1988-12-30 |
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Tokei - Adieu l'hiver | 1986-10-10 | |
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アゲイン | 1984-02-18 | |
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続人間革命 | 1976-06-19 | |
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やくざの墓場 くちなしの花 | Kuroiwa | 1976-10-30 |
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東京湾炎上 | Third Officer Inoue | 1975-07-12 |
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仁義の墓場 | Rikio Ishikawa | 1975-02-15 |
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野良犬 | Detective Murakami | 1973-09-29 |
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反逆の報酬 | Shun Muraki | 1973-02-17 |
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花と龍・青雲篇、愛憎篇、怒濤篇 | 1973-03-17 | |
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人間革命 | 1973-09-08 | |
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ゴキブリ刑事 | 1973-06-09 | |
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ザ・ゴキブリ | 1973-12-01 | |
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日本侠花伝 | Seijirô Tanaka | 1973-11-17 |
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剣と花 | 1972-04-14 | |
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人生劇場 青春・愛欲・残侠篇 | 1972-07-15 | |
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追いつめる | 1972-02-23 | |
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関東幹部会 | 1971-04-24 | |
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さらば掟 | Goro Takei | 1971-09-15 |
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甦える大地 | Hironosuke Nakadate | 1971-02-26 |
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関東破門状 | 1971-07-03 | |
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関東流れ者 | 1971-02-06 | |
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大幹部 ケリをつけろ | 1970-09-01 | |
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富士山頂 | Yohei Kada | 1970-02-28 |
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スパルタ教育 くたばれ親父 | 1970-08-12 | |
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新宿アウトロー ぶっ飛ばせ | 1970-10-24 | |
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斬り込み | 1970-03-07 | |
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やくざの横顔 | 1970-01-24 | |
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博徒無情 | 1969-06-28 | |
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荒い海 | Yoji Kitami | 1969-10-15 |
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嵐の勇者たち | Kurasawa | 1969-12-31 |
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昭和やくざ系図 長崎の顔 | Keiji Takama | 1969-10-18 |
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やくざ番外地 抹殺 | 1969-11-22 | |
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無頼・殺せ | Goro Fujikawa | 1969-03-14 |
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地獄の破門状 | 1969-01-22 | |
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野獣を消せ | 1969-02-22 | |
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前科・仮釈放 | Ôhara Ryûji | 1969-05-14 |
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大幹部 殴り込み | 1969-08-23 | |
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大幹部 無頼 | Goro Fujikawa | 1968-04-28 |
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無頼非情 | Goro Fujikawa | 1968-08-01 |
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東シナ海 | Naoyoshi | 1968-10-05 |
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わが命の唄 艶歌 | Takuya Tsugami | 1968-05-29 |
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男の掟 | 1968-02-13 | |
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燃える大陸 | 1968-12-14 | |
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あゝひめゆりの塔 | Young man | 1968-09-21 |
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だれの椅子？ | 1968-08-28 | |
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無頼 人斬り五郎 | Goro Fujikawa | 1968-11-02 |
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「無頼」より 大幹部 | Goro Fujikawa | 1968-01-13 |
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無頼 黒匕首 | Goro Fujikawa | 1968-12-28 |
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夢は夜ひらく | Makoto Katagiri | 1967-01-14 |
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星よ嘆くな 勝利の男 | 1967-02-25 | |
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燃える雲 | 1967-05-03 | |
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君は恋人 | Akai | 1967-11-03 |
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東京市街戦 | 1967-11-18 | |
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青春の海 | 1967-01-03 | |
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紅の流れ星 | Goro | 1967-10-06 |
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嵐を呼ぶ男 | Shôichi Kokubu | 1966-10-03 |
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あなたの命 | 1966-08-13 | |
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赤いグラス | Hiroshi | 1966-05-18 |
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骨まで愛して | Makoto Kanô | 1966-07-09 |
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白鳥 | 1966-10-29 | |
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逢いたくて逢いたくて | 1966-06-01 | |
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愛と死の記憶 | Yukio Mihara | 1966-09-17 |
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続 東京流れ者 海は真赤な恋の色 | Tetsu | 1966-11-09 |
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東京流れ者 | Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo | 1966-04-10 |
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真紅な海が呼んでるぜ | 1965-07-03 | |
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青春の裁き | 1965-04-14 | |
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星と俺とできめたんだ | Saburo Ohinata | 1965-08-14 |
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泣かせるぜ | 1965-10-01 |
