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Tsunehiko Watase
ACTOR

Tsunehiko Watase

Known for Virus · Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds · The Fall of Ako Castle

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.

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Born
Jul 28, 1944
Died
Mar 14, 2017
Birthplace
Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Known For

MOVIEVirus
VirusYasuo Tatsuno · 1980
★ 6.3
MOVIELegend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster BirdsTakashi Ashizawa · 1977
★ 4.6
MOVIEThe Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako CastleKobayashi Heihachiro · 1978
★ 6.8
MOVIENew Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossKunimitsu Sugawa · 1975
★ 7.4
MOVIEFour Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and BloodRyoji Ishihara · 1989
★ 7.3
MOVIECabaret
CabaretYakuza · 1986
★ 4.8
MOVIEJapan's Don
Japan's DonTakeshi Nomizo · 1977
★ 7.2
MOVIEAugust Without Emperor
August Without EmperorAkimasa Fujisaki · 1978
★ 7.2

Filmography

Movies

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
1970
Inside a Girl's Dormitory
1970
Killer's Hit List
1970
Prison Tales
1970
The Experience
1970
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Three Pretty Devils
1970
Wolves of the City, Take Your Chance
1970
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to ConfessMari's friend
1971
Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire FestivalTatsumi Eiji
1971
Sympathy for the UnderdogShin Seki
1971
The Armed Organization
1971
The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
1971
The Gambler's CounterattackTakeji
1971
Troops of Darkness
1971
Wolves of the City: First to Fight
1971
WO
Wolves on Motorcycles
1971
Gang Warfare
1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972
The Horrible ObsessionsMasayuki Shinshiro
1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972
Wandering Ginza ButterflyRyūji
1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972
Withered Tree, the Adventures of MonjiroGenta
1972
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My CondolencesTetsu Nagakawa
1972
Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972
A True Story of the Private Ginza PoliceWatarai
1973
Aesthetics of a BulletKiyoshi Koike
1973
Battles Without Honor and HumanityToshio Arita
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarTakeshi Kuramoto
1973
Bodyguard Kiba 2Takeshi Nanjo
1973
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform SchoolYôichi Kikumura
1973
Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
1973
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1973
The Viper Brothers: The BlackmailersMao
1973
Code of Wolves
1974
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Girl Boss: Diamond ShowdownKuroki Tatsuya
1974
Jeans Blues: No FutureJiro Katagiri
1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Noboru Kitami
1974
Student Yakuza
1974
The Karate Man and the SpyTekken Sakuragi
1974
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
The Rapacious JailbreakerTagami Kiyomatsu
1974
The Tattooed HitmanKenichi Furuta
1974
Third Generation Boss
1974
Violent Fraternity
1974
Woman Mobsters
1974
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossKunimitsu Sugawa
1975
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975
Pimp Heaven
1975
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
A Savage Beast Goes MadShin Hayami
1976
Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level FistShuji Takagi
1976
The Great Okinawa Yakuza WarHiroshi Kategaru
1976
Violent Panic: The Big CrashTakashi Yamanaka
1976
Japan's DonTakeshi Nomizo
1977
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster BirdsTakashi Ashizawa
1977
10th Degree EarthquakeMax
1978
August Without EmperorAkimasa Fujisaki
1978
The Fall of Ako CastleKobayashi Heihachiro
1978
The IncidentTakeshi Hanai
1978
G.I. SamuraiHayato Yano
1979
Heaven SentShinsaku Miura
1979
The Three Undelivered LettersMinegishi
1979
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori HanzoLower Hanzo
1980
The WickedLawyer Sakaki
1980
VirusYasuo Tatsuno
1980
Writhing TongueAkira Miyoshi
1980
Abandoned
1981
Call from DarknessKazuo Harada
1981
Gate of YouthKanayama
1981
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981
Morning Moon Is CruelKusakabe
1981
Sailor Suit and Machine GunMakoto Sakuma
1981
Fossilized WildernessSousuke Nishina
1982
Gate of Youth 2Tadao Ishii
1982
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
Lovers LostKozo Watanabe
1982
AB
A Bridge of Tears
1983
Amagi PassMatsunojo Tajima, the cop
1983
AntarcticaOchi
1983
The PoliticiansTakuro Sotoura
1983
Time and TideYasu-san
1983
Curtain CallTakuji Shinozaki
1984
Fushin no Toki
1984
Marriage Counselor Tora-sanTony
1984
The Street of DesireSadaichi Yamakoshi
1984
Beyond the Shining SeaAtsushi Tanii
1986
CabaretYakuza
1986
Death Shadows
1986
Golf Before Dawn
1987
Samurai RebellionFutago Rokubei
1987
Tokyo BlackoutAsakura Tatsuya
1987
Gate of FleshShintaro Ibuki
1988
The Silk RoadLi Yuanhao
1988
Four Days of Snow and BloodRyoji Ishihara
1989
SenseiAkira Nakajima
1989
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990
Heaven and EarthUsami
1990
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
1990
Paradise Nippon
1990
Maji!
1991
Nurses and DoctorsNaoyuki Uemura
1992
One Bowl of KakesobaProprietor of Hokkaitei
1992
Emperor of Upheaval
1993
Rex: A Dinosaur's StoryAkira Tateno
1993
Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
1993
Crest of BetrayalYasubei Horibe
1994
Sangokushi: The Distant LandCao Cao (voice)
1994
Steel & Lead探偵
1997
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeAntique Dealer
1997
AndromediaToshihiko Hitomi / Mai's Father / Ai's Creator
1998
IN
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the KillerYoake Hideo
1998
IN
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower WomanYoake Hideo
1998
Let's Get Happy
1998
Nile
1999
Jesus is My BossYuji Kihara
2001
Haru UraraDai Muneishi
2005
Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP22Yoake Sudeo
2006
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
Sanpei the Fisher BoyIppei Mihira
2009
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 36
2014
Inspector Totsugawa Series 54 - The Woman of Sunrise Izumo
2015
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to HamamatsuHideo Yoake
2015
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 38Hideo Yoake
2015

Television

Katsu KaishuTanaka Shinbei · 52 eps
1974
Unified Shadows28 eps
1975
ランドセルと目玉焼きKunio Hayasaka · 1 eps
1983
Sanada TaiheikiSanada Nobuyuki · 45 eps
1985
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary39 eps
1992
Totsugawa Police Department Series十津川省三 · 54 eps
1992
The Fire Still BurnsFujiwara no Hidehira · 35 eps
1993
海を渡った愛と殺意1 eps
1997
死
死刑囚の妹1 eps
2000
殺
殺意の涯て－広域指定188号の女1 eps
2000
TB
The Bubble12 eps
2001
OmiyasanTorii Kansaburo · 90 eps
2002
長
長崎で消えた女1 eps
2002
湯な
湯けむり殺人案内 なんにも専務の名推理1 eps
2003
つ
つぐない1 eps
2004
虚
虚貌〜顔の無い殺人者1 eps
2005
警
警視庁捜査一課強行犯七係1 eps
2005
Homicide Team 9Rintaro Kano · 123 eps
2006
食亀
食い道楽!出張料理人 亀崎源一1 eps
2006
ChiritotechinTsurezuretei Sojaku · 151 eps
2007
内湯
内田康夫ミステリー　湯布院殺人事件1 eps
2010
AntarcticaTakeshi Kuramochi's Father · 10 eps
2011
医
医師・円城寺修1 eps
2011
よわ
よその歌 わたしの唄1 eps
2013
Back of FatherAsakura Kenzou · 1 eps
2014
更
更生人・土門恭介の再犯ファイル～罪を犯した女たち～1 eps
2014
And Then There Were NoneHyogo Iwamura · 2 eps
2017
判夏
判事失格！？弁護士 夏目連太郎の逆転捜査1 eps
2017
刑事物語'851 eps
白
白昼の死角(TV)1 eps

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