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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-28 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Yasugi, Shimane, Japan

Tsunehiko Watase

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.

Known For

Acting

2017

And Then There Were None as Hyogo Iwamura

2015

2014

Back of Father as Asakura Kenzou

2013

2011

Antarctica as Takeshi Kuramochi's Father

2010

2009

Sanpei the Fisher Boy as Ippei Mihira

2007

Chiritotechin as Tsurezuretei Sojaku

2006

Homicide Team 9 as Rintaro Kano

2005

Haru Urara as Dai Muneishi

2004

2003

2002

Omiyasan as Torii Kansaburo

2001

Jesus is My Boss as Yuji Kihara

2000

1999

1998

Andromedia as Toshihiko Hitomi / Mai's Father / Ai's Creator

1997

Steel & Lead as 探偵

1994

Crest of Betrayal as Yasubei Horibe

1993

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story as Akira Tateno
The Fire Still Burns as Fujiwara no Hidehira

1992

One Bowl of Kakesoba as Proprietor of Hokkaitei

1991

1990

1989

Four Days of Snow and Blood as Ryoji Ishihara
Sensei as Akira Nakajima

1988

Carmen 1945 as Shintaro Ibuki
The Silk Road as Li Yuanhao

1987

Samurai Rebellion as Futago Rokubei
Tokyo Blackout as Asakura Tatsuya

1986

Beyond the Shining Sea as Atsushi Tanii

1985

Sanada Taiheiki as Sanada Nobuyuki

1984

Curtain Call as Takuji Shinozaki
The Street of Desire as Sadaichi Yamakoshi

1983

Antarctica as Ochi
Time and Tide as Yasu-san
Amagi Pass as Matsunojo Tajima, the cop
The Politicians as Takuro Sotoura

1982

Fossilized Wilderness as Sousuke Nishina
Gate of Youth 2 as Tadao Ishii
Lovers Lost as Kozo Watanabe

1981

Call from Darkness as Kazuo Harada
Gate of Youth as Kanayama

1980

Writhing Tongue as Akira Miyoshi
Virus as Yasuo Tatsuno

1979

G.I. Samurai as Hayato Yano
Heaven Sent as Shinsaku Miura

1978

August without Emperor as Akimasa Fujisaki
The Fall of Ako Castle as Kobayashi Heihachiro
The Incident as Takeshi Hanai

1977

Japan's Don as Takeshi Nomizo

1976

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War as Hiroshi Kategaru

1975

1974

Jeans Blues: No Future as Jiro Katagiri
The Tattooed Hitman as Kenichi Furuta
The Karate Man and the Spy as Tekken Sakuragi
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown as Kuroki Tatsuya
Katsu Kaishu as Tanaka Shinbei

1973

1972

The Horrible Obsessions as Masayuki Shinshiro

1971

1970