Tsunehiko Watase
Born: 1944-07-28 in Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
Died: 2017-03-14
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.
Filmography
2017
- And Then There Were None as Hyogo Iwamura
- 判事失格！？弁護士 夏目連太郎の逆転捜査
2015
2014
- Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 36
- Back of Father as Asakura Kenzou
- 更生人・土門恭介の再犯ファイル～罪を犯した女たち～
2013
2011
- Antarctica as Takeshi Kuramochi's Father
- 医師・円城寺修
2010
2009
- Sanpei the Fisher Boy as Ippei Mihira
2007
- Chiritotechin as Tsurezuretei Sojaku
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
- Homicide Team 9 as Rintaro Kano
- 食い道楽!出張料理人 亀崎源一
- Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP22 as Yoake Sudeo
2005
- Haru Urara as Dai Muneishi
- 虚貌〜顔の無い殺人者
- 警視庁捜査一課強行犯七係
2004
2003
2001
- Jesus is My Boss as Yuji Kihara
- The Bubble
2000
1999
1998
- Andromedia as Toshihiko Hitomi / Mai's Father / Ai's Creator
- Let's Get Happy
- Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the Killer as Yoake Hideo
- Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman as Yoake Hideo
1997
- Steel & Lead as 探偵
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time as Antique Dealer
- 海を渡った愛と殺意
1994
- Crest of Betrayal as Yasubei Horibe
1993
- Rex: A Dinosaur's Story as Akira Tateno
- Emperor of Upheaval
- Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
- The Fire Still Burns as Fujiwara no Hidehira
1992
- One Bowl of Kakesoba as Proprietor of Hokkaitei
- Totsugawa Police Department Series as 十津川省三
- Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary
1991
1989
- Sensei as Akira Nakajima
- Four Days of Snow and Blood as Ryoji Ishihara
- Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1988
- Gate of Flesh as Shintaro Ibuki
- The Silk Road as Li Yuanhao
1987
- Tokyo Blackout as Asakura Tatsuya
- Golf Before Dawn
- Samurai Rebellion as Futago Rokubei
1986
- Death Shadows
- Beyond the Shining Sea as Atsushi Tanii
- Cabaret as Yakuza
1985
- Sanada Taiheiki as Sanada Nobuyuki
1984
- The Street of Desire as Sadaichi Yamakoshi
- Fushin no Toki
- Curtain Call as Takuji Shinozaki
- Marriage Counselor Tora-san as Tony
1983
- Amagi Pass as Matsunojo Tajima, the cop
- The Politicians as Takuro Sotoura
- Antarctica as Ochi
- Time and Tide as Yasu-san
- A Bridge of Tears
- ランドセルと目玉焼き as Kunio Hayasaka
1982
- Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
- Lovers Lost as Kozo Watanabe
- Fossilized Wilderness as Sousuke Nishina
- Gate of Youth 2 as Tadao Ishii
1981
- Morning Moon Is Cruel as Kusakabe
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Makoto Sakuma
- Call from Darkness as Kazuo Harada
- Gate of Youth as Kanayama
- Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
- Abandoned
1980
- Writhing Tongue as Akira Miyoshi
- The Wicked as Lawyer Sakaki
- Virus as Yasuo Tatsuno
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo as Lower Hanzo
1979
- The Three Undelivered Letters as Minegishi
- Heaven Sent as Shinsaku Miura
- G.I. Samurai as Hayato Yano
1978
- The Incident as Takeshi Hanai
- The Fall of Ako Castle as Kobayashi Heihachiro
- August without Emperor as Akimasa Fujisaki
1977
- Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds as Takashi Ashizawa
- Japan's Don as Takeshi Nomizo
1976
- Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist as Shuji Takagi
- The Great Okinawa Yakuza War as Hiroshi Kategaru
- Violent Panic: The Big Crash
- A Savage Beast Goes Mad as Shin Hayami
- Operation Plazma in Osaka
1975
1974
- Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown as Kuroki Tatsuya
- The Karate Man and the Spy as Tekken Sakuragi
- The Rapacious Jailbreaker
- Jeans Blues: No Future as Jiro Katagiri
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 as Noboru Kitami
- Woman Mobsters
- The Tattooed Hitman as Kenichi Furuta
- Father of the Kamikaze
- Student Yakuza
- The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
- Code of Wolves
- Violent Fraternity
- Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
- Katsu Kaishu as Tanaka Shinbei
- Third Generation Boss
1973
- Aesthetics of a Bullet
- A True Story of the Private Ginza Police as Watarai
- Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
- Bodyguard Kiba 2 as Takeshi Nanjo
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity as Toshio Arita
- Hell Riders in Kyoto
- The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers as Mao
- Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School as Yôichi Kikumura
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War as Takeshi Kuramoto
- The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1972
- Wandering Ginza Butterfly as Ryûji
- The Horrible Obsessions as Masayuki Shinshiro
- Shōwa Gokudōshi
- Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences as Goro Yuki
- The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
- Gang Warfare
- Yakuza Skirmishes
- Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro as Genta
- The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
- Zorome no San Kyoudai
1971
- Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess as Mari's friend
- Wolves on Motorcycles
- Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival as Tatsumi Eiji
- The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
- Wolves of the City: First to Fight
- A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
- Troops of Darkness
- Fate Deals the Card of Death
- Sympathy for the Underdog as Shin Seki
- The Gambler's Counterattack as Takeji
- The Armed Organization