Celebrity Biographies
Tetsuya Watari
Famous in his country, especially on television, he had more than one hundred and fifty films and television series in his filmography. The Japanese Tetsuya Watari died on August 10, 2020 in Tokyo at the age of 78 as a result of pneumonia.
Born on December 28, 1941, in Hyogo (Kansai) he graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, just before making his film debut as a secondary in 1964, in Abare Kishidō , drama by Isamu Kosugi, from the Nikkatsu studio, which offered him a exclusive contract. Little by little, Tetsuya Watari became one of the most famous actors in the house in the Japanese country, especially after starring in Tokyo vagabond , by Seijun Suzuki , and Outlaw: Gangster VIP, by Toshio Masuda and Keiichi Ozawa.
His role as Keisuke Daiomon in the detective series Seibu Keisatsu is mostly remembered . He also had a huge impact on the similar intrigue series Taiyō ni Hoero! , where he replaced Yujiro Ishihara as the lead in 1986. In addition, Tetsuya Watari succeeded as a singer, with great hits such as the song “Kuchinashi no Hana “, from 1973.
After the action film Abduction , directed in 1997 by Takao Okawara, Tetsuya Watari retired from cinema due to his failing health.