
Tsunehiko Watase
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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
Credits

Morning Moon Is Cruel (1981)
as Kusakabe

Virus (1980)
as Yasuo Tatsuno

Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
as Toshio Arita

Crest of Betrayal (1994)
as Yasubei Horibe

One Bowl of Kakesoba (1992)
as Proprietor of Hokkaitei

Heaven and Earth (1990)
as Usami

Lovers Lost (1982)
as Kozo Watanabe

The Horrible Obsessions (1972)
as Masayuki Shinshiro

G.I. Samurai (1979)
as Hayato Yano

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
as Takeshi Kuramoto

The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
as Kobayashi Heihachiro

Gate of Youth (1981)
as Kanayama

Gate of Flesh (1988)
as Shintaro Ibuki

Antarctica (1983)
as Ochi

Curtain Call (1984)
as Takuji Shinozaki

Amagi Pass (1983)
as Matsunojo Tajima, the cop

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)
Actor

The Silk Road (1988)
as Li Yuanhao

Japan's Don (1977)
as Takeshi Nomizo

The Street of Desire (1984)
as Sadaichi Yamakoshi

Andromedia (1998)
as Toshihiko Hitomi / Mai's Father / Ai's Creator

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
as Makoto Sakuma

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
as Noboru Kitami

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
as Tony

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
as Shin Seki

Time and Tide (1983)
as Yasu-san

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)
as Kunimitsu Sugawa

Sangokushi: The Distant Land (1994)
as Cao Cao (voice)

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Ryoji Ishihara

August Without Emperor (1978)
as Akimasa Fujisaki

Bodyguard Kiba 2 (1973)
as Takeshi Nanjo

Fossilized Wilderness (1982)
as Sousuke Nishina

Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976)
as Shuji Takagi

Sensei (1989)
as Akira Nakajima

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)
as Yôichi Kikumura

Aesthetics of a Bullet (1973)
as Kiyoshi Koike

Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
Actor

Third Generation Boss (1974)
Actor

The Incident (1978)
as Takeshi Hanai

The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
as Kenichi Furuta

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (1974)
Actor

Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)
as Ryûji

Gate of Youth 2 (1982)
as Tadao Ishii

Call from Darkness (1981)
as Kazuo Harada

The Decisive Power of Aikido (1975)
Actor

1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)
Actor

Cabaret (1986)
as Yakuza

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (1970)
Actor

Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976)
Actor

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972)
Actor

Writhing Tongue (1980)
as Akira Miyoshi

Tokyo Blackout (1987)
as Asakura Tatsuya

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (1973)
as Watarai

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977)
as Takashi Ashizawa

The Last Kamikaze (1970)
Actor

Code of Wolves (1974)
Actor

Death Shadows (1986)
Actor

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences (1972)
as Goro Yuki

The Wicked (1980)
as Lawyer Sakaki

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)
Actor

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
as Akira Tateno

The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)
as Tagami Kiyomatsu

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)
as Genta

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers (1973)
as Mao

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)
as Lower Hanzo

The Politicians (1983)
as Takuro Sotoura

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (1972)
Actor

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die (1989)
Actor

The Gambler's Counterattack (1971)
as Takeji

Golf Before Dawn (1987)
Actor

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)
as Hiroshi Kategaru

Three Pretty Devils (1970)
Actor

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown (1974)
as Kuroki Tatsuya

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers (1971)
Actor

Pimp Heaven (1975)
Actor

The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)
as Minegishi

Hell Riders in Kyoto (1973)
Actor

Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (1971)
as Mari's friend

Shōwa Gokudōshi (1972)
Actor

Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)
Actor

Jeans Blues: No Future (1974)
as Jiro Katagiri

Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009)
as Ippei Mihira

Prison Tales (1970)
Actor

Gang Warfare (1972)
Actor

Wolves of the City: First to Fight (1971)
Actor

Emperor of Upheaval (1993)
Actor

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode (1990)
Actor

The Armed Organization (1971)
Actor

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival (1971)
as Tatsumi Eiji

Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)
as Atsushi Tanii

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)
Actor

The Experience (1970)
Actor

Killer's Hit List (1970)
Actor

Fate Deals the Card of Death (1971)
Actor

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1997)
as Antique Dealer

Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage (1981)
Actor

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler (1972)
Actor

Fushin no Toki (1984)
Actor

Woman Mobsters (1974)
Actor

Zorome no San Kyoudai (1972)
Actor

Troops of Darkness (1971)
Actor

A Savage Beast Goes Mad (1976)
as Shin Hayami

Jesus is My Boss (2001)
as Yuji Kihara
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman (1998)
as Yoake Hideo

Yakuza Skirmishes (1972)
Actor

Maji! (1991)
Actor

Haru Urara (2005)
as Dai Muneishi

Nile (1999)
Actor

The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail (1973)
Actor

Student Yakuza (1974)
Actor
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the Killer (1998)
as Yoake Hideo

Violent Fraternity (1974)
Actor

Abandoned (1981)
Actor

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 38 (2015)
as Hideo Yoake

Samurai Rebellion (1987)
as Futago Rokubei

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu (2015)
as Hideo Yoake

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword (1982)
Actor

Steel & Lead (1997)
as 探偵
A Bridge of Tears (1983)
Actor

Wolves of the City, Take Your Chance (1970)
Actor

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack (1975)
Actor

Let's Get Happy (1998)
Actor

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears (1993)
Actor

Heaven Sent (1979)
as Shinsaku Miura
Wolves on Motorcycles (1971)
Actor

Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP22 (2006)
as Yoake Sudeo

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 36 (2014)
Actor

Nurses and Doctors (1992)
as Naoyuki Uemura

The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup (1971)
Actor

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)
Actor

Inside a Girl's Dormitory (1970)
Actor

The Karate Man and the Spy (1974)
as Tekken Sakuragi

Inspector Totsugawa Series 54 - The Woman of Sunrise Izumo (2015)
Actor

10th Degree Earthquake (1978)
as Max

Paradise Japan (1990)
Actor





