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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

160

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-10-31

Day of Death

2004-08-04 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Фумио Ватанабэ

渡边文雄

Fumio Watanabe

Biography

Fumio Watanabe October 31, 1929 – August 4, 2004 was a Japanese actor most known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Nagisa Oshima. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from the University of Tokyo before joining the Shōchiku studio in 1956.

Known For

Acting

Rogue

1968

Rogue

as

Shigekichi Karasawa

Violence at Noon

1966

Violence at Noon

as

Inspector Haraguchi

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

as

Keizo Tashiro

Pleasures of the Flesh

1965

Pleasures of the Flesh

as

Hanawa gang member

Bridge

1959

Bridge

as

Black River

1957

Black River

as

Nishida

Death by Hanging

1968

Death by Hanging

as

Education Officer

Boy

1969

Boy

as

Father

Wet Sand in August

1971

Wet Sand in August

as

Kamematsu Kamei

Kidnapping Blues

1982

Kidnapping Blues

as

Stall Owner

My Way

1974

My Way

as

Lawyer

Umi no Chizu

1959

Umi no Chizu

as

Sugiura

Shogun's Ninja

1980

Shogun's Ninja

as

Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Sun's Burial

1960

The Sun's Burial

as

Yosehei

Night and Fog in Japan

1960

Night and Fog in Japan

as

Haruaki Nozawa

Killers on Parade

1961

Killers on Parade

as

Football

Cobra

1974

Cobra

as

Chujo

Industrial Spy

1968

Industrial Spy

as

Seiichiro Sawada

High Seas Hijack

1977

High Seas Hijack

as

Reporter Tatsuya Iwado

Tokyo Blackout

1987

Tokyo Blackout

as

Kumoru

Elegy of the North

1957

Elegy of the North

as

Tatsumi Furuse

Dogra Magra

1988

Dogra Magra

as

Police Chief

Equinox Flower

1958

Equinox Flower

as

Ichiro Nagamura

Volunteering for Villainy

1960

Volunteering for Villainy

as

Yasuo Kawamura

Gambler's Farewell

1968

Gambler's Farewell

as

Eiji Katasawa

The Bullet Train

1975

The Bullet Train

as

Miyashita

Organized Violence II

1967

Organized Violence II

as

Gorô Hyôdô

Internal Sleuth

1973

Internal Sleuth

as

Murakoshi

Dissolution Rites

1967

Dissolution Rites

as

Shimamura

Epitaph to My Love

1961

Epitaph to My Love

as

Taiichi Kimura

Yakuza on Foot

1969

Yakuza on Foot

as

Karo Kin

Without Complaint

1975

Without Complaint

as

Yoshita Kitani

Four Sisters

1962

Four Sisters

as

Tatsuo Sakurai

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

1978

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

as

Takashi Nakagami

The Gambler's Counterattack

1971

The Gambler's Counterattack

as

Head of Kikuna Clan

The Street Fighter

1974

The Street Fighter

as

Renzo Mutaguchi

The Key

1983

The Key

as

Late Autumn

1960

Late Autumn

as

Tsuneo Sugiyama

Red Pants

1959

Red Pants

as

Dangerous Trade in Kobe

1973

Dangerous Trade in Kobe

as

Masuo Shimazaki

The Ceremony

1971

The Ceremony

as

Susumu

Sanctuary - Part 2

1995

Sanctuary - Part 2

as

Deputy Chief Norimoto Isaoka

Sanctuary

1995

Sanctuary

as

Deputy Chief Norimoto Isaoka

Sanctuary - Part 3

1996

Sanctuary - Part 3

as

Deputy Chief Norimoto Isaoka

Yanagase Blues

1967

Yanagase Blues

as

Hayato Gondo

The Transgressor

1974

The Transgressor

as

Priest Kakinuma

Dagger

1971

Dagger

as

The Tattooed Hitman

1974

The Tattooed Hitman

as

Kenzo Kaizu

The Great Chase

1975

The Great Chase

as

Hayato Maejima

Thirst

1958

Thirst

as

The Insatiable

1971

The Insatiable

as

Akihito

Vampires

Vampires

as

森村記者

Uzushio

Uzushio

as

丘甫

Production

Crew

Directing