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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-28

Day of Death

2017-03-14 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Yasugi, Shimane, Japan

Also Known As

Watase Tsunehiko

Tsunehiko Watase

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

Abandoned

1981

Abandoned

as

Jesus is My Boss

2001

Jesus is My Boss

as

Yuji Kihara

Steel & Lead

1997

Steel & Lead

as

探偵

Fossilized Wilderness

1982

Fossilized Wilderness

as

Sousuke Nishina

Samurai Rebellion

1987

Samurai Rebellion

as

Futago Rokubei

Nile

1999

Nile

as

Sanpei the Fisher Boy

2009

Sanpei the Fisher Boy

as

Ippei Mihira

Gate of Flesh

1988

Gate of Flesh

as

Shintaro Ibuki

The Silk Road

1988

The Silk Road

as

Li Yuanhao

Heaven and Earth

1990

Heaven and Earth

as

Usami

Jeans Blues: No Future

1974

Jeans Blues: No Future

as

Jiro Katagiri

Tokyo Blackout

1987

Tokyo Blackout

as

Asakura Tatsuya

Andromedia

1998

Andromedia

as

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

The Horrible Obsessions

1972

The Horrible Obsessions

as

Masayuki Shinshiro

One Bowl of Kakesoba

1992

One Bowl of Kakesoba

as

Proprietor of Hokkaitei

Sympathy for the Underdog

1971

Sympathy for the Underdog

as

Susumu Seki

Antarctica

1983

Antarctica

as

Ochi

Time and Tide

1983

Time and Tide

as

Yasu-san

Amagi Pass

1983

Amagi Pass

as

Matsunojo Tajima, the cop

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

1976

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

as

Hiroshi Kategaru

Lovers Lost

1982

Lovers Lost

as

Kozo Watanabe

Call from Darkness

1981

Call from Darkness

as

Kazuo Harada

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

as

Makoto Sakuma

Writhing Tongue

1980

Writhing Tongue

as

Akira Miyoshi

G.I. Samurai

1979

G.I. Samurai

as

Hayato Yano

Karate Killer

1973

Karate Killer

as

Takeshi Nanjo

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978

The Fall of Ako Castle

as

Kobayashi Heihachiro

Gate of Youth 2

1982

Gate of Youth 2

as

Tadao Ishii

The Tattooed Hitman

1974

The Tattooed Hitman

as

Kenichi Furuta

August without Emperor

1978

August without Emperor

as

Akimasa Fujisaki

The Incident

1978

The Incident

as

Takeshi Hanai

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

1976

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

as

Shin Hayami

Virus

1980

Virus

as

Yasuo Tatsuno

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

Four Days of Snow and Blood

as

Ryoji Ishihara

Crest of Betrayal

1994

Crest of Betrayal

as

Yasubei Horibe

Gate of Youth

1981

Gate of Youth

as

Kanayama

Curtain Call

1984

Curtain Call

as

Takuji Shinozaki

Maji!

1991

Maji!

as

The Karate Man and the Spy

1974

The Karate Man and the Spy

as

Tekken Sakuragi

Beyond the Shining Sea

1986

Beyond the Shining Sea

as

Atsushi Tanii

Morning Moon Is Cruel

1981

Morning Moon Is Cruel

as

Kusakabe

The Street of Desire

1984

The Street of Desire

as

Sadaichi Yamakoshi

Heaven Sent

1979

Heaven Sent

as

Shinsaku Miura

Sensei

1989

Sensei

as

Akira Nakajima

Japan's Don

1977

Japan's Don

as

Takeshi Nomizo

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

1993

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

as

Akira Tateno

Haru Urara

2005

Haru Urara

as

Dai Muneishi

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

1974

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

as

Kuroki Tatsuya

The Politicians

1983

The Politicians

as

Takuro Sotoura

The Fire Still Burns

The Fire Still Burns

as

Fujiwara no Hidehira

Omiyasan

Omiyasan

as

Torii Kansaburo

Chiritotechin

Chiritotechin

as

Tsurezuretei Sojaku

Antarctica

Antarctica

as

Takeshi Kuramochi's Father

Homicide Team 9

Homicide Team 9

as

Rintaro Kano

Sanada Taiheiki

Sanada Taiheiki

as

Sanada Nobuyuki

Katsu Kaishu

Katsu Kaishu

as

Tanaka Shinbei

Back of Father

Back of Father

as

Asakura Kenzou

Production

Crew

Directing