Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Acting
Born Jul 28, 1944
From Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
Died Mar 14, 2017

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

Filmography — Acting

Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist
5.5
1976

Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist

Shuji Takagi

Crest of Betrayal
5.3
1994

Crest of Betrayal

Yasubei Horibe

Virus
6.3
1980

Virus

Yasuo Tatsuno

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.4
1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Toshio Arita

Morning Moon Is Cruel
4.3
1981

Morning Moon Is Cruel

Kusakabe

Gate of Youth
7.3
1981

Gate of Youth

Kanayama

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
7.0
1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Takeshi Kuramoto

August Without Emperor
7.0
1978

August Without Emperor

Akimasa Fujisaki

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
7.0
1981

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Makoto Sakuma

Heaven and Earth
6.1
1990

Heaven and Earth

Usami

The Fall of Ako Castle
6.7
1978

The Fall of Ako Castle

Kobayashi Heihachiro

Japan's Don
7.5
1977

Japan's Don

Takeshi Nomizo

Lovers Lost
6.2
1982

Lovers Lost

Kozo Watanabe

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
5.3
1970

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters

Antarctica
7.2
1983

Antarctica

Ochi

G.I. Samurai
5.9
1979

G.I. Samurai

Hayato Yano

The Tattooed Hitman
6.0
1974

The Tattooed Hitman

Kenichi Furuta

Sangokushi: The Distant Land
6.3
1994

Sangokushi: The Distant Land

Cao Cao (voice)

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
7.2
1975

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

Kunimitsu Sugawa

The Last Kamikaze
6.0
1970

The Last Kamikaze

Operation Plazma in Osaka
6.5
1976

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Gate of Flesh
6.1
1988

Gate of Flesh

Shintaro Ibuki

Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
6.1
1971

Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess

Mari's friend

Wandering Ginza Butterfly
6.7
1972

Wandering Ginza Butterfly

Ryûji

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
5.5
1974

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

Noboru Kitami

Andromedia
4.8
1998

Andromedia

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

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
6.1
1973

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom

Tokyo Blackout
5.5
1987

Tokyo Blackout

Asakura Tatsuya

Marriage Counselor Tora-san
8.0
1984

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Tony

The Silk Road
6.5
1988

The Silk Road

Li Yuanhao

Father of the Kamikaze
1974

Father of the Kamikaze

The Incident
6.3
1978

The Incident

Takeshi Hanai

Cabaret
4.0
1986

Cabaret

Yakuza

The Three Undelivered Letters
6.0
1979

The Three Undelivered Letters

Minegishi

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
6.2
1973

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

Yôichi Kikumura

Third Generation Boss
1974

Third Generation Boss

One Bowl of Kakesoba
1992

One Bowl of Kakesoba

Proprietor of Hokkaitei

Jesus is My Boss
2001

Jesus is My Boss

Yuji Kihara

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
5.0
1973

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

Watarai

Violent Panic: The Big Crash
5.4
1976

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

Sympathy for the Underdog
7.1
1971

Sympathy for the Underdog

Shin Seki

The Horrible Obsessions
6.3
1972

The Horrible Obsessions

Masayuki Shinshiro

Jeans Blues: No Future
7.7
1974

Jeans Blues: No Future

Jiro Katagiri

The Politicians
1983

The Politicians

Takuro Sotoura

The Rapacious Jailbreaker
6.3
1974

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

Tagami Kiyomatsu

The Decisive Power of Aikido
7.8
1975

The Decisive Power of Aikido

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
6.0
1972

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

Gate of Youth 2
1982

Gate of Youth 2

Tadao Ishii

Time and Tide
7.5
1983

Time and Tide

Yasu-san

Bodyguard Kiba 2
6.0
1973

Bodyguard Kiba 2

Takeshi Nanjo

Call from Darkness
5.7
1981

Call from Darkness

Kazuo Harada

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

Haru Urara
2005

Haru Urara

Dai Muneishi

Pimp Heaven
1.0
1975

Pimp Heaven

The Gambler's Counterattack
7.0
1971

The Gambler's Counterattack

Takeji

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

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

The Wicked
6.0
1980

The Wicked

Lawyer Sakaki

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
7.1
1976

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

Hiroshi Kategaru

Code of Wolves
7.0
1974

Code of Wolves

Four Days of Snow and Blood
6.8
1989

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Ryoji Ishihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
5.5
1980

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

The Street of Desire
1984

The Street of Desire

Sadaichi Yamakoshi

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
7.0
1972

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Genta

Sensei
1989

Sensei

Akira Nakajima

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
6.5
1972

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

Goro Yuki

Fossilized Wilderness
1982

Fossilized Wilderness

Sousuke Nishina

Emperor of Upheaval
1993

Emperor of Upheaval

Curtain Call
6.0
1984

Curtain Call

Takuji Shinozaki

Three Pretty Devils
5.5
1970

Three Pretty Devils

Abandoned
1981

Abandoned

Amagi Pass
6.3
1983

Amagi Pass

Matsunojo Tajima, the cop

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

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

The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail

Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972

Shōwa Gokudōshi

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
4.4
1977

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds

Takashi Ashizawa

Prison Tales
1970

Prison Tales

Nile
1999

Nile

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats

Writhing Tongue
6.2
1980

Writhing Tongue

Akira Miyoshi

Heaven Sent
5.2
1979

Heaven Sent

Shinsaku Miura

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival

Tatsumi Eiji

A Savage Beast Goes Mad
6.3
1976

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

Shin Hayami

Golf Before Dawn
1987

Golf Before Dawn

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
5.1
1993

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

Akira Tateno

Steel & Lead
1997

Steel & Lead

探偵

Death Shadows
6.1
1986

Death Shadows

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
5.0
1974

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
6.0
1980

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Lower Hanzo

Fate Deals the Card of Death
7.0
1971

Fate Deals the Card of Death

Hell Riders in Kyoto
1973

Hell Riders in Kyoto

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
5.0
1997

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Antique Dealer

1750 Days of Turbulence
8.0
1990

1750 Days of Turbulence

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers

Yakuza Skirmishes
1972

Yakuza Skirmishes

Wolves of the City: First to Fight
1971

Wolves of the City: First to Fight

Let's Get Happy
1998

Let's Get Happy

Sanpei the Fisher Boy
4.0
2009

Sanpei the Fisher Boy

Ippei Mihira

Woman Mobsters
1974

Woman Mobsters

Gang Warfare
7.0
1972

Gang Warfare

Beyond the Shining Sea
5.5
1986

Beyond the Shining Sea

Atsushi Tanii

Aesthetics of a Bullet
7.0
1973

Aesthetics of a Bullet

Troops of Darkness
6.0
1971

Troops of Darkness

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
6.0
1973

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

Mao

The Experience
6.0
1970

The Experience

Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981

Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

Wolves of the City, Take Your Chance
1970

Wolves of the City, Take Your Chance

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
6.5
1974

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

Kuroki Tatsuya

Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972

Zorome no San Kyoudai

Student Yakuza
1974

Student Yakuza

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
10.0
1990

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

1983

A Bridge of Tears

Fushin no Toki
1984

Fushin no Toki

1998

Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman

Yoake Hideo

Maji!
6.0
1991

Maji!

Samurai Rebellion
1987

Samurai Rebellion

Futago Rokubei

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 38
2015

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 38

Hideo Yoake

Violent Fraternity
1974

Violent Fraternity

The Karate Man and the Spy
6.0
1974

The Karate Man and the Spy

Tekken Sakuragi

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

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

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

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears
1993

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears

The Armed Organization
8.0
1971

The Armed Organization

The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
1971

The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
4.3
2015

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu

Hideo Yoake

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 36
2014

Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 36

Killer's Hit List
1970

Killer's Hit List

Inside a Girl's Dormitory
1970

Inside a Girl's Dormitory

10.0
1998

Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the Killer

Yoake Hideo

Inspector Totsugawa Series 54 - The Woman of Sunrise Izumo
2015

Inspector Totsugawa Series 54 - The Woman of Sunrise Izumo

Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP22
2006

Taxi Driver’s Mystery Diary SP22

Yoake Sudeo

Paradise Japan
1990

Paradise Japan

1971

Wolves on Motorcycles

10th Degree Earthquake
1978

10th Degree Earthquake

Max

1992

Nurses and Doctors

Naoyuki Uemura