Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Actor

Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
July 28, 1944

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.

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Representative Works

Morning Moon Is Cruel
Morning Moon Is Cruel
4.3
/ Japanese
Virus
Virus
6.3
/ Japanese
Crest of Betrayal
Crest of Betrayal
5.5
/ Japanese
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.3
/ Japanese
Antarctica
Antarctica
7.2
/ Japanese
G.I. Samurai
G.I. Samurai
5.8
/ Japanese
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
7.0
/ Japanese
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth
6.3
/ Japanese
Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh
6.2
/ Japanese
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 37 - Mystery of Double Homicides from Tokyo to Hamamatsu
4.3
/ Japanese
Nile
Nile
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
The Incident
The Incident
7.2
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Morning Moon Is Cruel
1981Nominee

Best Performance

Morning Moon Is Cruel

Virus
1980Nominee

Best Performance

Virus

Crest of Betrayal
1994Nominee

Best Performance

Crest of Betrayal

Career Highlights

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973Highlight

Best Performance

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Antarctica
1983Highlight

Best Performance

Antarctica

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