Portrait of Ikkei Watanabe

Acting

Ikkei Watanabe

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2007 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Liar Game
Liar Game
GoodWatch score78/100

Characters

14

The characters Ikkei Watanabe played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ikkei Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Romance
    3.0, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 12
  • Japanese Drama 6
  • Police Procedural 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • Japanese Crime Thriller 3
  • Psychological Intrigue 3
  • Dark & Gritty 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Samurai Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

146
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Case Files of Tax Investigator Madogiwa Tarou (1998)
The Case Files of Tax Investigator Madogiwa Tarou (1998)

TV show

2020s

34 titles · average score 67
The Samurai and the Prisoner
The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

as Takayama Dario

Moto Kasouken no Onna
Moto Kasouken no Onna (2026)

TV show · as Seiya Kaneda

Magic Candies
Magic Candies (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dad (voice)

Zaibatsu Fukushuu
Zaibatsu Fukushuu (2025)

TV show · as Seiichiro Ise

The Final Piece
The Final Piece (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ginjiro Tsunodate

Suspicious Partner
Suspicious Partner (2025)

TV show · as Souichiro Aoki

Chime
Chime (2024)
GoodWatch score 50

as Makoto Otsuki

RoOT - Route of OddTaxi -
RoOT - Route of OddTaxi - (2024)

TV show · as Kuroda

Matchmaking Restaurant
Matchmaking Restaurant (2023)

TV show · as Shingyoji Takumi

Galileo: Forbidden Sorcery
Galileo: Forbidden Sorcery (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hiromi Koribayashi

Because We Forget Everything
Because We Forget Everything (2022)

TV show

Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa
Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa (2021)

TV show · as Shirou Kurihara

2010s

54 titles · average score 70
A BUTTERFLY EFFECT –The Murder Analysis Team–
A BUTTERFLY EFFECT –The Murder Analysis Team– (2019)

TV show · as Hayase Yasuyuki

Butt Detective the Movie:  The Curry Incident
Butt Detective the Movie: The Curry Incident (2019)

as Chief Maltese (voice)

Butt Detective
Butt Detective (2018)

TV show · as (voice)

Hotel on the Brink!
Hotel on the Brink! (2018)

TV show · as Masao Tokisada

Inspector Zenigata
Inspector Zenigata (2017)

TV show · as To Jogasaki

Crystal's Beating
Crystal's Beating (2016)

TV show · as Hayase Yasuyuki

Stone's Cocoon
Stone's Cocoon (2015)

TV show · as Hayase Yasuyuki

Kirisaki Jack no Kokuhaku
Kirisaki Jack no Kokuhaku (2015)

as 麻生警部

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as 加藤 峰司

Legal Eagle, First Class
Legal Eagle, First Class (2010)

TV show · as Matsuro Kakizaki

I'll Still Love You in 10 Years
I'll Still Love You in 10 Years (2010)

TV show · as Tetsuo Kawakami

Left-Eye Detective
Left-Eye Detective (2010)

TV show · as Ichiro Yoshida

2000s

39 titles · average score 68
Door To Door
Door To Door (2009)

as Shinsuke Nawa

Yako no Kaidan
Yako no Kaidan (2009)

TV show · as Murase Shintaro

Suspect X
Suspect X (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hiromi Koribayashi

Liar Game
Liar Game (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mitsuo Tanimura

Galileo
Galileo (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Hiromi Kuribayashi

Hyakki Yakoushou
Hyakki Yakoushou (2007)

TV show

Beauty or Beast
Beauty or Beast (2003)

TV show

Muscle Heat
Muscle Heat (2002)
GoodWatch score 44

as Asakura

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show

Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Commander Shigemura

A Tender Place
A Tender Place (2001)

as Michihiro Moriwake

Persona
Persona (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mamoru Yaba

1990s

18 titles · average score 75
Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show · as Kaoru Odagiri(小田切 薫)

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as THE WIDE producer

The Woman of S.R.I.
The Woman of S.R.I. (1999)

TV show · as Takuya Kurahashi

Moero!! Robocon
Moero!! Robocon (1999)

TV show · as Papa

Love & Pop
Love & Pop (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Kobayashi

D×D: Dangerous Angel × Death Hunter
D×D: Dangerous Angel × Death Hunter (1997)

TV show

Dear Woman
Dear Woman (1996)

TV show · as Omori Goro

One Summer's Love Letter
One Summer's Love Letter (1995)

TV show

Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment II
Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment II (1995)

as Inushichi

Into a Bright Moment
Into a Bright Moment (1995)

TV show · as Hayashida Junichi

Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment
Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment (1994)

as Inushichi

Marriage Begins With A Lie
Marriage Begins With A Lie (1993)

TV show · as Samejima Mamoru