Portrait of Tetsu Watanabe

Acting

Tetsu Watanabe

Career

Active from 1993 to 2025, busiest in 2008 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fireworks
Fireworks
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tetsu Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Romance
    3.1, average 3.8
  • Politics
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Family Dynamics
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

17 titles · average score 64
River Returns
River Returns (2025)

as Matsu

Sunny
Sunny (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Reiji

Tea Friends
Tea Friends (2023)

as Shigeo Tokioka

Baby Assassins 2
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mr. Matsumoto

The Intercom Rings
The Intercom Rings (2023)

TV show

Minato's Laundromat
Minato's Laundromat (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Prisoners of the Ghostland
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nabe

A Janitor
A Janitor (2021)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gen

Stardust over the Town
Stardust over the Town (2020)

as Komiyama Akira

Enter the Fat Dragon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)
GoodWatch score 54

as Grandfather

Hope
Hope (2020)

as Hanazuka

Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi
Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2020)

TV show · as Akane's Grandfather

2010s

42 titles · average score 67
Home Sweet Tokyo
Home Sweet Tokyo (2017)

TV show · as Matsuyama Tsuneo

Makanai-sō
Makanai-sō (2016)

TV show

Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

as Kooriyama : Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management

Silence
Silence (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Prison Guard #2

Sumo Road - The Musical
Sumo Road - The Musical (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

as Subana

Kumokiri Nizaemon
Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)

TV show

Himizu
Himizu (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

as Shozo Yoruno

Solitary Gourmet
Solitary Gourmet (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

Cold Fish
Cold Fish (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Takayasu TsuTsui

Dōki
Dōki (2011)

TV show

30ハケン女が就職する方法
30ハケン女が就職する方法 (2010)

TV show

Tensou Sentai Goseiger
Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Jotaro

2000s

29 titles · average score 65
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

as Oboro

81Diver
81Diver (2008)

TV show · as Tsukishima Fumio

End Call
End Call (2008)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sayoko's Father

You'll Die Six Hours Later
You'll Die Six Hours Later (2008)

as Matsuda Daigo

Memories of Matsuko
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

as Detective

Takeshis'
Takeshis' (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor

The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

as Muta (voice)

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

as Suzuki

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

as Management

Hero
Hero (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Yoshiro Akama

Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Tetsu Ando

Watashi no Aozora
Watashi no Aozora (2000)

TV show · as Bazooka Tonegawa

1990s

29 titles · average score 71
Sunday's Dream
Sunday's Dream (1999)

as Father

Fireworks
Fireworks (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Junkyard Owner

Zero Woman: The Accused
Zero Woman: The Accused (1997)

as Tadokoro

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke (1997)
GoodWatch score 86

as Wild Dog (voice)

XX: Beautiful Killing Machine
XX: Beautiful Killing Machine (1996)

as Boat Man

Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

as Katsushika Group Boss

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

as Captain at Mt. Fuji

Uneasy Encounters
Uneasy Encounters (1994)

as Cat

A New Love in Tokyo
A New Love in Tokyo (1994)
GoodWatch score 40

as Middle-aged Man

Sonatine
Sonatine (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Uechi

Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Army Commander

A Scene at the Sea
A Scene at the Sea (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

as Exercises Man

1980s

2 titles
Circus Boys
Circus Boys (1989)

as Elephant Master

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Receiver

1970s

1 title · average score 69
Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Norio Uozumi