Portrait of Atsuro Watabe

Acting

Atsuro Watabe

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
54
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Exposure
Love Exposure
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

22

The characters Atsuro Watabe played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Atsuro Watabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0
  • Politics
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 17
  • Moral Ambiguity 10
  • Psychological Drama 7
  • Japanese Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Contemporary Realism 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Police Procedural 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Japanese TV Series 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Emotional Journey 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

23 titles · average score 70
Political Lupin
Political Lupin (2026)

TV show · as Inui

Professional: Insurance Investigator Ren Amane
Professional: Insurance Investigator Ren Amane (2026)

TV show · as Sakuma Ryo

Monster
Monster (2025)

TV show · as Masayoshi Yashiro

Suzuki=Bakudan
Suzuki=Bakudan (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

as Teruji Kiyomiya

The Name of the Game Is a Kidnapping
The Name of the Game Is a Kidnapping (2024)

TV show · as Katsuragi Katsutoshi

Captured Hospital
Captured Hospital (2023)

TV show · as Takeshi Bizen

Knockin' on Locked Door
Knockin' on Locked Door (2023)

TV show · as Koushirou Amagawa

Atari no Kitchen!
Atari no Kitchen! (2023)

TV show · as Zenjirou Nakae

GAME OF SPY
GAME OF SPY (2022)

TV show · as Kenzō Shiratori

Avalanche
Avalanche (2021)

TV show · as Kengo Oyama

Lupin's Daughter: The Movie
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie (2021)

as Takeru Mikumo

Secret of 10
Secret of 10 (2020)

TV show · as Ryuji Utsunomiya

2010s

44 titles · average score 63
Daughter of Lupin
Daughter of Lupin (2019)

TV show · as Mikumo Takeru

Hagetaka
Hagetaka (2018)

TV show · as Takeo Shibano

MPD: Animal Unit
MPD: Animal Unit (2017)

TV show · as Tomozo Sudo

Papa Katsu
Papa Katsu (2017)

TV show · as Kuriyama Wataru

犯罪症候群
犯罪症候群 (2017)

TV show · as Tamaki Keigo

The Unbroken
The Unbroken (2016)

TV show · as Shiro Gyoten

Let Me Call You Father-in-Law
Let Me Call You Father-in-Law (2016)

TV show · as Kiichiro Hanazawa

A Fading Summer
A Fading Summer (2015)

TV show · as Hidekazu Kaji

Bitter Blood
Bitter Blood (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Akimura Shimao

Kurokouchi
Kurokouchi (2013)

TV show · as Sawawatari Kazunari

Flat Out Tokyo Girl
Flat Out Tokyo Girl (2012)

TV show · as Takuya Suzuki

The Beautiful Neighbor
The Beautiful Neighbor (2011)

TV show · as Yano Shinji

2000s

32 titles · average score 67
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jean Descole (voice)

Love Exposure
Love Exposure (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tetsu Tsunoda

Into the White Night
Into the White Night (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Isamu Matsuura

Three... Extremes
Three... Extremes (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yoshii / Higata (segment "Box")

Zebraman
Zebraman (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

as Oikawa

Love is Still Necessary
Love is Still Necessary (2002)

TV show · as Shiratori Reiji

First Love
First Love (2002)

TV show · as Nao Todo

Inugami
Inugami (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Akira Nutahara

I Wanna Fall in Love
I Wanna Fall in Love (2001)

TV show · as Akai Ryosuke

Hojo Tokimune
Hojo Tokimune (2001)

TV show · as Hojo Tokisuke

Beautiful Life
Beautiful Life (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Masao Machida

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tôru Mayama

1990s

18 titles · average score 76
Keizoku: Unsolved Cases
Keizoku: Unsolved Cases (1999)

TV show · as Tooru Mayama

Keizoku Special: Phantom
Keizoku Special: Phantom (1999)

as Mayama Tooru

Labyrinth
Labyrinth (1999)

TV show · as Yuichiro Nozaki

Falling into the Evening
Falling into the Evening (1998)

as Kengo Yabuuchi

The Green City
The Green City (1998)

as Sousuke Natsume

Kenkaku Shōbai
Kenkaku Shōbai (1998)

TV show

To Love
To Love (1997)

as Tsutomu Yoshioka

Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

as Ran

A Quiet Life
A Quiet Life (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

as Iiyo

Nurse Call
Nurse Call (1993)

as Yuichi Shibata

The River with No Bridge
The River with No Bridge (1992)

as Koji Hatanaka

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV show

1980s

2 titles
Masamune Shogun
Masamune Shogun (1987)

TV show

Roman-ko Club: Ecchi ga Ippai
Roman-ko Club: Ecchi ga Ippai (1986)

as Nukada