Portrait of Hiroyuki Watanabe

Acting

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Career

Active from 1982 to 2022, busiest in 2022 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ultraman Gaia
Ultraman Gaia
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

4

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

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroyuki Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.2, average 3.3
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Urban Underworld 2
  • Contemporary Japan 2
  • Japanese Underworld 2
  • Female Protagonist 2
  • Gang Warfare 2
  • Biographical 2
  • Japanese Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Ai no Arashi
Ai no Arashi

TV show

2020s

16 titles · average score 60
Sadako DX
Sadako DX (2022)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ryushin Tendou

Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ohara

Dead Fishes
Dead Fishes (2022)

as Junpei Saeki

The World of Shura
The World of Shura (2022)

as leader Engetsu

Storage Man
Storage Man (2022)

as Yoshihiko Koga

Popran
Popran (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

as Osamu Tagami

The World of Shura 2
The World of Shura 2 (2022)

as 組長 円月

Cool Boys Only High
Cool Boys Only High (2022)

TV show

Honeys
Honeys (2021)

TV show · as Gondo

Stolen Love, High School Teacher
Stolen Love, High School Teacher (2021)

TV show · as Takeshi Tanaka

Tears of Persephone
Tears of Persephone (2021)

as Old Gentleman

Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fukao Asano

2010s

25 titles · average score 59
In Full Bloom
In Full Bloom (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tetsuro Tokugawa

Masked Reunion
Masked Reunion (2019)

TV show

No Side Game
No Side Game (2019)

TV show · as Saburo Tsuda

Miracle in Kasama
Miracle in Kasama (2018)

as Naoki Fujioka

Samurai Hustle Returns
Samurai Hustle Returns (2016)

as Sandayu Morosaka

Everly
Everly (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

as Taiko

Wednesday Downtown
Wednesday Downtown (2014)

TV show · as Panel member

Sake-Bomb
Sake-Bomb (2013)

as Takanori

Tenshin
Tenshin (2013)

as Kuki Ryuichi

GARO and the Wailing Dragon
GARO and the Wailing Dragon (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

as Taiga Saejima

CSI: Crime Scene Talks
CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)

TV show

Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chief Inspector Nitta

2000s

16 titles · average score 64
Baton
Baton (2009)

as Robot Guard (voice)

Baton
Baton (2009)

TV show · as Robot Guard (voice)

Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born!
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born! (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gaou · Kamen Rider Gaoh

GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Taiga Saejima

GARO
GARO (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Taiga Saejima / Heroic Spirit of Garo (voice)

Cromartie High School: The Movie
Cromartie High School: The Movie (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Freddy

The Motive
The Motive (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as Police

Ghiblies: Episode 2
Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yutaka Hirose

Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia
Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia (2001)

as Akio Ishimuro

Jesus is My Boss
Jesus is My Boss (2001)

as Tetsuya Shida

Ghiblies
Ghiblies (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

1990s

11 titles · average score 75
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

as Commander Akio Ishimuro

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

as Colonel Ono

SLANG: Yellow Dog Pack
SLANG: Yellow Dog Pack (1999)

as Vance

Ultraman Gaia
Ultraman Gaia (1998)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Ishimuro Akio

Ring
Ring (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hayatsu

Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge
Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge (1996)

as Jûbei Yagyû

Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon
Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon (1996)

as Jûbei Yagyû

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

as Colonel Ono

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)

as Tokuichi Murakami

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

as Colonel Ono

Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen (1991)

TV show · as Oda Nobunaga

1980s

7 titles
Onihei Hankachō
Onihei Hankachō (1989)

TV show

Shoujo Commando IZUMI
Shoujo Commando IZUMI (1987)

TV show · as Rinichiro Ishizu

Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Big Magnum Kuroiwa (1985)

as Ginno Hinodori

Windy Story
Windy Story (1984)

as Kei

It's All Right, My Friend
It's All Right, My Friend (1983)

as Hachi

Cute Devil
Cute Devil (1982)

as Koji

On the Road
On the Road (1982)

as Tetsuro Tomishima