is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in
Tokyo, Watabe debuted as an actor on television in 1991 with the drama ''Seishun no mon''.
He won awards of excellence in the best actor and new face categories at the 19th
Japan Academy Prize in 1996 for the film ''Shizukana seikatsu,''
Juzo Itami
, born , was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed eleven films (one short and ten features), all of which he wrote himself.
Early life
Itami was born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi in Kyoto. The name Itami was passed on from his fath ...
's adaptation of his brother-in-law
Kenzaburō Ōe
is a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues, i ...
's novel.
Filmography
Movies
*''
Zebraman
is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu action comedy superhero film directed by Takashi Miike, written by Kankurō Kudō and stars Shō Aikawa as the main character, a superhero named "Zebraman".
A 2010 sequel, titled '' Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City ...
'' (2004), Oikawa
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Love Exposure'' (2008), Tetsu Honda
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Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva'' (2009), Jean Descole (voice)
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The Flowers of War
''The Flowers of War'' () is a 2011 Chinese-Hong Kong historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. The film is based on a novella by Gel ...
'' (2011), Colonel Hasegawa
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Masquerade Hotel
is a 2019 Japanese crime film directed by Masayuki Suzuki. A sequel, ''Masquerade Night
is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has wo ...
'' (2019), Inagaki
*''Daughter of Lupin the Movie'' (2021), Takeru Mikumo
*''
Masquerade Night
is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films an ...
'' (2021), Inagaki
Television
*''Mōri Motonari'' (
NHK, 1997),
Mōri Okimoto
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who ruled the Mōri clan. He was known for a distinctive green cape he wore over his armor, a gift from a Chinese envoy who had been shipwrecked in Tosa Province in 1509. He was older brother of M ...
*''
Keizoku
is a Japanese mystery thriller created first as a TV drama and later as a film. It is about Detective Jun Shibata, who handles unsolved cases with her hardened partner Tōru Mayama.
The television series was broadcast in 11 episodes between 8 Ja ...
'' (1999), Tōru Mayama
*''Hōjō Tokimune'' (NHK, 2001), Hōjō Tokisuke
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*'' Rookies'' (2008), Minoru Yoshida
*'']Gaiji Keisatsu
is a Japanese television drama mini-series that aired on NHK from 14 November 2009 to 19 December 2009. It is based on the novel of the same name written and released in Japan by Aso Iku.
The TV show follow a female police officer who was rec ...
'' (2008), Kenji Sumimoto
*''Bitter Blood
''Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder'' (1988) is a non-fiction crime tragedy written by American author Jerry Bledsoe that reached #1 on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list. ''Bitter Blood'' is ...
'' (2014), Akimura Shimao
*'' Shizumanu Taiyō'' (Wowow, 2016), Shiro Gyoten
*''On'' (2016), Iwao Atsuta
*'' Signal'' ( Fuji TV, 2018)
Video Games
*'' Professor Layton and the Last Specter'' (2009) - Jean Descole
*'' Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask'' (2011) - Jean Descole
*''Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
''Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy'' is a puzzle game developed by Level-5 for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the sixth entry in the ''Professor Layton'' series, making up the third and final part of the prequel trilogy of games and according to L ...
'' (2013) - Desmond Sycamore, Jean Descole
References
*http://www.dramago.com/actor/4960_atsuro-watabe
External links
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Living people
Japanese male actors
1968 births
People from Tokyo
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