is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in
Shinjuku-ku
, officially called Shinjuku City, is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) as well ...
,
Tokyo
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, 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.
He is the namesake of the Juzo Itami Award, founded in 2009 to honor his legacy.
Early life
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's adaptation of his brother-in-law
Kenzaburō Ōe
was 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 issue ...
's novel.
Filmography
Movies
* ''A Quiet Life'' (1995)
*''
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".
In the film, a teacher feels frustrated with the failure ...
'' (2004), Oikawa
*''
Love Exposure
is a 2008 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Sion Sono. The film gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour runtime and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the ar ...
'' (2008), Tetsu Honda
*''
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva'' (2009), Jean Descole (voice)
*''
The Flowers of War'' (2011), Colonel Hasegawa
*''
Masquerade Hotel'' (2019), Inagaki
*''Daughter of Lupin the Movie'' (2021), Takeru Mikumo
*''
Masquerade Night'' (2021), Inagaki
*''Bomb'' (2025), Kiyomiya
Television
*''Mōri Motonari'' (1997),
Mōri Okimoto
*''
Unsolved Cases'' (1999), Tōru Mayama
*''
Beautiful Life'' (2000), Masao Machida
*''Hōjō Tokimune'' (2001), Hōjō Tokisuke
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*'' Rookies'' (2008), Minoru Yoshida
*'' Gaiji Keisatsu'' (2008), Kenji Sumimoto
*'' Bitter Blood'' (2014), Akimura Shimao
*'' The Unbrokwn'' (2016), Shiro Gyoten
*''On'' (2016), Iwao Atsuta
*'']Signal
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In ...
'' (2018)
*''Daughter of Lupin'' (2019–20), Takeru Mikumo
*'' What Will You Do, Ieyasu?'' (2023), Sekiguchi Ujizumi
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'' (2013), Desmond Sycamore, Jean Descole
References
*http://www.dramago.com/actor/4960_atsuro-watabe
External links
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Living people
1968 births
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Male actors from Tokyo
People from Shinjuku
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
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