Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

75 · Born: Mar 11, 1950

Personal Details

Height5' 11"
BornMar 11, 1950 Tokoname, Japan

Biography

Tetsu Watanabe is a multifaceted and accomplished Japanese performer, equally adept in the realms of film and television, with a career spanning over three decades.

His most notable role to date is arguably the voice of Yama-inu in the 1997 animated masterpiece Princess Mononoke, directed by the renowned Hayao Miyazaki.

Throughout his extensive career, which commenced in 1989, Watanabe has appeared in an impressive array of over 90 films, showcasing his remarkable versatility as an actor.

One of his more recent notable roles was in the 2021 American horror Western film Prisoners of the Ghostland, where he had the opportunity to share the screen with the talented Nicolas Cage.

Career

2024
Sunny
Sunny as Reiji
2018
Darc
Darc as Ginzo Kageyama
2016
Run for Love
Run for Love as Sushi Chef
Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla as Kooriyama : Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management
Silence
Silence as Prison Guard #2
2015
2013
2011
Themis
Themis as Shozo Yoruno
2010
Cold Fish
Cold Fish as Takayasu TsuTsui
2008
End Call
End Call as Sayoko's Father
2007
Kantoku · Banzai!
Kantoku · Banzai! as Noh Mask Man
2006
Gamera the Brave
Gamera the Brave as Victim in ocean
2005
Tatchi
Tatchi as Head of Boxing Department
The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns as Muta (voice)
1999
Ley Lines
Ley Lines as Kondo
1997
Fireworks
Fireworks as Junkyard Owner
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke as Wild Dog (voice)
1996
Non-Stop
Non-Stop as Chef
Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly as Katsushika Group Boss
1995
1994
Zeiram 2
Zeiram 2 as Taguchi
1993
Sonatine
Sonatine as Uechi
1992
Minbo
Minbo as Akechi
1990
Blood Oath
Blood Oath as Captain Ikeuchi