
Atsushi Watanabe
Actor · b. 1947 · Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Movies11
Movie8.5AnimeActionSangokushi is set in the waning days of the Han dynasty. Central rule has disintegrated, and the land is controlled by multiple warlords. Liu Bei Xuande is a warrior who aspires to build a just state and to serve the people.
Movie6.2CrimeAfter World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tries to compete. Now sides are drawn among the local yakuza guys who used to be best friends since their childhood, and brother fights brother. It results in the biggest yakuza war in Okinawa.
Movie7.0AnimeActionThe sequel to 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' (1985)
Movie7.0WarDramaWith World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
Movie9.0
Movie5.6DramaWarIn the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
Movie9.0Drama
Movie4.0AnimeAnimationA story of two mates, Pitcher and catcher on a pro-baseball team, devoted to their game, bikes, girls and having a good time. When they meet a girl who is still mourning the death of her boyfriend in a bike accident, they try to help—though her beauty means their motives may not be entirely altruistic!
Movie10.0RomanceDramaRomance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix
MovieDrama
Movie7.0Crime
Series8
TVDramaThe 9th NHK Asadora. Starring Naoko Otani as a young woman living with her grandmother.
TVDocumentaryJapanese home reform. Homes are chosen from viewers who write in explaining unique problems, like small space, broken or damaged home, no bathroom, no insulation, too old, not elderly friendly, etc. The show showcases some of the worst living conditions before, then goes through a reformation to modernize the home and meet the needs of the owners. Alias name is "Before After"
TVDramaThe 44th NHK Asadora about a man who developed an early television system.
TV9.5Crime
TVAkizuki Rokurōta was born as a child of Tokugawa Ieyasu, but since he is a twin with Tokugawa Iemitsu he is not allowed an official place within the Tokugawa family. Sent away as an adopted son, he continues his wandering journey. One day, he accidentally encounters Toyotomi Hideyori's son Toyotomi Hideya, his mother Katsura-no-miya Renko and their maidservant Sasaka, survivors of the Shogunate attack on Osaka Castle years before who are now fleeing from their refuge in Kyoto. The Tokugawa Shogunate and Yagyū clan are trying to capture or kill them, while on the other hand villains want to use them. Akizuki Rokurōta decides to protect them from both sides.
TV6.0Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyThe eighth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series.
TV10.0ComedyAn action comedy in which five people from the Aso detective agency aim to make a lot of money quickly through various commisions.
TVDramaGinji (Teruhiko Aoi), together with Yasugoro, a bathhouse owner, Toshiro, a ronin, Kojiro, a samurai retainer's son, and Omitsu, a kimono shop owner's daughter .... use drumsticks as a weapon against the evil that lurks in the city of Edo.