Atsushi Watanabe (actor, born 1898)

Atsushi Watanabe
渡辺 篤
Born	9 April 1898 Tokyo, Japan
Died	27 February 1977(1977-02-27) (aged 78) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1921–1970

Atsushi Watanabe (渡辺 篤, Watanabe Atsushi, 9 April 1898 – 27 February 1977) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films from 1921 to 1970.

Career

Starting out in Asakusa Opera, Watanabe shifted to film in 1921, joining Makino Educational Pictures, a precursor to Makino Film Productions. Moving to other studios, he eventually settled at Shochiku's Kamata studio in 1925 and eventually became established as a comic star, often appearing in Torajiro Saito's films. He eventually joined the revue company of Roppa Furukawa and made films at Toho. In the postwar era, he appeared in a number of films by Akira Kurosawa.

Selected filmography

• 1921: Kyôdainaka wa
• 1922: Aa, Konishi junsa
• 1922: Aru shinbun kisha no shuki
• 1924: Shiragiku no uta
• 1924: Nemurerû daichî
• 1924: Mikazuki Oroku: zenpen
• 1925: Kagaribi no yoru
• 1925: Momoiro no toge
• 1925: Mahjong
• 1925: Umi no himitsu
• 1925: Koizuma - Rakugoka Koiasa
• 1925: Yôsei chi ni otsureba
• 1925: Aisai no himitsu
• 1925: Mikazuki oroku
• 1925: Mâjan
• 1925: Korerâ seibatsû
• 1925: Goiken gomuyô
• 1926: Nayamashiki koro
• 1926: Don Kyûnoshin
• 1926: Karabotan
• 1926: Ama - Nangoku-hen
• 1926: Cosmos saku koro
• 1926: Junanbana - Hayashi Kenichi [bank president]
• 1926: Yume no koban musume shiranami
• 1926: Venisû no funauta
• 1926: Shinkon jidai
• 1927: Kyûkanchô - Torakichi Ôyama - Chimney sweeper
• 1927: Shôwa jidai - Yasuda's assistant
• 1927: Kafe no joô
• 1927: Mura no isha gendai no on'nanoko e
• 1927: Shinsô no bijô
• 1927: Shinkônshâ kyoiku
• 1927: Mura no isha to modan garû
• 1928: Moshimo kanojo ga
• 1928: Katsudôkyô
• 1928: Renai futari angya
• 1928: Odore wakamono
• 1928: Hito no yo no sugata
• 1928: Hirotta hanayome
• 1928: Riku no ôja
• 1928: Teishû soju
• 1928: Nonkimono
• 1928: Gokurôsama
• 1928: Doraku goshinan
• 1928: Appare bîdanshî
• 1929: Ahiru onna
• 1929: Iroke tappuri
• 1929: Kibô
• 1929: Yôkina uta
• 1929: Oyaji to sono ko
• 1929: Shunyo kôitatehikî
• 1929: Renai dai-ikka
• 1929: Aishite chodaî
• 1930: Shingun - Soldier
• 1930: Reijin - A gentleman
• 1930: Kânôjo wa dôkoê iku
• 1930: Hohoemu jinsei
• 1930: Modern okusama
• 1930: Umi no kôshinkyoku
• 1930: Seishun no chi wa odoru
• 1930: Ubawareta kuchibiru
• 1930: Tatakarê teishû
• 1930: Sêntantekî dawanê
• 1930: Îroke dangô sodoki
• 1930: Chotto demashita sânkakuyarô
• 1931: Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are - Zenpen: Nihon hen - Yoshida, secretary
• 1931: Machî no runpên
• 1931: Kagoya dainagôn
• 1931: The Neighbor's Wife and Mine - Shibano Shinnsaku
• 1931: Runpen niwaka daijin
• 1931: Kono ana wo miyo
• 1932: Kuma no deru kaikonchi - Sahei
• 1932: Amerika koro
• 1932: Midori no kishu - Horse groom Genzo
• 1932: Mâchi seîshun sôtohen
• 1932: Shin senjô
• 1932: Konjiki yasha - Tadatsugu Toyama
• 1932: Modan hakusho
• 1934: Karisome no kuchibeni - Ogata
• 1937: Gyudarê chôtokyu
• 1939: Roppa no Ôkubo Hikozaemon
• 1939: Musume no negai wa tada hitotsu
• 1939: Roppa no komoriuta
• 1939: Tokyo blues
• 1939: Roppa uta no miyako e yuku
• 1940: Oyako kujira
• 1941: Kinô kieta otoko - Kanko
• 1941: Kodakara fûfu - Watanabe, Goto's secretary
• 1941: Hasegawa Roppa no Iemitsu to Hikoza
• 1941: Otoko no hanamichi - Kasuke
• 1943: Ongaku dai-shingun
• 1944: Tanoshiki kana jinsei - Clockmaker Shûkichi
• 1944: Shibaidô
• 1945: Tokkan ekichô
• 1947: Todoroki sensei
• 1947: One Wonderful Sunday - Yamamoto
• 1947: Shin baka jidadi: Zenpen
• 1947: Shin baka jidai: kôhen
• 1948: Konjiki yasha: Kôhen
• 1949: Nodojiman-kyô jidai
• 1949: Hana kurabe tanuki-goten
• 1949: Otoko no namida
• 1949: Umon torimonochô: Nazo no hachijûhachi-ya - Matsu
• 1949: Odoroki ikka
• 1950: Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
• 1950: Shimikin no muteki keirin-ô
• 1950: Enoken no happyakuya-danuki ôabare
• 1951: Umon torimonochô: Katame ookami - 'Chongire' no Matsu
• 1951: Joshu Garasu
• 1952: Yagura daiko - Zenba
• 1952: Musume jûku wa mada junjô yo - Yoshibei Echigoya
• 1952: Ikiru - Patient
• 1952: Ashita wa gekkyûbi - Furugaki
• 1952: Hanayome wa na muko chanbara bushi
• 1953: Botchan - Teacher
• 1954: Jyazû sutaa tanjô
• 1954: Seven Samurai - Bun Seller
• 1954: Natsu matsuri rakugochoyo
• 1954: Sorcerer's Orb
• 1954: Heiji torimono hikae: yurei daimyo
• 1955: Kago de iku no wa
• 1954: Appare koshinuke chindochu
• 1955: I Live in Fear - Factory Worker Ishida
• 1956: Taifû sôdôki
• 1957: Hesokuri oyaji
• 1957: Akuma no kao - New croquette shop owner
• 1957: Donzoko: Ralé - Kuna
• 1957: Hana kurenai ni - Sen'yama
• 1957: Musume sanbagarasu
• 1958: Nitôhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
• 1958: Nitôhei monogatari: Aa senyû no maki
• 1959: Senryô-jishi - Kansuke
• 1960: Tenpô rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi
• 1960: Kyôsaitô sôsai ni eikô are - Tanimura
• 1960: Tôkkaidô kaginuke chindochu
• 1961: Shin nitôhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki
• 1961: Hatamoto kenka taka - Yobei Tajimaya
• 1961: Yojimbo - The Cooper - Coffin-Maker
• 1961: Kaidan Oiwa no borei
• 1962: Nippon no obaachan - Suzumura
• 1962: Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki
• 1963: Bakurô ichidai - Ogasawara
• 1963: Okashina yatsu - Takuetsu
• 1965: The Scarlet Camellia - Yosuke
• 1965: Red Beard - Patient B
• 1966: Ohana han - Kitakawara, Ôzu town mayor
• 1968: Sukurappu shûdan
• 1970: Dodes'ka-den - Mr. Tanba (final film role)

External links

• Atsushi Watanabe at IMDb