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Tetsu Watanabe

Actor · 99 credits · 14 in highly-rated films

Best known for Fireworks (1997)

Frequent collaborators: Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tarō Suwa, Kanji Tsuda, Riki Takeuchi

Best Tetsu Watanabe movies by genre

Movies (99 total, ranked by score)

  1. Fireworks

    1997 · ★ 7.7 (797 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    1

  2. The Cat Returns

    2002 · ★ 7.1 (2,512 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Animation

    2

  3. Sonatine

    1993 · ★ 7.5 (699 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    3

  4. Cold Fish

    2011 · ★ 6.9 (414 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    4

  5. Darc

    2018 · ★ 6.1 (199 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    5

  6. Himizu

    2012 · ★ 7.0 (177 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    6

  7. Railways

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Shino Can't Say Her Name

    2018 · ★ 7.0 (8 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. The Pretenders

    2021 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. River Returns

    2025 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    10

  11. Baby Assassins 2

    2023 · ★ 6.6 (57 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    11

  12. Enter the Fat Dragon

    2020 · ★ 6.3 (137 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    12

  13. A Samurai Chronicle

    2014 · ★ 7.4 (8 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Sleeping Man

    1996 · ★ 7.8 (9 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Suspicious Married Woman Telekura Report

    1996 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    15

  16. Takeshis'

    2005 · ★ 6.1 (89 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    16

  17. Police Branch 82: Rebirth

    1996 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Action, Crime

    17

  18. The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

    2015 · ★ 7.1 (7 votes)

    Action, Drama

    18

  19. A Janitor

    2021 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Drama, Action

    19

  20. You'll Die Six Hours Later

    2008 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    20

  21. Blood Oath

    1990 · ★ 5.4 (9 votes)

    Drama, War

    21

  22. Sunday's Dream

    1999 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Sumo Road - The Musical

    2015 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    23

  24. Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

    2002 · ★ 5.8 (28 votes)

    Horror

    24

  25. Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell

    1994 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    25

  26. Kagerô 2

    1996

    Crime, Drama

    26

  27. XX: Beautiful Killing Machine

    1996 · ★ 5.8 (21 votes)

    Crime, Action

    27

  28. Suiheisen

    2024

    Drama

    28

  29. This Man

    2024 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Horror

    29

  30. Birdcage of Horrors

    1999 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.