Fumio Watanabe
October 31, 1929 · 96 years old
Fumio Watanabe October 31, 1929 – August 4, 2004 was a Japanese actor most known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Nagisa Oshima. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from the University of Tokyo before joining the Shōchiku studio in 1956.
Known For
16 titles
Late Autumn
A widow tries to marry off her daughter with the help of her late husband's three friends.
The Street Fighter
After failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karateka protects the daughter of a recently-deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate gunning for her inheritance.
Equinox Flower
A businessman clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband.
Death by Hanging
A Korean man is sentenced to death by hanging, but he survives the execution. For the following two hours, his executioners try to work out how to handle the situation in this black farce.
Bullet Train
Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.
Boy
A young boy reluctantly aids his swindling father in a threatening scam.
The Pleasures of the Flesh
After Atsushi commits murder, he is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase full of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.
The Ceremony
Upon receiving a shocking telegram from his cousin, a man recounts his early life, as a member of a broad family full of dark secrets that slowly reveal themselves through the clan ceremonies.
Violence at Noon
Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering rapist.
The Sun's Burial
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
Night and Fog in Japan
Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense and confrontational look at the decline of a socialist student activists' movement in Japan.
Ninja Warriors
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding plac...
Three Resurrected Drunkards
A carefree afternoon at the beach turns into a comic misadventure when three young Japanese men are mistaken for illegal Korean residents.
Nippon no akuryo
Murase is a bodyguard in a yakuza group. Ochiai is a police officer who once was a student activist. When they meet, they are surprised how identical they look. They decide to trade places with each other.
Gambler's Farewell
The story of men devoted to the Yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading Yakuza power.
