Atsuro Watabe (渡部 篤郎, Watabe Atsurō, born 5 May 1968) is a Japanese actor.
Atsuro Watabe | |
|---|---|
渡部 篤郎 | |
| Born | May 5, 1968 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable credit | Keizoku |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouse | Rikako Murakami (m. 1994–2005)Unnamed (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Career
Born in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Watabe debuted as an actor on television in 1991 with the drama Seishun no mon.[1] He won awards of excellence in the best actor and new face categories at the 19th Japan Academy Prize in 1996 for the film Shizukana seikatsu, Juzo Itami's adaptation of his brother-in-law Kenzaburō Ōe's novel.[2]
Filmography
Movies
- Zebraman (2004), Oikawa
- Love Exposure (2008), Tetsu Honda
- Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009), Jean Descole (voice)
- The Flowers of War (2011), Colonel Hasegawa
- Masquerade Hotel (2019), Inagaki
- Daughter of Lupin the Movie (2021), Takeru Mikumo
- Masquerade Night (2021), Inagaki[3]
Television
- Mōri Motonari (NHK, 1997), Mōri Okimoto
- Unsolved Cases (1999), Tōru Mayama[4]
- Hōjō Tokimune (NHK, 2001), Hōjō Tokisuke[5]
- Rookies (2008), Minoru Yoshida
- Gaiji Keisatsu (2008), Kenji Sumimoto
- Bitter Blood (2014), Akimura Shimao
- Shizumanu Taiyō (Wowow, 2016), Shiro Gyoten
- On (2016), Iwao Atsuta
- Signal (Fuji TV, 2018)[6]
- Daughter of Lupin (Fuji TV, 2019–20), Takeru Mikumo
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (NHK, 2023), Sekiguchi Ujizumi[5]
Video games
- Professor Layton and the Last Specter (2009) - Jean Descole
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (2011) - Jean Descole
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (2013) - Desmond Sycamore, Jean Descole
References
External links
- Official website
- Atsuro Watabe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia