Hiroyuki Watanabe
Hiroyuki Watanabe | |
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渡辺 裕之 | |
| Born | December 9, 1955 Ibaraki, Japan |
| Died | May 3, 2022 (aged 66) Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–2022 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Hideko Hara (before 2022) |
Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡辺 裕之, Watanabe Hiroyuki, 9 December 1955 – 3 May 2022) was a Japanese actor. He primarily acted in dramas, of which a handful are tokusatsu series. One of his latest roles was as Taiga Saejima in the tokusatsu series GARO. He also played Kamen Rider Gaoh in the Kamen Rider Den-O movie, Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!.
Life
Watanabe was born in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on 9 December 1955. He graduated from Takushoku University, Faculty of Commerce. During his studies at the university, he learned German while working for the German airline company Lufthansa.[1]
Watanabe began his career in entertainment by appearing in a Coca-Cola television commercial in 1980.[2]
He married actress Hideko Hara (原 日出子, Hara Hideko) in 1994.
Watanabe was found dead at his private gym in the basement of his home on 3 May 2022,[3] and his death was announced by his management agency on May 5.[4] The cause of death was reportedly suicide by hanging.[3][4]
Filmography
Films
- Shinjuku Outlaw (1994)
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) – Yutaka Hirose
- Cromartie High - The Movie (2005) - Freddie
- Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (2007) - Kamen Rider Gaoh
- Everly (2014) - Taiko
- Day and Night (2019)
- In Full Bloom (2020) - Tetsuro Tokugawa
- Iyashi no Kokoromi (2020)
- Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
- A Dog Named Palma (2021)[5]
- Nobutora (2021) - Oda Nobunaga[6]
- Tears of Persephone (2022)[7]
- Popran (2022)[8]
- 1446: An Eternal Minute (2022)[9]
- Sadako DX (2022)[10]
Television
- Ai no Arashi (1986)
- Tōyama no Kin-san (1992)
- Onihei Hankachō (1994)
- Ultraman Gaia (1998) - Commander Akio Ishimuro
- Aoi (2000) - Asano Yoshinaga
- Oyabun wa Jesus Sama (2000) – Jesus Christ
- Toshiie and Matsu (2002) - Ikeda Tsuneoki
- GARO (2005-2006) – Taiga Saejima
- GARO: Beast of the White Night (2006) – Taiga Saejima
- LoveDeath (2006)
- Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)
- No Side Manager (2019) - Saburō Tsuda
Japanese dubbing
- Batman – Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton)
- Batman Returns – Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton)
- Cocktail (1991 Fuji TV edition) – Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise)
- Top Gun (1989 Fuji TV edition) – Maverick (Tom Cruise)
References
- ^ "故郷を誇りに、真っ直ぐに : 映画「天心」に出演している 渡辺 裕之さん". Joyo Living 常陽リビング. October 7, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "渡辺裕之、行きつけのイタリアンで語る「大林宣彦監督の遺言」". Smart FLASH (in Japanese). Kobunsha. July 7, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "渡辺裕之さん死去、66歳 自宅トレーニング室で発見 「縊死されました」妻原日出子事務所代表". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "訃報 渡辺裕之" [Obituary Hiroyuki Watanabe] (Press release) (in Japanese). YK Agent. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "忠犬パルマの実話もとにした日露合作「ハチとパルマの物語」特報公開". Natalie. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "映画『信虎 信玄陣没！国主の帰還』について". Miyaobi Publishing. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "ペルセポネーの泪". eiga.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "ポプラン". eiga.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "永遠の1分。". eiga.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "貞子DX". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
External links
- Unicorn-net.com - Watanabe's official website
- Hiroyuki Watanabe at IMDb
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