Watanabe Fumio

Name: Watanabe Fumio
Native name: 渡辺文雄
Also Known as: わたなべふみお
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: October 31, 1929
Died: August 4, 2004

Fumio Watanabe 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. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1996	Oishii Kankei Japanese Drama, 1996, 11 eps Fujiwara Haruhiko (Support Role)	11	Fujiwara Haruhiko Support Role	6.9
1996	Yumegoyomi Nagasaki Bugyo Japanese Drama, 1996, 21 eps Matsudaira Sadanobu (Support Role)	21	Matsudaira Sadanobu Support Role	0.0
1994	Shizukanaru Don Japanese Drama, 1994, 19 eps (Ep. 2) (Guest Role)	19	(Ep. 2) Guest Role	6.0
1993	Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari 2 Japanese Drama, 1993, 49 eps Kono [Director of Kanto General Hospital] (Ep. 8, 17) (Guest Role)	49	Kono [Director of Kanto General Hospital] (Ep. 8, 17) Guest Role	0.0
1993	Jealousy Japanese Drama, 1993, 11 eps Sugimura Shuzo (Support Role)	11	Sugimura Shuzo Support Role	0.0
1981	Tadaima Hokago Season 3 Japanese Drama, 1981, 12 eps (Support Role)	12	Support Role	0.0
1977	Yabo Japanese Drama, 1977, 24 eps Sakurazawa Ryozo (Guest Role)	24	Sakurazawa Ryozo Guest Role	0.0
1975	Genroku Taiheiki Japanese Drama, 1975, 52 eps Naomasa Nanbu (Support Role)	52	Naomasa Nanbu Support Role	5.0
1971	Kugatsu wa Maboroshi no Umi Japanese Drama, 1971, 6 eps (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	6	(Ep. 1) Guest Role	0.0
1971	Ooka Echizen Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1971, 28 eps (Ep. 5) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 5) Guest Role	0.0
1970	Ooka Echizen Japanese Drama, 1970, 28 eps (Support Role)	28	Support Role	2.0
1968	Yoru no Shuyaku Japanese Drama, 1968, 26 eps Anzai (Support Role)	26	Anzai Support Role	0.0
1967	Ultraseven Japanese Drama, 1967, 49 eps Kanego Gen (Ep. 45) (Guest Role)	49	Kanego Gen (Ep. 45) Guest Role	7.5
1966	Minamoto no Yoshitsune Japanese Drama, 1966, 52 eps Ike Hachiro (Support Role)	52	Ike Hachiro Support Role	6.0
1965	Taikoki Japanese Drama, 1965, 52 eps Takeda Katsuyori (Support Role)	52	Takeda Katsuyori Support Role	1.0
1964	Jiro Monogatari Japanese Drama, 1964, 101 eps (Support Role)	101	Support Role	0.0
1964	Uzushio Japanese Drama, 1964, 310 eps (Support Role)	310	Support Role	8.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1997	Kagi: Director's Cut Kanzenban Japanese Movie, 1997, (Support Role)	Support Role	1.0
1988	Dogra Magra Japanese Movie, 1988, [Police superintendent] (Support Role)	[Police superintendent] Support Role	7.0
1982	Kidnapping Blues Japanese Movie, 1982, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.8
1980	Disciples of Hippocrates Japanese Movie, 1980, Kawamoto Seizaburo (Support Role)	Kawamoto Seizaburo Support Role	6.5
1978	Never Give Up Japanese Movie, 1978, Yoshida (Support Role)	Yoshida Support Role	6.4
1975	Dynamic Islands Japanese Movie, 1975, [Opposition Representative] (Support Role)	[Opposition Representative] Support Role	1.0
1975	Tokyowan Enjo Japanese Movie, 1975, Reporter Iwado Tatsuya (Support Role)	Reporter Iwado Tatsuya Support Role	2.0
1975	The Bullet Train Japanese Movie, 1975, Miyashita (Support Role)	Miyashita Support Role	7.6
1975	Kokuso Sezu Japanese Movie, 1975, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1975	Roads for Honor Japanese Movie, 1975, Tokin Sanjiro (Support Role)	Tokin Sanjiro Support Role	0.0
1974	It Was a Faint Dream Japanese Movie, 1974, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.6
1974	My Way Japanese Movie, 1974, [Defendant Lawyer] (Support Role)	[Defendant Lawyer] Support Role	0.0
1974	School of the Holy Beast Japanese Movie, 1974, Kakinuma Nobuyuki (Support Role)	Kakinuma Nobuyuki Support Role	7.1
1973	Sakura no Daimon Japanese Movie, 1973, Murakoshi (Support Role)	Murakoshi Support Role	0.0
1973	Yakuza to Koso: Jitsuroku Ando Gumi Japanese Movie, 1973, Hasumi (Support Role)	Hasumi Support Role	0.0
1972	Yakuza to Koso Japanese Movie, 1972, Takayama (Support Role)	Takayama Support Role	0.0
1972	Kizu darake jinsei furui do de gonzansu Japanese Movie, 1972, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Japanese Movie, 1972, Yagyu Bizennokami (Support Role)	Yagyu Bizennokami Support Role	7.5
1971	Gorotsuki Mushuku Japanese Movie, 1971, Karasawa (Support Role)	Karasawa Support Role	0.0
1971	The Ceremony Japanese Movie, 1971, Sakurada Susumu (Support Role)	Sakurada Susumu Support Role	6.9
1971	Boryo Kudan Sai Buso Japanese Movie, 1971, Inspector Masaki (Support Role)	Inspector Masaki Support Role	0.0
1971	Woman Gambler's Iron Rule Japanese Movie, 1971, Kuromon Matsujiro (Support Role)	Kuromon Matsujiro Support Role	6.0
1971	Nihon Aku Nin Den Japanese Movie, 1971, (Unknown)	Unknown	1.0
1970	Thugs of Shinjuku Japanese Movie, 1970, [Classification section manager] (Support Role)	[Classification section manager] Support Role	0.0
1970	Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate The Assassin Japanese Movie, 1970, Natsui Takeshi (Support Role)	Natsui Takeshi Support Role	0.0
1970	Brothers of Capones Japanese Movie, 1970, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1970	Buraikan Japanese Movie, 1970, Moritaya Seizo (Support Role)	Moritaya Seizo Support Role	6.6
1969	Boy Japanese Movie, 1969, Omura Takeo [Father] (Main Role)	Omura Takeo [Father] Main Role	7.1
1969	Kanto Gangster Woman Japanese Movie, 1969, [Detective Motoyama] (Support Role)	[Detective Motoyama] Support Role	10.0
1969	Diary of a Shinjuku Thief Japanese Movie, 1969, Self (Support Role)	Self Support Role	6.2
1968	Shogun's Joys of Torture Japanese Movie, 1968, Ichinoshin Nanbara (Main Role)	Ichinoshin Nanbara Main Role	6.3
1968	Kushiro no Yoru Japanese Movie, 1968, Goda Zo (Support Role)	Goda Zo Support Role	0.0
1968	Three Resurrected Drunkards Japanese Movie, 1968, [Middle-aged man] (Support Role)	[Middle-aged man] Support Role	6.6
1968	Gambler's Farewell Japanese Movie, 1968, Karasawa Eiji (Support Role)	Karasawa Eiji Support Role	0.0
1968	Kanto Onna Yakuza Japanese Movie, 1968, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1967	The Hoodlum Priest Japanese Movie, 1967, Kansuke (Support Role)	Kansuke Support Role	4.0
1967	Yanagase Blues Japanese Movie, 1967, Gondoh Hayato (Support Role)	Gondoh Hayato Support Role	0.0
1966	Silence Has No Wings Japanese Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.5
1966	Violence at Noon Japanese Movie, 1966, Detective Haraguchi (Support Role)	Detective Haraguchi Support Role	6.5
1965	Pleasures of the Flesh Japanese Movie, 1965, [Hanawa's underling] (Support Role)	[Hanawa's underling] Support Role	6.6
1962	Four Sisters Japanese Movie, 1962, Sakurai Tatsu (Support Role)	Sakurai Tatsu Support Role	6.0
1961	As the Clouds Scatter Japanese Movie, 1961, Nomoto (Support Role)	Nomoto Support Role	6.0
1961	Epitaph Of My Love Japanese Movie, 1961, Kimura Taiichi (Support Role)	Kimura Taiichi Support Role	6.0
1961	The Burning Sunset Japanese Movie, 1961, "Football" (Support Role)	"Football" Support Role	6.7
1960	The Tragedy of Bushido Japanese Movie, 1960, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1960	Late Autumn Japanese Movie, 1960, Sugiyama Tsuneo (Support Role)	Sugiyama Tsuneo Support Role	7.7
1960	The River Fuefuki Japanese Movie, 1960, (Unknown)	Unknown	2.0
1960	Night and Fog in Japan Japanese Movie, 1960, Nozawa Haruaki (Main Role)	Nozawa Haruaki Main Role	6.9
1960	Volunteering for Villainy Japanese Movie, 1960, Kawamura Yasuo (Main Role)	Kawamura Yasuo Main Role	0.0
1960	Rokudenashi Japanese Movie, 1960, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.0
1960	Cruel Story of Youth Japanese Movie, 1960, Akimoto Toru (Support Role)	Akimoto Toru Support Role	6.6
1960	Only She Knows Japanese Movie, 1960, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1960	The Sun's Burial Japanese Movie, 1960, Yosehei (Support Role)	Yosehei Support Role	6.8
1959	The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Japanese Movie, 1959, Sanbo (Bit part)	Sanbo Bit part	8.0
1959	A City of Love and Hope Japanese Movie, 1959, Yuji (Main Role)	Yuji Main Role	7.0
1959	Let's Go Steadily Japanese Movie, 1959, Sakurai Shigeru (Support Role)	Sakurai Shigeru Support Role	2.0
1959	One Sunset Japanese Movie, 1959, [Young Suitor] (Guest Role)	[Young Suitor] Guest Role	2.0
1958	Equinox Flower Japanese Movie, 1958, Naganuma Ichiro (Support Role)	Naganuma Ichiro Support Role	7.6
1958	Yoku Japanese Movie, 1958, Mochida Katsuhiko (Support Role)	Mochida Katsuhiko Support Role	0.0
1957	Kuroi Kawa Japanese Movie, 1957, Nishida Kenzo (Main Role)	Nishida Kenzo Main Role	6.9
1957	Elegy of the North Japanese Movie, 1957, Furuse Tatsumi (Support Role)	Furuse Tatsumi Support Role	6.2
1956	Fountainhead Japanese Movie, 1956, Kuroiwa (Support Role)	Kuroiwa Support Role	6.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1996	Career Advancement and Left Turn Japanese Special, 1996, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	2.0
1981	Yami no Naka no Kogane Japanese Special, 1981, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1966	Kurayami no Ushimatsu Japanese Special, 1966, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1962	Kuchibiru wa Wasurenai Japanese Special, 1962, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1962	Sonohi wa Ame ga Futte ita Japanese Special, 1962, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1979	Shoujo Tantei Super W Japanese TV Show, 1979, 30 eps Inspector Toyama Kinzo (Regular Member)	30	Inspector Toyama Kinzo Regular Member	0.0

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