Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe ( Japanese 渡 辺 文 雄 , Watanabe Fumio ; born October 31, 1929 in Tokyo , † August 4, 2004 ) was a Japanese actor .
Life
After studying at the University of Tokyo , he began his film career in 1956 in the Shochiku studio . From then until 2001 he worked in over 80 films and television series, including the first two films in the Sasori series with Meiko Kaji , in which he played the sadistic prison director Goda. He also appeared in commercials for Kikkoman and Taiho.
He was friends with Clive Williams Nicol .
In 2004 he died of liver cancer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: Barefoot through Hell - Part 2: The Road to Eternity ( Ningen no jôken )
- 1960: The Tomb of the Sun ( Taiyō no hakaba )
- 1968: Tokugawa - Tormented Women ( Tokugawa onna keibatsu-shi )
- 1969: The Boy ( Shōnen )
- 1972: Okami - The Sword of Vengeance ( Kozure ōkami: Ko o kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru )
- 1972: Sasori - Scorpion ( Joshū 701-gō: Sasori )
- 1972: Sasori: Jailhouse 41 ( Joshū sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bō )
- 1974: The Wildest of Them All ( Gekitotsu! Satsujinken )
- 1975: Panic on the Tokyo Express ( Shinkansen Daibakuha )
- 1975: Deep Throat in Tokyo ( Tōkyō dīpu surōto fujin )
- 1982: Kidnap Blues ( Kidonappu burūsu )
- 2001: Junjō shōtengai: Yūrei satsujin jiken
Web links
- Fumio Watanabe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watanabe, Fumio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 渡 辺 文 雄 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 4, 2004 |