Atsuro Watabe

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 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Notable credit(s)	Keizoku
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse(s)	Rikako Murakami ​ ​ (m. 1994⁠–⁠2005)​
Children	2

Career

Born in 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)

Television

• Mōri Motonari (1997), Mōri Okimoto
• Keizoku (1999), Tōru Mayama
• Rookies (2008), Minoru Yoshida
• Gaiji Keisatsu (2008), Kenji Sumimoto
• Bitter Blood (2014), Akimura Shimao
• Shizumanu Taiyō (2016), Shiro Gyoten
• On (2016), Iwao Atsuta
• Signal (Fuji TV, 2018)[3]
• Daughter of Lupin (Fuji TV, 2019–20)

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

1. "渡部篤郎&成海璃子&平山浩行". Terebi Dogatchi. Presentcast. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
2. "第19回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品". Japan Academy Prize Association.
3. "坂口健太郎主演連ドラで8年ぶり刑事役　北村一輝、渡部篤郎も". Mainichi. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

• http://www.dramago.com/actor/4960_atsuro-watabe

External links

• Official website
• Atsuro Watabe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia