Personal Info
Birth date
1968-05-05 (57 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
와타베 아츠로
آتتسورو واتابه
Atsuro Watabe
Biography
We dont have a biography for Atsuro Watabe
Filmography
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
7.7
Overview:
The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo. Takechiyo lost his father during a war. He grew up lonely and away from his mother. Takechiyo didn't have a clue about what his future would hold. He then has a dramatic meeting with the young Oda Nobunaga.First Love
NYR
Overview:
Kasumi is shocked to discover that her older sister's fiance is the man she first fell in love with five years ago in high school. At the time, he was her high school teacher and ultimately quit his job racked with guilt over their relationship. Kasumi was deeply hurt and struggled for a long time to overcome her sadness. Now the two of them must come to terms with their secret past before the ones they care about in the present are hurt.Masamune Shogun
9.2
Overview:
Broadcast TV drama NHK broadcast on January 4 to December 13, 1987 (Showa 62). In the questionnaire survey conducted by NHK, it is shining in the most favorite river drama. The original is Yamaka Sosaichi's novel "Date Masamune", the biggest drama on the theme of the Date house was the first time in 17 years since the "Shinnogi remained" (1970), which painted Datejo in the Edo period. It depicts the life of Matsudo Date of Sengoku warrior · Date Masamune who built the foundation of Sendai clan 620,000 stones in his generation as a result of my own wisdom and talent.Signal
6.8
Overview:
Two detectives communicate through a walkie-talkie to solve a cold case. One detective exists in the present day, and the other detective exists 15 years in the past.Rookies
7.6
Overview:
Led by their fervent teacher, a high school baseball team full of delinquents vows to make it all the way to the national championship tournament.Avalanche
7.4
Overview:
Seiichi Habu is a member of the mysterious outlaw group Avalanche. The group exists at a time when moral hazards run rampant among politicians, bureaucrats, businesses, and even among ordinary people.A Fading Summer
8.714
Overview:
A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of a newborn baby at a big hospital 20 years ago. The criminal demanded a ransom from the director of the hospital instead of the parents. But after the criminal had the large sum of money in hand, he died in an accident while being pursued by the police. The baby was never found. Kaji Hidekazu, a former hotshot journalist who has become deadwood in the wake of an incident, is ordered by the newspaper to re-investigate the kidnapping case. He finds out the shocking, tragic truth which had been kept under wraps.Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
NYR
Overview:
The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.I Wanna Fall in Love
NYR
Overview:
A story that examines the relationships and bonds that seven random people share with one another and how that bond develops over the course of the series. Beginning with a meeting of six of them. The seven main characters are named after the colours of the rainbow.ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad
7.4
Overview:
The ST is a group of outcasts though each highly talented in their realm of specialty. Besides Akagi, the team includes a female profiler with a boyish appearance and a phobia of "orderly" things who is never afraid to speak out, a female physicist with a superhuman hearing ability that can pick up sounds afar and a constant fear of being "constrained," a combat-skilled chemist with an acute sense of smell and an aversion to pointy objects, and a monk who would have won the Nobel prize in chemistry if he had chosen the path to do so. In short, the "ST" is a menagerie of odd people which makes Yurine question whether his promotion was just a one-way ticket off of the career track...But gradually, the ST team begins to grow on Yurine, as he does everything he can to sustain the team. Can the ST prove themselves worthy of their badge and prevent their disintegration, and will Akagi and Yurine's partnership somehow find common ground to overcome their differences?Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi
NYR
Overview:
Kanoko Saho is fired from her father's company, Fawn. She worked hard in the manufracturing world but was fired regardless. In the background is the ploy of person called a "headhunter". Watari Kaori, who calls herself a headhunter, appears in front of Saho. As a result, Saho begins working at the same headhunting company, "Forteflows", as Watari. Saho works confronting clients while a dark cloud begins to drift over Fawn.Who Do You Think You Are?
NYR
Overview:
While working in the leisurely atmosphere at a food company's factory, Futaro is asked to return to their corporate headquarters by his good friend. Unfortunately, he finds himself assistant to Izumi, a highly demanding expert on Italian food culture. Futaro gets off to a rocky start with his new female boss, and always seems to be saying or doing the wrong thing. He also doesn't seem to be particularly suited to his new position on the Italian Restaurant Project, considering he doesn't even like tomatoes! But Futaro may still have a few tricks left up his sleeve that he can use to win over Izumi and find success in his new job.Hagetaka
NYR
Overview:
During turbulent economic times in Japan, Masahiko Washizu leads a foreign investment fund and is criticized for being a vulture. He tries to buy a bank and another company that are experiencing financial depression.GAME OF SPY
5.2
Overview:
Hashiba Takeru is the leader of Global Operation Service (GOS), a secret spy organization housed within the Public Security Investigation Bureau which is tasked with eradicating criminals who are targeting Japan for various reasons.Daughter of Lupin
7.2
Overview:
Hana comes from a family that has been thieves for generations. Hana refuses to become a thief and she wants to live a normal life. She currently works as a librarian and she is dating Kazuma, who works as a public officer. She hears that Kazuma's family are all public officers. One day, Hana visits Kazuma's family. She discovers that Kazuma's family, including Kazuma, are actually all police officers. Hana gets involved in a case and falls into trouble.Captured Hospital
7
Overview:
The story is set in a big hospital which is infiltrated and taken over by an armed group wearing devil masks. Musashi Saburo a police officer on leave of absence has to save the hostages within a set time limit.Yokoyama Hideo Suspense
NYR
Overview:
There are four episodes based on short stories by mystery novelist Yokoyama Hideo. Each episode depicts a stand-alone murder mystery.Shita-Machi Rocket -Engineer vs. Elite-
7
Overview:
Kohei’s company holds the patent of an engine valve system required to develop a space rocket. Will he finally be part of a successful rocket launch?Hojo Tokimune
NYR
Overview:
The 40th NHK Taiga Drama is Hojo Tokimune. It tells the dramatic and turbulent life of young shikken Hojo Tokimune, and his successful defense of Japan from invasion by Mongolia in the 1200's. It is a tragic story of betrayal and clan wars and Hojo Tokimune is at the center of it all. The main focus of the story is Hojo Tokiyori's older sons, their relationship, and their views and actions concerning Kublai Khan's attempted invasion. The two brothers, Tokimune and Tokisuke, are torn apart by politics.Beautiful Life
8.4
Overview:
Kyoko, a young woman with an unhindered spirit despite being physically bound to a wheelchair due to illness, and Shuji, a stylish and popular fashion magazine hairstylist, are brought together in a fateful traffic incident. Despite their confrontational meeting, they soon find themselves falling in love, with Shuji drawn to her courage and enthusiasm and Kyoko attracted to his ability to look beyond her physical limitations and into her heart. However, Kyoko's protective older brother and her worsening condition begin to test the bounds of their love for each other and threaten to end their beautiful life together.Into the White Night
7.3
Overview:
What happens with two children commit two different muders in order to protect each other? Does salvation exist for them? In order to walk beneath the sun once more, Ryouji and Yukiho find themselves in a twisted web from which neither can escape without abandoning the other. Having no one but each other, this drama follows the events the follow that fateful day… 14 years ago.Forever Child
8.5
Overview:
When three 12-year-old victims of child abuse are introduced to each other at a mental hospital, they form a bond that proves to be unbroken by personal growth and adulthood. After saving Yuki, from drowning in the ocean, Ryohei and Shoichiro consider themselves her protector....a feeling that carries over into adulthood. When the three are reunited seventeen years after meeting at the mental hospital, they find that their feelings for each other are just as strong as before. Yuki now cares for others as a nurse, Shoichiro is a controlling lawyer, and Ryohei is a career police investigator. When a body surfaces in the local river, the three are drawn into a series of murders to which they all feel powerfully connected...Kashi Mashi Meshi
NYR
Overview:
A man killed himself. Due to his death, three of his former classmates from art school, reunite for the first time in a long while. These three people have connections to the man in different ways, including his ex-girlfriend, the manager of a rugby club where the man played, and his ex-boyfriend. While struggling with their own lives, these three people begin to meet and have meals together.Dakara Korosenakatta
NYR
Overview:
Serial killer vs newspaper reporter. A shocking mystery depicting an unprecedented theatrical crime! Can the reporter played by Hiroshi Tamaki stop the assault of serial killers with "words"???The Unbroken
8
Overview:
WOWOW brings acclaimed author Toyoko Yamasaki's 1999 literary tour de force to life on the small screen for the very first time. Audiences have already received television adaptations of Yamasaki's other works – The Ivory Tower (白い巨塔), The Grand Family (華麗なる一族), The Waste Land (不毛地帯), A Son of the Good Earth (大地の子), and My Destiny (運命の人) – and can now add The Unbroken (沈まぬ太陽) to that list with this long-awaited production. Features a star-studded cast and additional filming on location in Africa and the Middle East.Acting
2025Bakudan as Unknown
2025Kaibutsu (10 Episodes) as Yashiro Masayoshi
2025Dr. Ashura (11 Episodes) as Makoto Tamon
2025Happy Kanako's Killer Life (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2024I Wanna Punch That Scumbag! (10 Episodes) as [Boxing gym's head]
2024The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping (4 Episodes) as Katsuragi Katsutoshi
2024Yips (1 Episode) as Unknown
2023Atari no Kitchen! (11 Episodes) as Zenjirou Nakae
2023Knockin' on Locked Door (9 Episodes) as Koushirou Amagawa
2023Kashi Mashi Meshi (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2023Captured Hospital (10 Episodes) as Takeshi Bizen
2023What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (50 Episodes) as Sekiguchi Uzizumi
2022GAME OF SPY (16 Episodes) as Kenzō Shiratori
2022Dakara Korosenakatta (5 Episodes) as Ryuichi Yoshimura
2021Avalanche (10 Episodes) as Kengo Oyama
2021Lupin's Daughter: The Movie as Takeru Mikumo
2021Masquerade Night as Tatsuo Inagaki
2020Secret of 10 (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2019Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi (5 Episodes) as Masaki Togari
2019Daughter of Lupin (20 Episodes) as Mikumo Takeru
2019Masquerade Hotel as Tatsuo Inagaki
2018Hagetaka (8 Episodes) as Takeo Shibano
2018Signal (10 Episodes) as Shinnosuke Nakamoto
2018がん消滅の罠～完全寛解の謎～ as 羽島悠馬(はしま ゆうま)
2018都庁爆破！ as Unknown
2017MPD: Animal Unit (10 Episodes) as Tomozo Sudo
2017Papa Katsu (8 Episodes) as Kuriyama Wataru
2017犯罪症候群 (12 Episodes) as Tamaki Keigo
2017冬芽の人 (1 Episode) as 마에다 코스케
2017Inspector Zenigata (9 Episodes) as Takahiro Abe
2017Love Exposure: The TV-Show (10 Episodes) as Tetsu Tsunoda
2016Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo (9 Episodes) as Iwao Atsuta
2016The Unbroken (20 Episodes) as Shiro Gyoten
2016Let Me Call You Father-in-Law (9 Episodes) as Kiichiro Hanazawa
2015Black Lizard as Kogoro Akechi
2015Designer Baby (8 Episodes) as Susami Seijirou
2015Angels and Demons: The Cold Case Unit (9 Episodes) as Ryunosuke Chajima
2015A Fading Summer (5 Episodes) as Hidekazu Kaji
2015ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie as Toshiro Saegusa
2015War of Money (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2014Out Burn as Masahiro Tominaga
2014ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2014Bitter Blood (11 Episodes) as Akimura Shimao
2013Koi as Mitsuhiko Torikai
2013Kurokouchi (10 Episodes) as Sawawatari Kazunari
2013R100 as Kishitani
2013Detective in the Bar 2 as Koichiro Tochiwaki
2013ST Keishichou Kagaku Tokusou-han as Saegusa Toshiro [Councilor]
2013Onna to Otoko no Nettai (6 Episodes) as Satoshi Shindo
2012Flat Out Tokyo Girl (11 Episodes) as Takuya Suzuki
2012The Dangerous Slope as Bunsaku Akiba
2012松本清張没後20年特別企画・危険な斜面 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2012Platinum Town (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2012Black Dawn as Kenji Sumimoto
2011The Flowers of War as Colonel Hasegawa
2011Hard Romanticker as Unknown
2011Shita-Machi Rocket -Engineer vs. Elite- (5 Episodes) as 財前道生
2011NHKスペシャル 未解決事件 (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2011Peak: The Rescuers as Hidenori Maki
2011再生巨流 as Unknown
2011Love Come as Nishijima
2011The Beautiful Neighbor (10 Episodes) as Yano Shinji
2010Sunshine Ahead as Yasuji Midorikawa
2010Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac as Gorô Sukuse
2010Yokoyama Hideo Suspense (4 Episodes) as Unknown
2010Mr. Straightforward (10 Episodes) as Norio Yabe
2009Hi to Shio as 芝村健介
2009Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva as Jean Descole (voice)
2009Anti-Terrorism Investigators (6 Episodes) as Sumimoto Kenji
2009Rookies the Movie: Graduation as Makoto Yoshida
2009Gravity's Clowns as Yukio Katsuragi
2009Love Exposure as Tetsu Tsunoda
2008Echo of Silence as Wataru Kadokura
2008Rookies (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Chacha: The Princess of Heaven as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
2006黙秘 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Death Water as Yuichi Oka
2006Requiem from the Darkness: Hinoenma as Unknown
2006Into the White Night (11 Episodes) as Isamu Matsuura
2006Satomi Hakkenden (2 Episodes) as Chuudaihoushi
2005いらっしゃいませ、患者さま。 as Unknown
2005Ashura as Jaku Abe
2005Requiem from the Darkness: Kowai as Unknown
2005Koto as Hideo Otomo
2005The Story of Dominating Countries (4 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Three... Extremes as Yoshii / Higata (segment "Box")
2004Making of Zebraman as Unknown
2004Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special as Unknown
2004Zebraman as Oikawa
2003Last Love, First Love as Unknown
2003Love Letters - Men We Have Loved (10 Episodes) as Shouichi Ikehara
2003Prince of Happiness (11 Episodes) as Yoda Ryosuke
2002Love is Still Necessary (10 Episodes) as Shiratori Reiji
2002First Love (11 Episodes) as Nao Todo
2001A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River as Unknown
2001I Wanna Fall in Love (11 Episodes) as Akai Ryosuke
2001裸にしたい男 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Inugami as Akira Nutahara
2001Hojo Tokimune (49 Episodes) as Hojo Tokisuke
2000The Story of One Century (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2000Forever Child (12 Episodes) as Nagase Souichirou
2000Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer as Tôru Mayama
2000Beautiful Life (11 Episodes) as Masao Machida
1999Keizoku Special: Phantom as Mayama Tooru
1999Labyrinth (11 Episodes) as Yuichiro Nozaki
1999Unsolved Cases (11 Episodes) as Tooru Mayama
1998Falling into the Evening as Kengo Yabuuchi
1998Kenkaku Shōbai (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1998Who Do You Think You Are? (11 Episodes) as Akira Okano
1998Love Again (9 Episodes) as Yuta Ogaki
1998The Green City as Sousuke Natsume
1997To Love as Tsutomu Yoshioka
1997ストーカー 逃げきれぬ愛 (10 Episodes) as Saegusa Tatsuya
1996円都 YEN TOWN as Unknown
1996Swallowtail Butterfly as Ran
1996Heat After Dark as Unknown
1995A Quiet Life as Iiyo
1995Fukushu no Teio as Tatsuya Shijo
1995Assassin's Target: Iemitsu as Unknown
1994The Unconcealed Woman as Hiroshi
1994Lesson as Unknown
1993Rainbow Bridge as Unknown
1993Nurse Call as Yuichi Shibata
1993Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (23 Episodes) as Unknown
1992The River with No Bridge as Koji Hatanaka
1992Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 as Unknown
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1987Masamune Shogun (50 Episodes) as Unknown
1986Roman-ko Club: Ecchi ga Ippai as Nukada
Directing
2008Echo of Silence ... Director
Writing
2008Echo of Silence ... Screenstory