Hiroyuki Watanabe
{{Short description|Japanese actor (1955–2022)}}
{{for|the Japanese baseball player|Hiroyuki Watanabe (baseball)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hiroyuki Watanabe
| image =
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| native_name = 渡辺 裕之
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1955|12|09}}
| birth_place = Ibaraki, Japan
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|05|03|1955|12|09}}
| death_place = Kanagawa, Japan
| alma_mater = Takushoku University
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1980–2022
| spouse = {{Marriage|Hideko Hara|1994}}
}}
{{nihongo|Hiroyuki Watanabe|渡辺 裕之|Watanabe Hiroyuki|December 9, 1955 – May 3, 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 on December 9, 1955, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. 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.{{Cite web |date=2013-10-07 |title=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 |url=http://www.joyoliving.co.jp/topics/201310/tpc1310001.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Joyo Living 常陽リビング|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104638/http://www.joyoliving.co.jp/topics/201310/tpc1310001.html |archive-date=December 22, 2015}} Watanabe also spoke English.
Watanabe began his career in entertainment by appearing in a Coca-Cola television commercial in 1980.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-07 |title=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」 |url=https://smart-flash.jp/entame/107141 |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Smart FLASH |publisher=Kobunsha |language=ja |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505145211/https://smart-flash.jp/entame/107141 |url-status=live }}
He married actress {{nihongo|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 May 3, 2022,{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202205050000367.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Nikkan Sports |language=ja |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608130100/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202205050000367.html |url-status=live }} and his death was announced by his management agency on May 5.{{Cite press release |date=5 May 2022 |url=https://ykagent.jp/topics/article/2022-05-05.html |title=訃報 渡辺裕之 |publisher=YK Agent |accessdate=5 May 2022 |trans-title=Obituary Hiroyuki Watanabe |lang=JA |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607043036/https://ykagent.jp/topics/article/2022-05-05.html |url-status=live }} The cause of death was reportedly suicide by hanging.
In a statement released through her agency, Hara said that during the self-isolation period forced by COVID-19, Watanabe began to express anxiety and was having trouble sleeping. He had just been diagnosed with dysautonomia and was beginning treatment around the time of his death.
Filmography
=Films=
- On the Road (1982){{cite web|url= https://www.shochiku.co.jp/cinema/database/04117/|title= オン・ザ・ロード|access-date= August 5, 2022|work= Shochiku|archive-date= July 22, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210722044748/https://www.shochiku.co.jp/cinema/database/04117/|url-status= live}}
- 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
- Baton (2009) - Robot Guard (voice)
- Everly (2014) - Taiko
- Day and Night (2019) - Kazuyuki Akashi
- In Full Bloom (2020) - Tetsuro Tokugawa
- Iyashi no Kokoromi (2020)
- Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
- A Dog Named Palma (2021){{cite web|url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/412475|title= 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|access-date= January 15, 2021|work= Natalie|archive-date= January 15, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210115030103/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/412475|url-status= live}}
- Nobutora (2021) - Oda Nobunaga{{cite web|url= http://www.miyaobi.com/mp.html|title= 映画『信虎 信玄陣没！国主の帰還』について|access-date= May 21, 2021|work= Miyaobi Publishing|archive-date= January 23, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220123071840/http://www.miyaobi.com/mp.html|url-status= live}}
- Tears of Persephone (2022){{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/95761/|title= ペルセポネーの泪|access-date= October 30, 2021|work= eiga.com|archive-date= November 22, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221122054024/https://eiga.com/movie/95761/|url-status= live}}
- Popran (2022){{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/93773/|title= ポプラン|access-date= December 24, 2021|work= eiga.com|archive-date= December 24, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211224105158/https://eiga.com/movie/93773/|url-status= live}}
- 1446: An Eternal Minute (2022){{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/96259/|title= 永遠の1分。|access-date= March 23, 2022|work= eiga.com|archive-date= August 20, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230820145840/https://eiga.com/movie/96259/|url-status= live}}
- Sadako DX (2022, released posthumously){{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/96646/|title= 貞子DX|access-date= April 28, 2022|work= eiga.com|archive-date= April 25, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220425213235/https://eiga.com/movie/96646/|url-status= live}}
- Tora no Ryūgi (2022, released posthumously){{cite web|url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2239884/full/|title= 原田龍二、令和の"虎さん"に? 痛快娯楽任侠映画『虎の流儀』2作連続公開決定|access-date= June 25, 2022|work= Oricon|date= June 24, 2022|archive-date= June 24, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220624190227/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2239884/full/|url-status= live}}
- Tora no Ryūgi 2 (2022, released posthumously)
- Ginji the Speculator (2022, released posthumously){{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/97804/|title= 近江商人、走る！|access-date= September 3, 2022|work= eiga.com|archive-date= September 3, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220903091500/https://eiga.com/movie/97804/|url-status= live}}
- Twilight Cinema Blues (2023, released posthumously){{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/98180/|title= 銀平町シネマブルース|access-date= October 19, 2022|work= eiga.com|archive-date= October 20, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221020102347/https://eiga.com/movie/98180/|url-status= live}}
=Television=
- Ai no Arashi (1986), adult Takeshi (Japanese adaptation of Wuthering Heights)
- Shōjo Commando Izumi (1987) - Rinichiro Ishizu
- 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
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External links
- [http://www.unicorn-net.com/ Unicorn-net.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806230842/http://www.unicorn-net.com/ |date=August 6, 2019 }} - Watanabe's official website
- {{IMDb name|0913812}}
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Category:20th-century Japanese male actors
Category:21st-century Japanese male actors
Category:Japanese male film actors
Category:Japanese male television actors
Category:Japanese male voice actors
Category:Actors from Mito, Ibaraki
Category:Actresses from Ibaraki Prefecture
Category:Suicides by hanging in Japan
Category:Takushoku University alumni
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