Hiroyuki Watanabe

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Known for
Acting
Born
December 8, 1955
Died
May 3, 2022 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

Biography

Hiroyuki Watanabe 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!.

Known For

Filmography

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Ai no Arashi poster

Ai no Arashi

TV · 1 ep

2023
For whom the flowers bloom poster

For whom the flowers bloom

Movie

2022
Popran poster

Popran

Movie · as Osamu Tagami

2022
The World of Shura 2 poster

The World of Shura 2

Movie · as 組長 円月

2022
Mosaic Street poster

Mosaic Street

Movie

2022
Sadako DX poster

Sadako DX

Movie · as Ryushin Tendou

2022
Storage Man poster

Storage Man

Movie · as Yoshihiko Koga

2022
The World of Shura poster

The World of Shura

Movie · as leader Engetsu

2022
虎の流儀 旅の始まりは尾張 東海死闘編 poster

虎の流儀 旅の始まりは尾張 東海死闘編

Movie

2022
Dead Fishes poster

Dead Fishes

Movie · as Junpei Saeki

2022
虎の流儀 ~激突! 燃える嵐の関門編~ poster

虎の流儀 ~激突! 燃える嵐の関門編~

Movie

2022
Ginji The Speculator poster

Ginji The Speculator

Movie

2022
Tokyo Vice poster

Tokyo Vice

TV · as Ohara · 2 eps

2022
Cool Boys Only High poster

Cool Boys Only High

TV · 1 ep

2021
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger poster

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

Movie · as Oda Nobunaga

2021
Tears of Persephone poster

Tears of Persephone

Movie · as Old Gentleman

2021
New Eagle of Decotora poster

New Eagle of Decotora

Movie

2021
Stolen Love, High School Teacher poster

Stolen Love, High School Teacher

TV · as Takeshi Tanaka · 4 eps

2021
Honeys poster

Honeys

TV · as Gondo · 12 eps

2020
THE LAST GOZE poster

THE LAST GOZE

Movie

2020
Bye Bye Vamp poster

Bye Bye Vamp

Movie · as Sanpei Kohinata

2020
Healing Heart ~How to Love Yourself~ poster

Healing Heart ~How to Love Yourself~

Movie · as 一ノ瀬太郎

2020
Labyrinth of Cinema poster

Labyrinth of Cinema

Movie · as Fukao Asano

2020
This is Tokyo poster

This is Tokyo

Movie · as Akira Ishizawa

2019
Conquest 20 poster

Conquest 20

Movie

2019
Day and Night poster

Day and Night

Movie

2019
In Full Bloom poster

In Full Bloom

Movie · as Tetsuro Tokugawa

2019
GARO - Under the Moonbow poster

GARO - Under the Moonbow

Movie · as Taiga Saejima

2019
CONFLICT GAIDEN: Oda Seiji poster

CONFLICT GAIDEN: Oda Seiji

Movie

2019
A Town and a Tall Chimney poster

A Town and a Tall Chimney

Movie · as Kisaragi

2019
Aristocratic Birth -PRINCE OF LEGEND- poster

Aristocratic Birth -PRINCE OF LEGEND-

TV · as Ando Shohei · 6 eps

2019
Masked Reunion poster

Masked Reunion

TV · 8 eps

2019
Lawyer in Kabukicho, Rinka poster

Lawyer in Kabukicho, Rinka

TV · as Misuzu Hanataro · 12 eps

2019
Million Joe poster

Million Joe

TV · as Akira Kouno · 1 ep

2019
Runway 24 poster

Runway 24

TV · 1 ep

2019
No Side Game poster

No Side Game

TV · as Saburo Tsuda · 10 eps

2018
Chivalry's Lament poster

Chivalry's Lament

Movie

2018
Chivalry's Lament 2 poster

Chivalry's Lament 2

Movie

2018
Chivalry's Lament 3 poster

Chivalry's Lament 3

Movie

2018
Conquest 15 poster

Conquest 15

Movie

2018
Conquest 16 poster

Conquest 16

Movie

2018
Conquest 17 poster

Conquest 17

Movie

2018
Conquest 18 poster

Conquest 18

Movie

2018
Conquest 19 poster

Conquest 19

Movie

2018
Jet Black poster

Jet Black

Movie

2018
Jet Black 2 poster

Jet Black 2

Movie

2018
The Great Clash: Endless War poster

The Great Clash: Endless War

Movie

2018
The Great Clash 2: Endless War poster

The Great Clash 2: Endless War

Movie

2018
Miracle in Kasama poster

Miracle in Kasama

Movie · as Naoki Fujioka

2018
Wrath Against the Outlaws poster

Wrath Against the Outlaws

Movie

2018
Wrath Against the Outlaws 2 poster

Wrath Against the Outlaws 2

Movie

2018
Overlord: Blood Genealogy poster

Overlord: Blood Genealogy

TV · as Masahiko Toki · 1 ep

2018
Edomae no Shun poster

Edomae no Shun

TV · 24 eps

2017
The Wild Ones:  The Osaka Yakuza War poster

The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War

Movie

2017
Sorrowful Conflict poster

Sorrowful Conflict

Movie

2017
Sorrowful Conflict Chapter 2 poster

Sorrowful Conflict Chapter 2

Movie

2017
Conquest 9 poster

Conquest 9

Movie

2017
Conquest 10 poster

Conquest 10

Movie

2017
Conquest 11 poster

Conquest 11

Movie

2017
Conquest 12 poster

Conquest 12

Movie

2017
Conquest 13 poster

Conquest 13

Movie

2017
Conquest 14 poster

Conquest 14

Movie

2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm poster

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm

Movie

2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 5 poster

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 5

Movie

2017
Lemmings no Natsu poster

Lemmings no Natsu

Movie

2017
The Wild Ones:  The Unorthodox Yakuza poster

The Wild Ones: The Unorthodox Yakuza

Movie

2017
The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza poster

The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza

Movie

2017
Dark Law Enforcer 1 poster

Dark Law Enforcer 1

Movie

2017
Dark Law Enforcer 2 poster

Dark Law Enforcer 2

Movie

2017
Dark Law Enforcer 3 poster

Dark Law Enforcer 3

Movie

2017
Dark Law Enforcer 4 poster

Dark Law Enforcer 4

Movie

2017
Dark Law Enforcer 5 poster

Dark Law Enforcer 5

Movie

2017
Dark Law Enforcer 6 poster

Dark Law Enforcer 6

Movie

2016
Law of Yakuza poster

Law of Yakuza

Movie

2016
Laws of Yakuza Chapter 2 poster

Laws of Yakuza Chapter 2

Movie

2016
Overlord: Bloodline of Misfortune poster

Overlord: Bloodline of Misfortune

Movie · as Masahiko Toki

2016
Samurai Hustle Returns poster

Samurai Hustle Returns

Movie · as Sandayu Morosaka

2016
CONFLICT II: Conclusion poster

CONFLICT II: Conclusion

Movie · as Hyodo

2016
CONFLICT: Outbreak poster

CONFLICT: Outbreak

Movie · as Hyodo

2015
Everly poster

Everly

Movie · as Taiko

2015
Black Film poster

Black Film

Movie

2015
Scattered Blossoms: The Last Flight of the Ohka poster

Scattered Blossoms: The Last Flight of the Ohka

Movie

2014
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter 4 Sho Zenpen Gekitotsu Zenya poster

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter 4 Sho Zenpen Gekitotsu Zenya

Movie

2014
Crimson Pledge poster

Crimson Pledge

Movie · as Tadashi

2014
Wednesday Downtown poster

Wednesday Downtown

TV · as Panel member · 1 ep

2013
Sake-Bomb poster

Sake-Bomb

Movie · as Takanori

2013
GARO and the Wailing Dragon poster

GARO and the Wailing Dragon

Movie · as Taiga Saejima

2013
Tenshin

Tenshin

Movie · as Kuki Ryuichi

2013
Kiyoko Ranman poster

Kiyoko Ranman

TV · as Kudo Tadachika · 39 eps

2011
Karate-Robo Zaborgar poster

Karate-Robo Zaborgar

Movie · as Chief Inspector Nitta

2011
Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America poster

Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

Movie

2011
CSI: Crime Scene Talks poster

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

TV · 1 ep

2010
Sakurada Gate Incident poster

Sakurada Gate Incident

Movie

2009
Baton poster

Baton

Movie · as Robot Guard (voice)

2009
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster poster

Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

Movie · as SDF Commander

2009
Baton poster

Baton

TV · as Robot Guard (voice) · 3 eps

2007
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born! poster

Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born!

Movie · as Gaou · Kamen Rider Gaoh

2007
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia poster

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

Movie

2007
Detective Story poster

Detective Story

Movie

2006
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night poster

GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night

Movie · as Taiga Saejima

2006
LoveDeath poster

LoveDeath

Movie

2005
Cromartie High School: The Movie poster

Cromartie High School: The Movie

Movie · as Freddy

2005
Shibuya Story poster

Shibuya Story

Movie

2005
GARO poster

GARO

TV · as Taiga Saejima, Heroic Spirit of Garo (voice) · 3 eps

2004
Tange Sazen : The Jar Worth One Million Ryo poster

Tange Sazen : The Jar Worth One Million Ryo

Movie

2004
The Motive poster

The Motive

Movie · as Police

2004
修羅のみち9 北九州烈死篇 poster

修羅のみち9 北九州烈死篇

Movie

2004
修羅のみち10 九州全面戦争 poster

修羅のみち10 九州全面戦争

Movie

2004
修羅のみち11 四国最終戦争 poster

修羅のみち11 四国最終戦争

Movie

2004
Until the Cherry Blossoms Bloom poster

Until the Cherry Blossoms Bloom

TV · as Hitoshi Wakabayashi · 45 eps

2003
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance poster

Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance

Movie

2003
Road to the Don Theatrical Version poster

Road to the Don Theatrical Version

Movie

2003
修羅のみち8 大阪最終血戦 poster

修羅のみち8 大阪最終血戦

Movie

2003
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance 2 poster

Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance 2

Movie

2003
修羅のみち6 血染めの海峡 poster

修羅のみち6 血染めの海峡

Movie

2003
修羅のみち7 暴力金融列島 poster

修羅のみち7 暴力金融列島

Movie

2002
Don Woman 3 poster

Don Woman 3

Movie

2002
Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution 2

Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution 2

Movie

2002
Conflict of Aomori poster

Conflict of Aomori

Movie

2002
True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules poster

True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules

Movie · as Noboru Andô from 1945-63

2002
Shura Group poster

Shura Group

Movie

2002
Shura Group Part 1

Shura Group Part 1

Movie

2002
Shura Group Part 3 poster

Shura Group Part 3

Movie

2002
捜査検事 近松茂道

捜査検事 近松茂道

TV · 1 ep

2001
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack poster

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Movie · as Yutaka Hirose

2001
雀狼伝3 必殺!!亜空間殺法 poster

雀狼伝3 必殺!!亜空間殺法

Movie

2001
Don Woman poster

Don Woman

Movie

2001
Don Woman 2 poster

Don Woman 2

Movie

2001
Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution poster

Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution

Movie

2001
Jesus is My Boss poster

Jesus is My Boss

Movie · as Tetsuya Shida

2001
Go Heat Man! poster

Go Heat Man!

Movie

2001
Hiroshima Yakuza War Continues: Bloodshed! The Third Conflict Erupts! poster

Hiroshima Yakuza War Continues: Bloodshed! The Third Conflict Erupts!

Movie

2001
Shura Legend: Yakuza's Hell poster

Shura Legend: Yakuza's Hell

Movie

2001
Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia poster

Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia

Movie · as Akio Ishimuro

2001
The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance poster

The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance

Movie · as Kanzaki

2000
Shura ga Yuku 13 poster

Shura ga Yuku 13

Movie

2000
雀狼伝 必殺!!亜空間殺法 poster

雀狼伝 必殺!!亜空間殺法

Movie

2000
雀狼伝2 必殺!!亜空間殺法 poster

雀狼伝2 必殺!!亜空間殺法

Movie

2000
Road to the Don 11 poster

Road to the Don 11

Movie

2000
Road to the Don 12 poster

Road to the Don 12

Movie

2000
The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War poster

The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War

Movie

2000
The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War: Final Chapter poster

The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War: Final Chapter

Movie

2000
History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 5 poster

History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 5

Movie

1999
Road to the Don 9 poster

Road to the Don 9

Movie

1999
Rough KNIGHT 3 poster

Rough KNIGHT 3

Movie

1999
Organized Violence Bloody Honor poster

Organized Violence Bloody Honor

Movie

1999
History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 2 poster

History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 2

Movie

1999
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace poster

Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace

Movie · as Commander Akio Ishimuro

1999
Junreiki poster

Junreiki

Movie

1999
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris poster

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Movie · as Colonel Ono

1999
Drift Wars poster

Drift Wars

Movie

1999
SLANG: Yellow Dog Pack poster

SLANG: Yellow Dog Pack

Movie · as Vance

1998
Kizu Blood Apocalypse 3 poster

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 3

Movie

1998
Ring poster

Ring

Movie · as Hayatsu

1998
Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 6 poster

Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 6

Movie

1998
Ultraman Gaia poster

Ultraman Gaia

TV · as Ishimuro Akio · 51 eps

1997
Shura ga Yuku 6 poster

Shura ga Yuku 6

Movie

1997
Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage poster

Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage

Movie

1997
Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 5 poster

Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 5

Movie

1997
Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 4 poster

Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 4

Movie

1997
Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 3 poster

Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 3

Movie

1996
Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon poster

Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon

Movie · as Jûbei Yagyû

1996
Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge poster

Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge

Movie · as Jûbei Yagyû

1996
Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku poster

Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku

Movie

1996
Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 2 poster

Pachipro Naniwa Ryozanpaku 2

Movie

1996
The King of Minami: Conspiracy poster

The King of Minami: Conspiracy

Movie

1996
Kagerô 2 poster

Kagerô 2

Movie

1996
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion poster

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion

Movie · as Colonel Ono

1996
The Liangshan Pachinko Gang poster

The Liangshan Pachinko Gang

Movie

1996
The Liangshan Pachinko Gang 2 poster

The Liangshan Pachinko Gang 2

Movie

1995
The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi poster

The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi

Movie

1995
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties poster

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties

Movie · as Tokuichi Murakami

1995
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe poster

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe

Movie · as Colonel Ono

1994
Shinjuku Outlaw poster

Shinjuku Outlaw

Movie

1994
Warrior's Justice 2: Full Battle poster

Warrior's Justice 2: Full Battle

Movie

1994
Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination poster

Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination

Movie

1994
Kieta minoshirokin

Kieta minoshirokin

Movie

1994
Tough Cop - Ginza Police poster

Tough Cop - Ginza Police

Movie

1993
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet poster

JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet

Movie

1993
Warrior's Justice poster

Warrior's Justice

Movie

1992
Big Boss poster

Big Boss

Movie

1992
Catch Up poster

Catch Up

Movie

1991
King's Playing With Fire poster

King's Playing With Fire

Movie

1991
Takeda Shingen poster

Takeda Shingen

TV · as Oda Nobunaga · 2 eps

1990
Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sand with Murderous Intent (Deduction) poster

Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sand with Murderous Intent (Deduction)

Movie

1990
Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sands of Murderous Intent (Solution) poster

Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sands of Murderous Intent (Solution)

Movie

1990
Defeat the Navy Rock War! poster

Defeat the Navy Rock War!

Movie

1989
Onihei Hankachō poster

Onihei Hankachō

TV · 1 ep

1988
This Heartbeat poster

This Heartbeat

Movie

1987
Too Much poster

Too Much

Movie

1987
Shoujo Commando IZUMI poster

Shoujo Commando IZUMI

TV · as Rinichiro Ishizu · 15 eps

1986
The Samurai poster

The Samurai

Movie

1985
Yume-Chiyo poster

Yume-Chiyo

Movie

1985
Big Magnum Kuroiwa poster

Big Magnum Kuroiwa

Movie · as Ginno Hinodori

1985
Barrow Gang BC poster

Barrow Gang BC

Movie

1984
Windy Story poster

Windy Story

Movie · as Kei

1983
It's All Right, My Friend poster

It's All Right, My Friend

Movie · as Hachi

1982
On the Road

On the Road

Movie · as Tetsuro Tomishima

1982
Cute Devil poster

Cute Devil

Movie · as Koji