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Tôru Watanabe(1961-2022)

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Tôru Watanabe was born on 12 May 1961 in Oyama, Japan. He was an actor, known for Miracle in Kasama (2018), Hideyoshi (1996) and Yoake no runner (1983). He was married to Ikue Sakakibara. He died on 28 November 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornMay 12, 1961
DiedNovember 28, 2022(61)
BornMay 12, 1961
DiedNovember 28, 2022(61)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Miracle in Kasama (2018)
Miracle in Kasama
7.1
  • Takashi Furuya
  • 2018
Hideyoshi (1996)
Hideyoshi
7.6
TV Series
  • Toshiie Maeda
  • Maeda Inuchiyo
Yoake no runner (1983)
Yoake no runner
  • Actor
  • 1983
Sorobanzuku (1986)
Sorobanzuku
4.2
  • Yu Amagataki
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • Ashes (2024)
    Ashes
    • 2024
  • Someday (2023)
    Someday
    7.5
    • Satoshi Okajima
    • 2023
  • Shô Nishigaki and Takuya Kusakawa in Minato's Laundromat (2022)
    Minato's Laundromat
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 2023
  • Break (2022)
    Break
    8.4
    • Johnny's Father
    • 2022
  • Ryô Yoshizawa in Seiten wo Tsuke (2021)
    Seiten wo Tsuke
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Shinnosuke Umeda
    • 2021
  • Hiiro Ishibashi, Airu Kubozuka, and Mana Ashida in Children of the Sea (2019)
    Children of the Sea
    6.5
    • Sensei (voice)
    • 2019
  • Miracle in Kasama (2018)
    Miracle in Kasama
    7.1
    • Takashi Furuya
    • 2018
  • Linking Love (2017)
    Linking Love
    6.1
    • 2017
  • Takashi Naitô in Tokyo MPD - From ZERO to HERO (2016)
    Tokyo MPD - From ZERO to HERO
    5.4
    TV Series
    • 2016
  • Keiji Yoshinaga Seiichi namida no jikenbo (2013)
    Keiji Yoshinaga Seiichi namida no jikenbo
    TV Series
    • 2014
  • Omuraisu (2012)
    Omuraisu
    • 2012
  • Kamijou Reiko no jiken suiri 8: Shi o yobu Oga Kakunodate Nyuutou onsen rain
    TV Movie
    • Kensaku Ozaki
    • 2011
  • Kamijô Reiko no Jiken Suiri 7
    TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Shin hannari kikutarô: Kyô kujiyado jikenchô
    TV Series
    • 2007
  • Fight (2005)
    Fight
    TV Series
    • Shuji Kuroki
    • 2005

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • May 12, 1961
    • Oyama, Japan
  • Died
    • November 28, 2022
    • Tokyo, Japan(sepsis)
  • Spouse
    • Ikue Sakakibara1987 - present (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Yûta Watanabe

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