Atsushi Watanabe (actor, born 1898)

was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films from 1921 to 1970.

Career

Starting out in Asakusa Opera, Watanabe shifted to film in 1921, joining Makino Educational Pictures, a precursor to Makino Film Productions. Moving to other studios, he eventually settled at Shochiku's Kamata studio in 1925 and eventually became established as a comic star, often appearing in Torajiro Saito's films. He eventually joined the revue company of Roppa Furukawa and made films at Toho. In the postwar era, he appeared in a number of films by Akira Kurosawa.

Selected filmography

1921: Kyôdainaka wa

1922: Aa, Konishi junsa

1922: Aru shinbun kisha no shuki

1924: Shiragiku no uta

1924: Nemurerû daichî

1924: Mikazuki Oroku: zenpen

1925: Kagaribi no yoru

1925: Momoiro no toge

1925: Mahjong

1925: Umi no himitsu

1925: Koizuma - Rakugoka Koiasa

1925: Yôsei chi ni otsureba

1925: Aisai no himitsu

1925: Mikazuki oroku

1925: Mâjan

1925: Korerâ seibatsû

1925: Goiken gomuyô

1926: Nayamashiki koro

1926: Don Kyûnoshin

1926: Karabotan

1926: Ama - Nangoku-hen

1926: Cosmos saku koro

1926: Junanbana - Hayashi Kenichi [bank president]

1926: Yume no koban musume shiranami

1926: Venisû no funauta

1926: Shinkon jidai

1927: Kyûkanchô - Torakichi Ôyama - Chimney sweeper

1927: Shôwa jidai - Yasuda's assistant

1927: Kafe no joô

1927: Mura no isha gendai no on'nanoko e

1927: Shinsô no bijô

1927: Shinkônshâ kyoiku

1927: Mura no isha to modan garû

1928: Moshimo kanojo ga

1928: Katsudôkyô

1928: Renai futari angya

1928: Odore wakamono

1928: Hito no yo no sugata

1928: Hirotta hanayome

1928: Riku no ôja

1928: Teishû soju

1928: Nonkimono

1928: Gokurôsama

1928: Doraku goshinan

1928: Appare bîdanshî

1929: Ahiru onna

1929: Iroke tappuri

1929: Kibô

1929: Yôkina uta

1929: Oyaji to sono ko

1929: Shunyo kôitatehikî

1929: Renai dai-ikka

1929: Aishite chodaî

1930: Shingun - Soldier

1930: Reijin - A gentleman

1930: Kânôjo wa dôkoê iku

1930: Hohoemu jinsei

1930: Modern okusama

1930: Umi no kôshinkyoku

1930: Seishun no chi wa odoru

1930: Ubawareta kuchibiru

1930: Tatakarê teishû

1930: Sêntantekî dawanê

1930: Îroke dangô sodoki

1930: Chotto demashita sânkakuyarô

1931: Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are - Zenpen: Nihon hen - Yoshida, secretary

1931: Machî no runpên

1931: Kagoya dainagôn

1931: The Neighbor's Wife and Mine - Shibano Shinnsaku

1931: Runpen niwaka daijin

1931: Kono ana wo miyo

1932: Kuma no deru kaikonchi - Sahei

1932: Amerika koro

1932: Midori no kishu - Horse groom Genzo

1932: Mâchi seîshun sôtohen

1932: Shin senjô

1932: Konjiki yasha - Tadatsugu Toyama

1932: Modan hakusho

1934: Karisome no kuchibeni - Ogata

1937: Gyudarê chôtokyu

1939: Roppa no Ôkubo Hikozaemon

1939: Musume no negai wa tada hitotsu

1939: Roppa no komoriuta

1939: Tokyo blues

1939: Roppa uta no miyako e yuku

1940: Oyako kujira

1941: Kinô kieta otoko - Kanko

1941: Kodakara fûfu - Watanabe, Goto's secretary

1941: Hasegawa Roppa no Iemitsu to Hikoza

1941: Otoko no hanamichi - Kasuke

1943: Ongaku dai-shingun

1944: Tanoshiki kana jinsei - Clockmaker Shûkichi

1944: Shibaidô

1945: Tokkan ekichô

1947: Todoroki sensei

1947: One Wonderful Sunday - Yamamoto

1947: Shin baka jidadi: Zenpen

1947: Shin baka jidai: kôhen

1948: Konjiki yasha: Kôhen

1949: Nodojiman-kyô jidai

1949: Hana kurabe tanuki-goten

1949: Otoko no namida

1949: Umon torimonochô: Nazo no hachijûhachi-ya - Matsu

1949: Odoroki ikka

1950: Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

1950: Shimikin no muteki keirin-ô

1950: Enoken no happyakuya-danuki ôabare

1951: Umon torimonochô: Katame ookami - 'Chongire' no Matsu

1951: Joshu Garasu

1952: Yagura daiko - Zenba

1952: Musume jûku wa mada junjô yo - Yoshibei Echigoya

1952: Ikiru - Patient

1952: Ashita wa gekkyûbi - Furugaki

1952: Hanayome wa na muko chanbara bushi

1953: Botchan - Teacher

1954: Jyazû sutaa tanjô

1954: Seven Samurai - Bun Seller