Watanabe Kazushi

Name: Watanabe Kazushi
Native name: 渡辺一志
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: September 16, 1976
Age: 49

Born in Aichi, Japan - 1976, Kazushi Watanabe started making films as a high school student and his works have gained great reputation and response at both domestic and international film festivals. In 2000, when he was just 23 years old, he wrote, directed and played the main role in “19”.
It was shown at many international film festivals, including Toronto. At Sarajevo, Miss. Agnes B praised this film and he won the special jury award. He has also directed and produced “Stay Free”-(2002) and “Space Police”-(2004). Mr. Watanabe is one of the leading up-and-coming directors in Japan. He has talent in front of the camera as well, having additionally served as an actor in the main role of “Visitor Q- (2000), directed by Takashi Miike who is one of the greatest film directors in Japan. And “Detective Office 5” (2005), directed by Kaizo Hayashi.

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Year	Title	Type	Rating
2015	Shinsengumi of the Dead	Movie	8.0
2004	Space Police	Movie	5.0
2001	19	Movie	6.3

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2015	Shinsengumi of the Dead Japanese Movie, 2015, Sakamoto Ryoma (Main Role)	Sakamoto Ryoma Main Role	8.0
2009	USB Japanese Movie, 2009, Yuichiro (Main Role)	Yuichiro Main Role	4.0
2007	Cain's Descendant Japanese Movie, 2007, Munakata (Main Role)	Munakata Main Role	8.0
2005	Detective Office 5 Japanese Movie, 2005, Abe Rutaro (Support Role)	Abe Rutaro Support Role	6.0
2001	19 Japanese Movie, 2001, Yokohama (Main Role)	Yokohama Main Role	6.3
2001	Visitor Q Japanese Movie, 2001, The visitor (Main Role)	The visitor Main Role	6.3

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