Mototsugu Watanabe
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-12-02 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Also known As
渡邊元嗣
渡辺元嗣
わたなべもとじ
わたなべもとつぐ
Mototsugu Watanabe
Biography
Mototsugu Watanabe is a highly revered filmmaker in the Pink Eiga world. A consummate entertainer, he was born December 2nd, 1957 in Tokyo and studied filmmaking at Nihon University. From there he entered Mukai Productions (the ‘father of Pink Eiga’, Kan Mukai’s production company), where he was mentored by such Pink Eiga giants as Kan Mukai, Shuji Kataoka (“S&M Hunter”) and Academy Award® Winner Yojiro Takita (“Departures”). Watanabe made his directing debut in 1983, going on to direct over 100 films. In 2001 he established his own production company, Nabe Cinema, through which he has actively continued making Pink Eiga in every genre imagin...
Acting
1983
as Makihara
1985
as Passenger
1993
as Villager
Production
1985
as Director
1987
as Director
2019
as Director
2009
as Director
2019
as Director
1987
as Director
2013
as Director
2015
as Director
1995
as Director
2014
1987
as Director
1988
as Director
1987
as Director
2003
as Director
2016
as Director
1997
as Director
2015
as Director
2013
as Director
2020
as Director
2011
as Director
2000
as Director
2010
as Director
1988
2011
2012
as Director
2013
as Director
2001
as Director
1999
as Director
1990
as Director
1990
1986
as Director
1998
as Director
1997
as Director
1996
as Director
1992
as Director
2001
as Director
1988
as Director
1990
as Director
2004
as Director
2013
as Director
2015
as Director
1995
as Director
1989
as Director
1990
as Director
1990
as Director
1990
as Director
2017
as Director
2013
as Director
2017
as Director
1991
as Director
1995
as Director
1995
as Director
1991
as Director
1991
as Director
1988
as Director
1993
as Director
1990
as Director
1989
as Director
1989
as Director
1989
as Director
1994
as Director
1984
as Assistant Director
1981
as Assistant Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Director
1985
as Director
1985
as Assistant Director
1983
as First Assistant Director
1983
as Assistant Director
1992
as Director
1986
as Director
1987
as Director
1981
as Assistant Director
1981
as Assistant Director
1983
as First Assistant Director
1984
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1983
as Assistant Director
2015
as Director
1985
as Director
1990
as Thanks
1986
as Director
1999
as Director
2000
as Director
2002
as Director
2003
as Director
2004
as Director
2009
as Director
2000
1998
as Director
1989
as Director
2005
as Director
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