Actor Toru Watanabe, who had a friendly personality and was widely active in TV and movies, passed away on November 28th due to sepsis.
he was 61 years old.
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Toru Watanabe entered the Bungakuza Institute in 1980, and the following year he made his debut as a detective in the popular commercial drama "Taiyo ni Hoero!", gaining popularity.
After that, he played an active role in numerous dramas, movies, and stage plays, and he played the role of Takamori Saigo in the NHK Taiga drama "Tokugawa Yoshinobu" and showed a dignified performance.
In 1987, he married Ikue Sakakibara, who co-starred in the commercial TV drama "Kaze no Naka no Atsu", and became known as the mandarin duck couple.
He has a friendly personality and has been widely active as a host and TV personality, and for many years he was in charge of the narration for NHK E Tele's "Earth Dramatic", which broadcasts documentaries from around the world.
According to Bungakuza, to which he belongs, Mr. Watanabe was diagnosed with bacterial gastroenteritis on October 20 with symptoms such as fever and abdominal pain, and was hospitalized in a hospital in Tokyo. It means he died.
he was 61 years old.