Takeshi Watanabe — Director (13)
PAZUZU (2000) [Movie] TMDB
殺し屋パズズ
other title: 殺し屋パズズ
Togashi, who runs a small restaurant along the highway and leads a quiet life, finds himself being threatened by debt collector Kido after becoming a guarantor for a friend's debt. One day, a woman named Keiko appears before Togashi.
The Fox with Gentle Shoulders (1999) [Movie] TMDB
なで肩の狐
director: Takeshi Watanabe actor: Kippei Shiina / Show Aikawa
other title: なで肩の狐
The former legendary assassin, now living as a bartender after washing his hands of a violent past, unleashes the hidden violence within. Known as the "Fox with Gentle Shoulders" based on his name, Kijou worked as a bartender at a bar run by his childhood friend Reiko. One day, his former comrade Tokumitsu appears, asking him to hold onto something, but Kijou refuses. Tokumitsu has escaped with two hundred million yen from the organization.
Gokutsubushi (1994) [Movie] TMDB
極つぶし
other title: 極つぶし
The original is a manga work by Shigeru Tsuchiyama serialized in the magazine "Leed Comic". The director is Takeshi Watanabe of "Kyouju Luger P08", the script is Masaya Ishikawa, and the shooting is Naoaki Imaizumi. A hard-boiled action by a combination of a former yakuza detective and a gangster who is a police officer. Performers are Kazuya Kimura, Rikiya Yasuoka, and Katsuya Kobayashi.  Kyotaro Inugami, a detective at the port station, is a former yakuza. The young head of the gangster group Tsuneno-gumi, Choji Hanawa is a police officer. They were two people glaring at each other, but there are two people, Assistant Commissioner Masaru Sasaki and Shiro Sasaki ...
The Territory of Beasts (1997) [Movie] TMDB
獣の領分
director: Takeshi Watanabe actor: Riki Takeuchi / Rei Natsume
other title: 獣の領分
A violent action film about a legendary hitman who seeks revenge on a traitor. Yuji, a former assassin who once left the life behind, accepts a contract from a man tied to him through a master–disciple bond to assassinate the boss of a rival organization—only to find an unexpected trap waiting for him.
Revolver — Blue Spring (2003) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
リボルバー 青い春
director: Takeshi Watanabe actor: Hiroshi Tamaki / Ryuta Sato
other title: リボルバー 青い春 / Revolver - Blue Spring
Osamu (Tamaki Hiroshi), a member of the “Ero Supremacy Club,” Kōji (Sato Ryuta), the quiet Biology Club member, and Tatsutoshi (Moriyama Mirai), the solitary Soccer Club member, come across a map one day. Following its markings, they discover a real handgun and three bullets. With the weapon in hand, the three hatch a plan to search for some “truly amazing thing”… Based on the comic Revolver by Maro Naruse & Taiyo Matsumoto, director Takeshi Watanabe (Chaka 2) delivers a youth drama that’s raw, comical, and tinged with melancholy. Following the success of the film Blue Spring (also from Matsumoto’s work), this original video production was created, and in fact, it carries an even stronger Matsumoto flavor. The three leads each stand out vividly, their personalities brought to life in a way that makes this a strangely endearing and memorable gem.
Neko Ninja (2017) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
猫忍
director: Takeshi Watanabe actor: Takuro Ohno / Akira Emoto
other title: Ninja Cat the Movie / 猫忍
Kagerota is a young ninja who embarks on his first mission: stealing the goldfish from a wealthy samurai. He succeeds, but then a mysterious fat cat starts following him. His distinctive red nose leads Kagerota to believe that the feline stalker is actually the reincarnation of his long last father, a legendary ninja who left him when he was ten years old.
Samurai Cat 2: A Tropical Adventure (2015) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
猫侍 南の島へ行く
director: Takeshi Watanabe actor: Kazuki Kitamura / Hana Kino
other title: 猫侍 南の島へ行く
The Edo period. Once a famous swordsman, Kyutaro Madarame, aka “Madara the Devil,” is now a masterless samurai. When a white cat called Tamanojo appears before Kyutaro, the encounter changes him forever. Starring Kazuki Kitamura. This offbeat tale of samurai spirit and adorable animal antics returns to the screen on a breathtaking scale!
Samurai Cat: The Movie (2014) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
猫侍
other title: Samurai Cat / Neko zamurai (Samurai Cat)
The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.