Atsurō Watabe

is a Japanese actor.

Career Born in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Watabe debuted as an actor on television in 1991 with the drama Seishun no mon. He won awards of excellence in the best actor and new face categories at the 19th Japan Academy Prize in 1996 for the film Shizukana seikatsu, Juzo Itami's adaptation of his brother-in-law Kenzaburō Ōe's novel.

Filmography Movies A Quiet Life (1995) To Love (1997), Tsutomu Yoshioka Zebraman (2004), Oikawa Love Exposure (2008), Tetsu Honda Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009), Jean Descole (voice) The Flowers of War (2011), Colonel Hasegawa Masquerade Hotel (2019), Inagaki Daughter of Lupin the Movie (2021), Takeru Mikumo Masquerade Night (2021), Inagaki Suzuki=Bakudan (2025), Kiyomiya New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period (2025), Katsu Kaishū

Television Mōri Motonari (1997), Mōri Okimoto Unsolved Cases (1999), Tōru Mayama Beautiful Life (2000), Masao Machida Hōjō Tokimune (2001), Hōjō Tokisuke Daughter of Lupin (2019–20), Takeru Mikumo What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Sekiguchi Ujizumi Seasoned Connections (2023), Zenjirō Nakae I Wanna Punch That Scumbag! (2024), Nari Hanegi Happy Kanako's Killer Life (2025), Assassin Company President Dr. Ashura (2025), Makoto Tamon Blossom (2026), Kiyoji Hano Plastic Beauty (2026), Toyama

Video games Professor Layton and the Last Specter (2009), Jean Descole Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (2011), Jean Descole Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (2013), Desmond Sycamore, Jean Descole

Dubbing Hoppers (2026), Jerry Generazzo