Director

Mototsugu Watanabe

Directing

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Directed credits

105

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Very extensive directing filmography.

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0.5

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Directed movies: 105Directed series: 0All crew credits: 107

TMDB ID: 1019920

IMDb ID: nm1008445

Known for: Directing

Born: December 2, 1957

Age: 68

Place of birth: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1980 - 2025

Years active: 46

Wikidata: Q114684589

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 • 渡辺基次

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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 imaginable including, As a result, he has large fan following and is regarded as the number one cult Pink Eiga director.

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