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Kazushi Watanabe is a Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter born in 1976. Best known internationally for his unsettling performance in Takashi Miike's Visitor Q, he maintains a prolific dual career directing idiosyncratic, often genre-bending independent films such as 19 and Samurai of the Dead.
Kazushi Watanabe is a Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter who gained recognition for his work in the independent film scene and his recurring collaborations in cult cinema.
He is widely recognized for his titular role in Takashi Miike’s Visitor Q and for writing and directing his own idiosyncratic, genre-defying features such as 19 and Samurai of the Dead.
He creates offbeat, low-budget independent films that frequently blend elements of dark comedy, crime, and surrealism. Explore his complete filmography on Mood.