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Biography
Ikkei Watanabe is a Japanese actor known for roles in film. Born on October 27, 1962 in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, Watanabe has appeared in several Japanese productions, primarily in supporting or character roles.
Watanabe’s filmography includes Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact as Commander Shigemura, a science-fiction film centered on the Ultraman franchise. In 2005, Watanabe appeared in Innocent Seven as Koichi Kawahara, a drama film. More recently, Watanabe provided voice acting in animated films, voicing Chief Maltese in Butt Detective the Movie: Mystery of the Ruins of Tentōmushi and its 2024 sequel, Butt Detective the Movie: Farewell, Oh My Beloved Butty. These roles highlight Watanabe’s work across live-action and voice acting in Japanese cinema.
