Hiroshi Watari


Hiroshi Watari is a Japanese singer, voice actor, and actor. His birth name is Hiroshi Watanabe. His wife is voice actress Emi Shinohara. In the past, Watari was signed to 81 Produce, Stunt Japan and Ayers Rock; he is currently signed with Rough. He is best known for his roles of Den Iga in the 1983 Metal Heroes Series Space Sheriff Sharivan and Yousuke Jou in Jikuu Senshi Spielban, making him the only actor to play two different Heroes in two Metal Hero Series.

Early life

Watari graduated from Niigata Prefectural Niigata Koyo High School. He was inspired by Shin'ichi Chiba 千葉 真一 in Key Hunter and joined JAC, now Japan Action Enterprise, on March 1981. At first, he used Hiroshi Watanabe as his stage name, gaining experience by taking minor roles.
In 1983, Watari was selected to play the protagonist Den Iga in Space Sheriff Sharivan and took on Hiroshi Watari as his stage name. In 1986, he played the title role in Jikuu Senshi Spielban.
In 1988, he quit JAC and moved to acting on the stage. In 1990, he played Shinkansen Hashimoto in Starlight Express. In 1992, he portrayed G1 in Miss Saigon.
Watari is also a voice actor.
In 2014, Watari played the role of Den Iga in Space Sheriff NEXT GENERATION.
In 2015, he started his own talk show on Niconico Channel, Choujigendenshiito, Mahoroba. He Co-starred with Yumiko Furuya; the regulars from Sharivan also worked with him on the show.

Filmography (actor)

TV series

The Television Program

Film

Filmography (voice)

Anime