仁義なき戦い
Watari was due to play main role in Kinji Fukasaku’s "Battles Without Honor and Humanity", but because of his illness he was not able to appear in the film. In 1974, Watari was forced to step down from the role of Katsu Kaishū (lead role) in the Taiga drama "Katsu Kaishū" on NHK because of his illness, He appeared in only first 9 episodes. In 1976, Watari won best actor of Blue Ribbon Award for his role in Kinji Fukasaku`s film "Yakuza Graveyard".