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Hideji Ōtaki

Actor

Hideji Ōtaki

Born June 6, 1925 in Niigata, JapanDied October 2, 2012140 films

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Kagemusha posterFirst watchKagemusha19807.8as Masakage YamagataA feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Tampopo poster7.8Tampopo1985Black Rain poster7.6Black Rain1989Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons poster7.2Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons1973Casshern poster5.9Casshern2004The Funeral poster7.2The Funeral1984Izo poster6.0Izo2004

Filmography

140 films as actor
  1. 2012DearestGorô Ôura
  2. 2010A School Behind BarsAkio Sasaki
  3. 2010Haru's JourneyShigeo Kanemoto
  4. 2009A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful ForestShinjiro Chiri
  5. 2009Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
  6. 2009Jive: Swept by the Sea BreezeYoshiharu Tomari
  7. 2008K-20: The Fiend with Twenty FacesCompany president Hashiba
  8. 2008Haha Koihi no Ki
  9. 2008Kabei: Our MotherKabe
  10. 2006Murder of the Inugami ClanOyama Shinkan
  11. 2006Departing Osaka Station at 0:00
  12. 2006Memories of TomorrowUsaburou Sugawara
  13. 2006Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
  14. 2004Izo
  15. 2004CasshernGeneral Kamijo
  16. 2003Worst by ChancePawnbroker
  17. 2003The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
  18. 2003北の国から 記憶 前編
  19. 2003Spy SorgeDuke Kinmochi Sai-onji
  20. 2002A White Ship
  21. 2000Dora-heitaImamura
  22. 2000As the River FlowsNakayama
  23. 1999Hometown
  24. 1996Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
  25. 1994Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
  26. 1993Pro Golfer Oribe KinjiroShuzo Katsuta
  27. 1992Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
  28. 1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionHotel General Manager
  29. 1992Ganryujima: Kojiro and MusashiMatsui Yasuyuki
  30. 1991Noh Mask MurdersPriest Nire
  31. 1990Heaven and EarthMatasaburo Tachibana
  32. 1990Tistou the Green Thumb
  33. 1990Tales of a Golden GeishaChijiwa (uncredited)
  34. 1990Takeshi: Childhood Days
  35. 1989Black RainDr. Fujita
  36. 1989Music BoxKyohei Imazato
  37. 1988The Silk RoadNarrator (voice)
  38. 1988Umi e, See You
  39. 1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisMasayuki Orida
  40. 1987This Story of Love
  41. 1987River of Fireflies
  42. 1987A Taxing WomanTsuyuguchi
  43. 1987Tokyo BlackoutOtawara Gonzo
  44. 1986Tree Without Leaves
  45. 1986Maison Ikkoku - Apartment FantasyBuddhist priest
  46. 1986Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earthHiroshi Kurita (Director of Nagano Zoo)
  47. 1986Beyond the Shining Sea
  48. 1986Lost in the WildernessMatsutaro Uemura
  49. 1986Atami Murder CaseSakuji Onijima
  50. 1986Gonza the SpearmanChūtabei Iwaki
  51. 1985TampopoRich Old Man
  52. 1985DemonOyaji
  53. 1985Time and Tide 2Mr. Imai
  54. 1984The FuneralShinkichi Amamiya
  55. 1984MacArthur's ChildrenAshigara
  56. 1983Choji Snack BarAiba
  57. 1983The PoliticiansDenroku Mihara
  58. 1982The Longest Tunnel
  59. 1982Lake of IllusionsFujikake
  60. 1982Lovers LostTamada
  61. 1982The Go Masters
  62. 1981StationAiba
  63. 1981Willful Murder
  64. 1980Child of the SunDetective A
  65. 1980House of Evil SpiritsMiyamoto
  66. 1980The Long Way 'Round
  67. 1980KagemushaMasakage Yamagata
  68. 1979Hunter in the DarkShiba
  69. 1979The House of HangingPatrolman Kano
  70. 1978Talk of the Town Tora-san旅途中的云水僧
  71. 1978Blood Type: BlueTakeiri
  72. 1978The Fall of Ako CastleYamada
  73. 1978The DemonKimura, Bank Clerk
  74. 1978Monument to Holy Service
  75. 1978August Without EmperorNoguchi
  76. 1978The PhoenixSukune
  77. 1978Winter's FlowerIchiro
  78. 1978Shag
  79. 1978Queen BeeLawyer Kano
  80. 1977Crocodile, Parrot and Fur SealKenjuro Kamoshita
  81. 1977The War in SpaceDr. Matsuzawa
  82. 1977Village of Eight GravestonesSuwa
  83. 1977Proof of the Man
  84. 1977The Far Road
  85. 1977Island of HellGihei Kito
  86. 1977BotchanTanuki
  87. 1977Mount HakkodaColonel Nakabayashi
  88. 1977Suddenly, Like a StormTeacher Inagi
  89. 1977Lullaby to KillDr. Gondô
  90. 1976Brother and SisterAkaza
  91. 1976The Possessed
  92. 1976The Inugami FamilyPriest Oyama
  93. 1976The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion
  94. 1976The CorporationHisamatsu, Commissioner of the Economic Planning Agency
  95. 1976Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset大雅堂主
  96. 1976ManhuntTonami Yoshinori
  97. 1976The Sorrow of ParisSeiichiro Takimura
  98. 1976Outlaw Cop
  99. 1975Tora-san, the Intellectual住职
  100. 1975The Village
  101. 1975The International Gang of KobeTokugen
  102. 1975Solar Eclipse
  103. 1975Aoi sanmyakuIguchi
  104. 1975Company Buggers
  105. 1975Kyukei no Koya
  106. 1974The Last Swordsman
  107. 1974The Homeless
  108. 1974Code of Wolves
  109. 1974Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
  110. 1973Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of DemonsAbbot Jikei
  111. 1973Internal SleuthSeijin-kai Chairman
  112. 1972Zatoichi in DesperationSukegoro Iioka
  113. 1972Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
  114. 1972My Voiceless Friends
  115. 1972New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
  116. 1971KaoyakuNishino
  117. 1970Terror in the StreetsKatagiri
  118. 1970City of Beasts
  119. 1969The Resurrection of the Beast
  120. 1969The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket ClubSaeki