Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

June 6, 1925 · 101 years old

Known For

23 titles
1
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

1980 · 2h 42m · Movie

A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.

7.9
2
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

1973 · 1h 29m · Movie

Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.

7.5
3
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

2008 · 2h 17m · Movie

Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.

6.6
4
The Funeral

The Funeral

1984 · 2h 4m · Movie

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.

7.2
5
Zatoichi in Desperation

Zatoichi in Desperation

1972 · 1h 35m · Movie

After accidentally causing an old lady's death, Zatoichi seeks out her daughter to atone for the tragedy, consequently getting into all sorts of trouble.

6.8
6
The Demon

The Demon

1978 · 1h 50m · Movie

After a married man stops providing for his mistress, she abandons their three young children with him and his wrathful wife.

7.4
7
Memories of Tomorrow

Memories of Tomorrow

2006 · 2h 2m · Movie

A successful businessman's family life is shattered by an early onset of Alzheimer's.

7.5
8
Manhunt

Manhunt

1976 · 2h 31m · Movie

A tough police detective is falsely accused of corruption, and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.

6.8
9
Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark

1979 · 2h 17m · Movie

An aging Yakuza boss in the the late 18th century runs a thriving lantern and silk dying business. However, he is also a Hunter in the Dark, an shady underworld figure who unravels a mystery about a rival clan. His wife tries to p...

7.0
10
Dearest

Dearest

2012 · 1h 50m · Movie

A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea.

6.9
11
Black Sun

Black Sun

1964 · 1h 35m · Movie

One is a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and other is a black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws and the movie depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash.

6.7
12
Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman

1986 · 2h 6m · Movie

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojo for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir ...

7.0
13
Akuma no temari-uta

Akuma no temari-uta

1977 · 2h 24m · Movie

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in o...

6.8
14
Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990 · 1h 54m · Movie

The story of a young orphan who becomes a geisha who brings luck to the men she meets, making her the target of several unscrupulous males.

6.5
15
The Devil's Island

The Devil's Island

1977 · 2h 21m · Movie

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.

6.4
16
Hi no tori

Hi no tori

1978 · 2h 17m · Movie

Evil Queen Himiko and her army invade a small rural province in order to kill a Phoenix in order to achieve immortality, a young boy survives and goes on an adventure to amend the injustices.

5.9
17
Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost

1982 · 2h 3m · Movie

A love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.

6.4
18
The Village

The Village

1975 · 2h 7m · Movie

A quasi-docu-drama pertaining to the monumental process to bring a performance troupe to a small Japanese village to perform for one night.

7.1
20
Wild Detective

Wild Detective

1976 · 1h 32m · Movie

A bad cop is engaged in a violent chase to catch a yakuza boss. In his absence his wife runs away with another man, who turns out to be the very same man that her husband is hunting. Once he discovers this, he loses his nerve and ...

6.3
21
Toi ippon no michi

Toi ippon no michi

1977 · 1h 54m · Movie

Follows railway workers' struggles to create unions during a period of economic growth and increased automation.

7.7
23
Shiroi fune

Shiroi fune

2002 · 1h 48m · Movie

Shizuka (Mami Nakamura) is a young school teacher. She moves to a small village by the sea, near her own home country. The elementary school she is assigned has only 20 students. But her last assignment was not very successful and...