Iwao Ōtani Movies

  • 1969
    Devil's Temple

    Devil's Temple

    Devil's Temple

    6.41969HD

    An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women,...

    Devil's Temple
  • 1959
    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    61959HD

    In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

    The Ghost of Yotsuya
  • 1960
    The Blind Menace

    The Blind Menace

    The Blind Menace

    6.51960HD

    This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi

    The Blind Menace
  • 1961
    Three Young Samurai

    Three Young Samurai

    Three Young Samurai

    6.61961HD

    During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle. When...

    Three Young Samurai
  • 1969
    The Magoichi Saga

    The Magoichi Saga

    The Magoichi Saga

    5.81969HD

    Lord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi and his 3.000 gunners.

    The Magoichi Saga
  • 1967
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    61967HD

    The Son of the Black Mass returns in this ninth installment in Daiei's longstanding Nemuri Kyoshiro series. This time Raizo Ichikawa as Nemuri is...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
  • 1970
    Mission: Iron Castle

    Mission: Iron Castle

    Mission: Iron Castle

    6.61970HD

    The Shinobi-no-Mono series was so successful that Daiei Studios dipped into the well one more time, making the best 60′s B&W ninja movie...

    Mission: Iron Castle
  • 1959
    Enchanted Princess

    Enchanted Princess

    Enchanted Princess

    6.21959HD

    Once upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken father. One day after they disguised themselves as...

    Enchanted Princess
  • 1962
    The Fencing Master

    The Fencing Master

    The Fencing Master

    5.51962HD

    The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives...

    The Fencing Master
  • 1954
    The Great White Tiger Platoon

    The Great White Tiger Platoon

    The Great White Tiger Platoon

    61954HD

    The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa...

    The Great White Tiger Platoon
  • 1948
    Kōfuku no genkai

    Kōfuku no genkai

    Kōfuku no genkai

    01948HD

    The eldest daughter of the Takamatsu family, Atsuko, a widow, returns home due to not getting along with her late husband's family. On the other...

    Kōfuku no genkai
  • 1952
    This Way, That Way

    This Way, That Way

    This Way, That Way

    71952HD

    An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

    This Way, That Way
  • 1987
    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

    61987HD

    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.

    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
  • 1956
    刑事部屋

    刑事部屋

    刑事部屋

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    刑事部屋
  • 1958
    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    01958HD

    During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
  • 1951
    Judge of the Ashuras

    Judge of the Ashuras

    Judge of the Ashuras

    01951HD

    Judge of the Ashuras
  • 1967
    The Sisters and I

    The Sisters and I

    The Sisters and I

    01967HD

    Two sisters, Kyoko and Hisako, run a restaurant in Kyoto. But an incident with the latter's fiancé puts their relationship, and the future of...

    The Sisters and I
  • 1964
    On the Road Forever

    On the Road Forever

    On the Road Forever

    01964HD

    A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest...

    On the Road Forever
  • 2002
    A Testimony as an Image

    A Testimony as an Image

    A Testimony as an Image

    02002HD

    In this documentary, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, who first worked with Akira Kurosawa on RASHOMON, catches up with many members of the crew,...

    A Testimony as an Image
  • 1967
    The Homely Sister

    The Homely Sister

    The Homely Sister

    61967HD

    In the 19th century Edo period, sisters Oshizu and Otaka have sacrificed their personal happiness to work and care for their ailing father. Otaka...

    The Homely Sister