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Hideji Ôtaki(1925-2012)

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Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
Hideji Ôtaki was born on 6 June 1925 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980), Older Brother, Younger Sister (1976) and Fumô chitai (1976). He died on 2 October 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJune 6, 1925
DiedOctober 2, 2012(87)
BornJune 6, 1925
DiedOctober 2, 2012(87)
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    • 5 wins total

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Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
7.9
  • Masakage Yamagata
  • 1980
Older Brother, Younger Sister (1976)
Older Brother, Younger Sister
7.3
  • Akaza
  • 1976
Fumô chitai (1976)
Fumô chitai
7.0
  • Actor
  • 1976
Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Hideji Ôtaki, Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura, and Mieko Harada in Dearest (2012)
Dearest
6.9
  • Gorô Ôura
  • 2012

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  • Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Hideji Ôtaki, Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura, and Mieko Harada in Dearest (2012)
    Dearest
    6.9
    • Gorô Ôura
    • 2012
  • Keiji Narusawa Ryô 2
    TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Hei no naka no chûgakkô (2010)
    Hei no naka no chûgakkô
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Hanchô: Jinnansho Azumihan (2009)
    Hanchô: Jinnansho Azumihan
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 2010
  • Angel's Share (2010)
    Angel's Share
    6.3
    TV Series
    • 2010
  • Divorced Under One Roof
    TV Series
    • Narration
    • 2010
  • Haru tono tabi (2010)
    Haru tono tabi
    7.1
    • Shigeo Kanemoto
    • 2010
  • The Shoeshine Boy (2010)
    The Shoeshine Boy
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Kikuji suzuki
    • 2010
  • Ururu no mori no monogatari (2009)
    Ururu no mori no monogatari
    6.7
    • Shinjiro Chiri
    • 2009
  • Hanamatsuri
    TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Boku no imôto (2009)
    Boku no imôto
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Chuji Sakurai
    • 2009
  • Dennis Falt in Rakujitsu moyu (2009)
    Rakujitsu moyu
    TV Movie
    • Kinmochi Saionji
    • 2009
  • Chôshoku-tei
    TV Movie
    • Sensei
    • 2009
  • K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
    6.5
    • 2008
  • Kansa hôjin (2008)
    Kansa hôjin
    TV Series
    • Katsuji Takeda
    • 2008

Soundtrack



  • Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
    Memories of Tomorrow
    7.5
    • performer: "Tokyo rhapsody"
    • 2006

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  • Alternative names
    • Shuji Otaki
  • Born
    • June 6, 1925
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • October 2, 2012
    • Tokyo, Japan(lung cancer)

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    He is member of play group "Mingei".

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