Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki | |
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 Hideji Ōtaki | |
| Born | 大滝 秀治 June 6, 1925 |
| Died | October 2, 2012 (aged 87) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Occupation | actor businessperson |
| Years active | 1950–2012 |
Hideji Ōtaki (大滝 秀治, Ōtaki Hideji, June 6, 1925 – October 2, 2012) was a Japanese actor.
He has served as President of the Mingei Theatre Company.
Career[edit]
After serving in World War II, he became interested in the theater and helped found the Gekidan Mingei troupe in 1950.[1] He gained fame for his television work from the 1970s, but he also appeared in many films, especially those of Juzo Itami.[1] His last film, Anata e, starring Ken Takakura, was released a few months before his death. He died of lung cancer at his home in Tokyo on 2 October 2012.[1]
Awards[edit]
He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Hochi Film Award for Brother and Sister, Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare and Fumō Chitai.[2]
Selected filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
- Children of Hiroshima (1952)
- Dobu (1954)
- Black Sun (1964)
- A Man′s World (1971)
- Lake of Dracula (1971)
- Brother and Sister (1976)
- Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare (1976)
- Fumō Chitai (1976)
- Rhyme of Vengeance (1978)
- Hi no Tori (1978)
- Nichiren (1979)
- Kagemusha (1980), Yamagata Masakage
- Dotonbori River (1982)
- The Go Masters (1983)
- The Funeral (1984)
- Tampopo (1985)
- Tokyo Blackout (1987)
- Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
- Childhood Days (1990)
- Minbo (1992)
- Spy Sorge (2003)
- Casshern (2004)
- Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
- The Inugami (2006)
- Dearest (2012)
Television[edit]
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966)
- Mito Kōmon (1973)
- Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) (ep1 Guest)
- Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975)
- Shiroi Kyotō (1978)
- Dokuganryū Masamune (1987), Kosai Sōitsu
- Hoshi no Kinka (1995), Shirō Morioka
- Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995), Tokugawa Mitsusada
- Mōri Motonari (1997), Hanshū
- Sakura (2002), James Takero Matsushita
Honours[edit]
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (1988)
- Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1995)
- Person of Cultural Merit (2011)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Japanese actor Hideji Otaki dies at 87". Japan Times. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
External links[edit]
- Hideji Ōtaki at IMDb
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