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Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Actor · Died October 2, 2012, aged 87 · Niigata, Japan

Hideji Ōtaki 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 The Barren Zone (1976). He died on 2 October 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 6, 1925
Died
October 2, 2012 (aged 87)
From
Niigata, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 157 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 53% in 30 days

What are Hideji Ōtaki's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Survival
14%
Power
11%
Self
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
9%
Bonds
8%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hideji Ōtaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hideji Ōtaki's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

157 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dearest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gorô Ôura

  • A School Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Akio Sasaki

  • Angel's Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hirokichi Sakashita

  • Haru's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Shigeo Kanemoto

  • A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Shinjiro Chiri

  • Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Yoshiharu Tomari

  • K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Company president Hashiba

  • Haha Koihi no Ki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Air Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Oba Hiroto (present)

  • Kabei: Our Mother(2008)

    as Kabe

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Pride of the Temp(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as 宮部

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Murder of the Inugami Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Oyama Shinkan

  • Departing Osaka Station at 0:00 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Memories of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Usaburou Sugawara

  • Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Izo(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Casshern(2004)

    as General Kamijo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Worst by Chance(2003)

    as Pawnbroker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wipes Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • 北の国から 記憶 前編 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Spy Sorge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Duke Kinmochi Sai-onji

  • The Last Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A White Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Golden Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 11 episodes · as Michio Tanoue

  • Dora-heita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Imamura

  • As the River Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nakayama

  • Hometown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Kura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Eighth Shogun Yoshimune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 48 episodes · as Tokugawa Mitsusada [Yoshimune's father]

  • Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Pro Golfer Oribe Kinjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Shuzo Katsuta

  • Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Hotel General Manager

  • Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Matsui Yasuyuki

  • Noh Mask Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Priest Nire

  • Heaven and Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Matasaburo Tachibana

  • Tistou the Green Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Tales of a Golden Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Chijiwa (uncredited) · as Chijiwa

  • Tales of the Bizarre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Takeshi: Childhood Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Black Rain(1989)

    as Dr. Fujita

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Music Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Kyohei Imazato

  • Dragonfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Saburo Ino

  • The Silk Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Umi e, See You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Masayuki Orida · as Kanshi Oda

  • This Story of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • River of Fireflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • A Taxing Woman(1987)

    as Tsuyuguchi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Otawara Gonzo

  • Tree Without Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Buddhist priest

  • Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Hiroshi Kurita (Director of Nagano Zoo)

  • Beyond the Shining Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Atami Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Sakuji Onijima

  • Lost in the Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Matsutaro Uemura

  • Gonza the Spearman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Chūtabei Iwaki

  • Tampopo(1985)

    as Rich Old Man

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Oyaji

  • Time and Tide 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mr. Imai

  • The Funeral(1984)

    as Shinkichi Amamiya

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • MacArthur's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ashigara

  • Choji Snack Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Aiba

  • The Politicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Denroku Mihara

  • Kaikyô(1982)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Maboroshi no mizuumi(1982)

    as Fujikake

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lovers Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Tamada

  • The Go Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Station(1981)

    as Aiba

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Willful Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • From the Northern Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 24 episodes · as Seikichi Kitamura (北村清吉)

  • Child of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Detective A

  • House of Evil Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Miyamoto

  • The Long Way 'Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior(1980)

    as Masakage Yamagata

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hunter in the Dark(1979)

    as Shiba

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The House of Hanging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Patrolman Kano

  • Talk of the Town Tora-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as 旅途中的云水僧

  • Blood Type: Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Takeiri

  • The Fall of Ako Castle(1978)

    as Yamada

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Kimura, Bank Clerk

  • August Without Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Noguchi

  • Monument to Holy Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Hi no tori(1978)

    as Sukune

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Winter's Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Ichiro

  • Haguregumo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Shag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Queen Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Lawyer Kano

  • Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Kenjuro Kamoshita

  • The War in Space(1977)

    as Dr. Matsuzawa

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Village of Eight Gravestones(1977)

    as Suwa

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Proof of the Man(1977)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Far Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Devil's Island(1977)

    as Gihei Kito

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Botchan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Tanuki

  • Mount Hakkoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Colonel Nakabayashi

  • Suddenly, Like a Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Teacher Inagi

  • Special Crime Investigation Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 15 episodes · as Detective Funamura

  • Lullaby to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Gondô

  • Fuyu no Undokai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Brother and Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Akaza

  • The Inugami Family(1976)

    as Priest Oyama

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Possessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Hisamatsu, Commissioner of the Economic Planning Agency

  • Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as 大雅堂主

  • Manhunt(1976)

    as Tonami Yoshinori

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Sorrow of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Seiichiro Takimura

  • Outlaw Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Tora-san, the Intellectual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as 住职

  • The Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The International Gang of Kobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Tokugen

  • Solar Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Aoi sanmyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Iguchi

  • Company Buggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Kyukei no Koya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Mizuiro no toki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 156 episodes · as 岩沼隆一郎

  • The Last Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Homeless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Code of Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons(1973)

    as Abbot Jikei

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Internal Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Seijin-kai Chairman

  • Zatoichi in Desperation(1972)

    as Sukegoro Iioka

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • My Voiceless Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Kaoyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Nishino

  • Terror in the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Katagiri

  • City of Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tadayoshi Kanamori

  • The Resurrection of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Saeki

  • Young People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Judge and Jeopardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Sands of Kurobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Burning Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • A World For Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 52 episodes · as Hojo Tokisada

  • A Chain of Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Karasawa

  • The Witness' Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Prosecutor Takase

  • A Wandering Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Aihara (Kawamura's henchman; boxing gym trainer)

  • Black Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Old Man at the Junk Shop

  • Gun Demon Without Form (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Akō Rōshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 52 episodes · as Okabayashi Mokunosuke

  • The Lucky General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • 何もかも狂ってやがる (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Otona to kodomo no ainoko dai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Girl in the Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Teenage Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Kikenna onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • My Second Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Break Down that Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Judge A

  • Children of Hiroshima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 157 titles from 1952 to 2012; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)

$4M worldwide

Highest rated

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19522012

Peak 1972 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1952Screen debut· Children of Hiroshima
  • 1980Career best· Kagemusha

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting157 of 157: 157 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s55 · acting1980s35 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
5282

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hideji Ōtaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)

80th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tampopo (1985)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hideji Ōtaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hideji Ōtaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tsutomu Yamazaki shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers