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Iwao Ôtani (1919-2017)

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Alias:
大谷巌

Birthplace:
Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Born:
August 4, 1919

Died:
August 3, 2017

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Editor:
1968  Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Sound:
1946  The Woman Who Opens the Door
1948  Kōfuku no genkai
1950  Rashomon
1960  The Blind Menace
1966  Wrath of Daimajin
1967  Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967  The Homely Sister
1967  The Sisters and I
1968  Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1970  Mission: Iron Castle

Sound Designer:
1946  The Woman Who Opens the Door
1948  Kōfuku no genkai
1950  Rashomon
1953  A Geisha
1954  Sansho the Bailiff
1954  The Crucified Lovers
1959  Yotsuya Ghost Story
1960  The Blind Menace
1963  An Actor's Revenge
1966  Wrath of Daimajin
1967  Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967  The Homely Sister
1967  The Sisters and I
1968  Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1970  Mission: Iron Castle

Sound Recordist:
1946  The Woman Who Opens the Door
1948  Kōfuku no genkai
1950  Rashomon
1951  Judge of the Ashuras
1951  Miss Oyu
1952  This Way, That Way
1953  A Geisha
1953  Ugetsu
1954  Sansho the Bailiff
1954  The Crucified Lovers
1954  The Great White Tiger Platoon
1955  Taira Clan Saga
1958  Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1959  Enchanted Princess
1959  Yotsuya Ghost Story
1960  Satan's Sword
1960  The Blind Menace
1962  The Fencing Master
1962  The Tale of Zatoichi
1963  An Actor's Revenge
1963  The Third Shadow Warrior
1964  On the Road Forever
1966  Wrath of Daimajin
1966  Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1967  Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967  The Homely Sister
1967  The Sisters and I
1967  Zatoichi Challenged
1968  Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1969  Devil's Temple
1969  Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969  The Magoichi Saga
1970  Mission: Iron Castle
1971  Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1985  Tracked
1986  Death Shadows
1987  The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
1991  Heat Wave

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