Ryūtarō Ōtomo

Japanese actor

Ryūtarō Ōtomo
Ryūtarō Ōtomo as Ogasawara Nagato-no-kami in the motion picture Tanosuke Beni (1947)
Born(1912-06-05)June 5, 1912
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
DiedSeptember 27, 1985(1985-09-27) (aged 73)
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1985

Ryūtarō Ōtomo (大友柳太朗, Ōtomo Ryūtarō) (5 June 1912 – 27 September 1985) was a Japanese film and television actor most famous for his starring roles in jidaigeki.[1] In 1936, he made his debut in movies with the film Aozura Roshi.[2][1]

He ended his life by leaping from the top of a building in 1985.[2] His final appearance in the film was Tampopo directed by Juzo Itami in 1985.[2]

Filmography

Films

  • Aozura Roshi (1936)
  • (仇討崇禅寺馬場 Adauchi sōzenji baba) (1957)
  • Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士 Akō Rōshi) (1961)
  • Castle of Owls (1963)
  • The Magic Serpent (怪竜大決戦 Kairyū Daikessen) (1966)
  • Eleven Samurai (1967) : Chief Retainer Akiyoshi Gyobu
  • Yakuza's Law: Yakuza Keibatsushi: Rinchi (1969) : Tomozo
  • Kagero-za (1981) : Shishō
  • Tampopo (1985) : Noodle professor

Television

  • Akō Roshi (1964) : Horiuchi
  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966)
  • Ten to Chi to (1969) – Itagaki Nobukata
  • Kunitori Monogatari (1973) – Takeda Shingen
  • Shinsho Taikōki (1973) – Shimizu Muneharu
  • Amigasa Jūbei (1974-75) - Okuda Magodayu
  • Oshin (1983) as Eizo

References

  1. ^ a b "Ryūtarō Ōtomo". 映画DB. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "大友柳太郎". Kotobank. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

External links

  • https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645207/
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