
Acting
Yachiyo Ōtori
Born
1933-04-21 (93)
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
30 titles
Known for
8.0Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at a printing factory, and they come to learn the bitterness and sadness of love. The two live humbly by the River Kanda, but are viewed coldly by people around them.
Kandagawa
1974
NRKurama Tengu appears in the Great Edo, where conspiracies swirl. The righteous sword flashes as the mystery of a beautiful woman’s disappearance unfolds.
Tengu Kurama: A Strong Wind Through 808 Villages
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
School Girls
1955
7.0Amidst the 1960 Japanese-American mutual security treaty, alienated young nihilist Takuya struggles to find his footing between his do-nothing wealth and the outer Western extremism as major student protests take place.
Youth in Fury
1960
7.0Japanese film based on the song by Harumi Miyako.
Love in the North
1976
NRBased on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
The Invisible Wall
1958
Film credits
1970s · 3 titles
8.0Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at a printing factory, and they come to learn the bitterness and sadness of love. The two live humbly by the River Kanda, but are viewed coldly by people around them.
Kandagawa
1974
7.0Japanese film based on the song by Harumi Miyako.
Love in the North
1976
NRBased on the comic by Kazuo Koike
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1973
1960s · 13 titles
7.0Amidst the 1960 Japanese-American mutual security treaty, alienated young nihilist Takuya struggles to find his footing between his do-nothing wealth and the outer Western extremism as major student protests take place.
Youth in Fury
1960
6.0The backstage romances of an egotistical singer and his under-valued manager, a lovelorn bandman and a nude dancer.
One-Way Ticket to Love
1960
7.0This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
8.0A veteran reporter and a young journalist doggedly pursue clues through sheer persistence and intuition to unravel the mystery behind the sudden death of a teacher in the remote Hokuriku region. In pursuit of the truth, they are led to a web of corporate fraud, an inbred village, bundles of toilet paper, and flatfoots with something to hide as the bodies pile up.
Mist and Shadows
1961
7.01961 Japanese movie
晴小袖
1961
9.0A unique depiction of the awakening of male and female sexuality in youth.
Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
1968
Japanese film.
Brothers of Fire
1960
NRA story of an ardent young man who laid down his life for his country.
Goodbye to Glory
1960
7.7AKA Family of Women. A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father.
The Third Will
1963
Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that if Gennosuke won't change his mind then Suzue must be dealt with one way or another. When spearmaster, Fuwa Mondo, a Ronin and all around happy guy stumbles into the plot, things get a little hokey-pokey.
The Spear of Heroism
1961
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
8.5A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe brings her to safety, and from a distance keeps a watchful eye on her well being.
Yakuza of Seki
1963
NRTaiji (Kawazu Yusuke), who works at Noble Cosmetics, wants to marry his girlfriend Tomie (Kuwano Miyuki), but is having a hard time saving up the money. On a night train, he casually takes a photo of a middle-aged man and a young woman sleeping close together in seats diagonally opposite each other. In reality, the man is Aizawa (Sano Shuji), the section chief at the government agency where Tomie works. Tomie tells Taiji that she is pregnant and wants them to get married soon, so Taiji sends Aizawa the same photo. This is to ask him to buy it...
Koi no gashū
1961
1950s · 13 titles
NRKurama Tengu appears in the Great Edo, where conspiracies swirl. The righteous sword flashes as the mystery of a beautiful woman’s disappearance unfolds.
Tengu Kurama: A Strong Wind Through 808 Villages
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
School Girls
1955
NRBased on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
The Invisible Wall
1958
8.0Japanese-Italian adaptation of Puccini's opera.
Madame Butterfly
1954
NRThis drama centers on an elderly politician and depicts how humans can return to their true selves when they are freed from selfish desires and self-interest.
People Waiting for Spring
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hatamoto Yakuza
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ai no Noutan
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Blind Love
1959
NRA mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl who does not know what a broken heart is, the attractive joy of first love, and separation is like parting with life. The mother-daughter duet with Isuzu Yamada attracted a lot of attention at that time. Haruko Wanibuchi, demonstrated rare attractiveness and pure charm by playing a heroine living in a beautiful and pure first love.
Love in the Mountains
1959
NRAinu chieftain Otena Kamui dies leaving a secret to his son. Years later, the grown son and his child are drawn into the hunt for the “Tower of Otena” treasure while a corrupt magistrate’s family fractures around them.
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
1955
NRAs the map fragments are united, conspiracies tighten around the magistrate’s clan. Storms, uprisings and betrayals lead the young hero to the secret of the “Tower of Otena” and a final reckoning.
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
1956
NRThe president of the Hong Kong Almond Cola company, Liu's grandfather, signed a purchase and sale agreement with Showa Nakajima from Japan, and shortly before leaving for Japan, someone attacked him. Before he died, before he lost consciousness, he transferred all the rights to the company to his close confidant Murota and told him to transfer them to his daughter, whom he left in Japan 20 years ago. Murota, who inherited Liu's will, went to Japan. However, the gang of James Howe, the head of the Hong Kong trading world, was waiting for him, seeking to obtain the rights to Almond Cola…
Brutal Battle
1959
10.0No synopsis available yet.
The Gallant on the Highway
1958
