Iwao Ôtani Movies

  • 1954
    Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff

    8.11954HD

    In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.

    Sansho the Bailiff
  • 1950
    Rashomon

    Rashomon

    Rashomon

    8.11950HD

    Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of...

    Rashomon
  • 1953
    Ugetsu

    Ugetsu

    Ugetsu

    7.9781953HD

    In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local...

    Ugetsu
  • 1966
    Wrath of Daimajin

    Wrath of Daimajin

    Wrath of Daimajin

    6.41966HD

    In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A...

    Wrath of Daimajin
  • 1962
    The Tale of Zatoichi

    The Tale of Zatoichi

    The Tale of Zatoichi

    7.31962HD

    The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring...

    The Tale of Zatoichi
  • 1954
    The Crucified Lovers

    The Crucified Lovers

    The Crucified Lovers

    7.71954HD

    When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find...

    The Crucified Lovers
  • 1953
    A Geisha

    A Geisha

    A Geisha

    7.51953HD

    Eiko seeks out Miyoharu, a geisha, and asks to be her apprentice. When she is ready to receive clients, both women want the right to refuse certain...

    A Geisha
  • 1955
    Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga

    7.11955HD

    Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But...

    Taira Clan Saga
  • 1963
    An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

    6.51963HD

    In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

    An Actor's Revenge
  • 1951
    Miss Oyu

    Miss Oyu

    Miss Oyu

    7.21951HD

    Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to...

    Miss Oyu
  • 1971
    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

    6.71971HD

    Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After...

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
  • 1966
    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    71966HD

    Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
  • 1991
    Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

    5.81991HD

    Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

    Heat Wave
  • 1960
    Satan's Sword

    Satan's Sword

    Satan's Sword

    6.41960HD

    The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last...

    Satan's Sword
  • 1967
    Zatoichi Challenged

    Zatoichi Challenged

    Zatoichi Challenged

    6.71967HD

    Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After...

    Zatoichi Challenged
  • 1967
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    61967HD

    The Son of the Black Mass returns in this ninth installment in Daiei's longstanding Nemuri Kyoshiro series. This time Raizo Ichikawa as Nemuri is...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
  • 1948
    Kōfuku no genkai

    Kōfuku no genkai

    Kōfuku no genkai

    01948HD

    Kōfuku no genkai
  • 1968
    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    6.91968HD

    Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives
  • 1969
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    5.41969HD

    Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
  • 1959
    Yotsuya Ghost Story

    Yotsuya Ghost Story

    Yotsuya Ghost Story

    61959HD

    In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

    Yotsuya Ghost Story