Most Popular Iwao Ōtani Trailers
Total trailers found: 45
Three Young Samurai Trailer (1961)
22 February 1961
During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle.
A Testimony as an Image Trailer (2002)
06 September 2002
In this documentary, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, who first worked with Akira Kurosawa on RASHOMON, catches up with many members of the crew, including cowriter Shinobu Hashimoto and assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka.
Rashomon Trailer (1950)
26 August 1950
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
The Magoichi Saga Trailer (1969)
13 September 1969
Lord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi and his 3.
Sansho the Bailiff Trailer (1954)
31 March 1954
In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
The Homely Sister Trailer (1967)
28 October 1967
In the 19th century Edo period, sisters Oshizu and Otaka have sacrificed their personal happiness to work and care for their ailing father.
Death Shadows Trailer (1986)
20 September 1986
Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials.
Ugetsu Trailer (1953)
26 March 1953
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 sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare.
An Actor's Revenge Trailer (1963)
13 January 1963
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps Trailer (1967)
15 July 1967
The Son of the Black Mass returns in this ninth installment in Daiei's longstanding Nemuri Kyoshiro series.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie Trailer (1969)
11 January 1969
Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming that he did it.
Tracked Trailer (1985)
26 October 1985
When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whether he will ever escape the shadow of his heinous crimes--or the detectives hot on his trail.
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion Trailer (1958)
01 October 1958
During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism.
The Tale of Zatoichi Trailer (1962)
18 April 1962
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo Trailer (1964)
30 December 1964
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of The Ninja'.
Heat Wave Trailer (1991)
09 February 1991
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.
Zatoichi Challenged Trailer (1967)
30 December 1967
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.
Chikamatsu Monogatari Trailer (1954)
23 November 1954
When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma Trailer (1987)
17 October 1987
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.
The Great White Tiger Platoon Trailer (1954)
25 August 1954
The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Taira Clan Saga Trailer (1955)
21 September 1955
Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.
Dora-heita Trailer (2000)
13 May 2000
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.
Wrath of Daimajin Trailer (1966)
10 December 1966
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.
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage Trailer (1966)
12 August 1966
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.
Kōfuku no genkai Trailer (1948)
01 November 1948
The eldest daughter of the Takamatsu family, Atsuko, a widow, returns home due to not getting along with her late husband's family.
Zatoichi and the Fugitives Trailer (1968)
10 August 1968
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
The Woman in the Rumor Trailer (1954)
20 June 1954
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
A Geisha Trailer (1953)
12 August 1953
Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha.
Satan's Sword Trailer (1960)
18 October 1960
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941).
On the Road Forever Trailer (1964)
08 August 1964
A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest peasants into slavery.
This Way, That Way Trailer (1952)
23 December 1952
An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly to stay with them.
Mission: Iron Castle Trailer (1970)
07 February 1970
The Shinobi-no-Mono series was so successful that Daiei Studios dipped into the well one more time, making the best 60′s B&W ninja movie ever seen in the otherwise color-dominated year of 1970.
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman Trailer (1971)
13 January 1971
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town.
The Ghost of Yotsuya Trailer (1959)
01 July 1959
In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.
The Third Shadow Warrior Trailer (1963)
21 April 1963
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka.
The Sisters and I Trailer (1967)
14 April 1967
Two sisters, Kyoko and Hisako, run a restaurant in Kyoto. But an incident with the latter's fiancé puts their relationship, and the future of their cuisine in jeopardy.
The Fencing Master Trailer (1962)
30 September 1962
The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant.
The Blind Menace Trailer (1960)
01 September 1960
This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.
Miss Oyu Trailer (1951)
22 June 1951
Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu.
Enchanted Princess Trailer (1959)
27 December 1959
Once upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken father. One day after they disguised themselves as parasols, they were wrongly brought to the Racoon Palace, where the young racoon princess (also Ayako Wakao) made a mess of her arranged marriage with the beautiful racoon prince (Raizô Ichikawa).
Devil's Temple Trailer (1969)
31 May 1969
An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer.
Rashômon at 65 Trailer (2015)
21 September 2015
A short documentary visiting some of Rashômon’s key locations, featuring interviews with former staff from the Daiei-Kyoto Studios.
