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Jun Ōtomo

Date of birth: 1899-11-21

Place of birth: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Jun Ōtomo

Biography

Originally a music teacher, Jun joined the Toho Mobile Culture Corps during WWII. He ultimately became active as a character actor in Toho and Shintoho productions in the '50s and '60s. Noted for his menacing onscreen countenance, he was remembered for his mild-mannered and affable nature in private life.

Movie Credits

Secret White Line Zone
0.5

Secret White Line Zone

1958-09-21

First film in Teruo Ishii's Line series.

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
2.5

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl

1972-11-26

First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who

The Ghost of Yotsuya
3.2

The Ghost of Yotsuya

1959-07-11

This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend which tells of a man who faces the consequences of betra

Female Slave Ship
3

Female Slave Ship

1960-01-03

The year is 1945, months prior to Japan's ultimate defeat in WW2, and military lieutenant Sugawa is

Jigoku no hatoba
0

Jigoku no hatoba

1956-03-04

A battle for a large sum of money unfolds on the docks near a steel mill in a foggy atmosphere. Manz

Yojimbo
4

Yojimbo

1961-04-25

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival

Nightingale
0

Nightingale

1938-11-09

An episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.

Throne of Blood
4

Throne of Blood

1957-01-15

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
4

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959-01-15

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
3.2

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935-03-01

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly

Kuro to aka no hanabira
0

Kuro to aka no hanabira

1962-01-14

Crime film distributed by Taiho.

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
0

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

1960-09-01

Japanese action film.

Yellow Line
3.5

Yellow Line

1960-04-29

The murder of the chief official of Kobe city's Customs triggers an investigation of a prostitution

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard
0

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

1959-04-29

1959 film directed by Teruo Ishii for Shintoho.

Ghost Story: Cruel Phantom
0

Ghost Story: Cruel Phantom

1964-05-17

Horror film directed by Satoru Kobayashi. Kin'ya Ogawa served as Kobayashi's assistant on this film.

トップ屋を殺せ
0

トップ屋を殺せ

1960-09-08

Japanese crime film.

Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
0

Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku

1960-06-11

Japanese war film.

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
0

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

1959-01-03

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the sout

Black Line
2.3

Black Line

1960-01-13

Freelance reporter “Scoop” Machida is hot on the trail of a prostitution ring called the Black Line,

Five Violent Girls
0

Five Violent Girls

1960-12-27

Japanese comedy film.

Cave Queens
0

Cave Queens

1960-10-01

Rumi (Yoko Mihara) and Emi (Masayo Banri) are sisters who dance nightly at the Blue Moon cabaret, wh

Women of Whirlpool Island
3

Women of Whirlpool Island

1960-02-27

Black River
3.4

Black River

1957-10-23

A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The land

Stakeout
3.5

Stakeout

1958-01-15

Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect wi

Jigoku
3.2

Jigoku

1960-07-30

A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet

Fire Line
1.5

Fire Line

1961-05-24

Two young crooks who scam betters in the race track are employed by a yakuza gang called the Shigemo

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose
0

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose

1959-11-24

The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.

Broken Blossoms
2.5

Broken Blossoms

1959-02-25

War drama about army nurses.

The Street Without Sun
0

The Street Without Sun

1954-06-24

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers

Roar of the Bullets
0

Roar of the Bullets

1960-11-12

At the end of the Greater East Asia War, young Amada Koichi and his father were wrongfully accused a

剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
0

剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り

1957-04-30

The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki
0

The Challenge of the Female Spy Akatsuki

1959-02-03

Japanese spy film.

男の嵐
0

男の嵐

1963-08-28

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Disappearing Gentleman
0

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Disappearing Gentleman

1959-12-01

The second installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Challenge from the Dead
0

Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Challenge from the Dead

1959-12-08

King Rose returns, unleashing terror from beyond the grave. Detective Kotaro Ran, as Seven-Color Mas

Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
0

Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai

1969-03-29

Second movie in the Sakura Code series.

Witness Chair
3

Witness Chair

1965-05-15

Murder case and trial.