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Akikazu Ota

Career

Active from 1964 to 1986, busiest in 1971 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monkey
Monkey
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Akikazu Ota Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Historical Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    12
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    1 title
    The Black Hood
    The Black Hood (1981)

    Director

    1970s

    5 titles · average score 72
    Women's Prison for Torture
    Women's Prison for Torture (1971)

    Director

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Assistant Director

    Kumo no Yuna
    Kumo no Yuna (1971)

    Screenplay, Director

    Hiding-Place in the Storm
    Hiding-Place in the Storm (1971)

    Director

    Naked Ambition
    Naked Ambition (1970)

    Assistant Director

    1960s

    6 titles · average score 72
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (1969)

    Assistant Director

    Prison Break
    Prison Break (1969)

    Assistant Director

    The Betrayal
    The Betrayal (1966)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Assistant Director

    The Thieves' Who's Who
    The Thieves' Who's Who (1966)

    Assistant Director

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Screenplay

    Three Young Samurai
    Three Young Samurai (1961)

    Assistant Director