Portrait of Ryutaro Otomo

Acting

Ryutaro Otomo

Career

Active from 1947 to 1981, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kagero-za
Kagero-za
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryutaro Otomo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Revenge 3
  • Samurai Adventure 3
  • Samurai 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Martial Arts 2
  • Feudal Japan 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles · average score 79
Tampopo
Tampopo (1985)
GoodWatch score 88

as Ramen Master

Kagero-za
Kagero-za (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Master

Natchan no shashinkan
Natchan no shashinkan (1980)

TV show · as 祖父・西城清右衛門

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai (1980)

TV show · as ソルカン・シラ

1970s

3 titles
A Scream from Nowhere
A Scream from Nowhere (1977)

as Rokuro Oyamada

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show

Samurai Courier
Samurai Courier (1971)

TV show

1960s

22 titles · average score 69
The Magic Serpent
The Magic Serpent (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Orochi-Maru

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Echizen

Watari, the Ninja Boy
Watari, the Ninja Boy (1966)

as Otowa no Kido

Castle of Owls
Castle of Owls (1963)
GoodWatch score 63

as Juzo

Duel of Blood and Sand
Duel of Blood and Sand (1963)

as Yajuro Inaba

Seventeen Ninja
Seventeen Ninja (1963)

as Iga no Jingosa

The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shinbei Oka

Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962)

as Sazen Tange

Festival of Swordsmen
Festival of Swordsmen (1961)

as Busshi Shirogoro

The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow (1961)

as Jûbei Yagyû

Tange Sazen and the Princess
Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961)

as Tange Sazen

The Master Spearman
The Master Spearman (1960)

as Takasada Tomita

1950s

22 titles
Evil Man of Edo
Evil Man of Edo (1959)

as Sanshiro Kenmochi

Secret of The Golden Spell
Secret of The Golden Spell (1958)

as Tange Sazen

A Chivalrous Spirit
A Chivalrous Spirit (1958)

as Omasa

The Lord Takes a Bride
The Lord Takes a Bride (1957)

as Gentaro

Ghost Ship Part 2
Ghost Ship Part 2 (1957)

as Samanosuke Sasaki

Ghost Ship Part 1
Ghost Ship Part 1 (1957)

as Samanosuke Sasaki

The Kuroda Affair
The Kuroda Affair (1956)

as Takenaka Unemenokami

Samurai of the Great Earth
Samurai of the Great Earth (1956)

as Ken Agatsuma

The Black Hooded Man
The Black Hooded Man (1955)

as The Black Hooded Man

The Black Hooded Man 2
The Black Hooded Man 2 (1955)

as Black Hood

Clan Revival
Clan Revival (1954)

as Kiri no Kojiro

Sorcerer’s Orb
Sorcerer’s Orb (1954)

TV show

1940s

4 titles
Island of Horrors
Island of Horrors (1949)

as Detective Isokawa

The Grand Master
The Grand Master (1948)

as Môri

Surônin makaritôru
Surônin makaritôru (1947)

as Izunokami Matsudaira

The March of the Restoration
The March of the Restoration (1942)

as Sasaki Yuisaburo