Tomiemon Otomo

Acting

Tomiemon Otomo

Born August 20, 1920

Died February 23, 2012 · aged 91

No biography available.

Known For

The 47 RoninThe 47 Ronin · 1941
The 47 Ronin
6.91941
MovieDramaHistory
In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Kira. Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the Lord's dishonour. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi seeks to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses, and Oishi and 46 rōnin are out for revenge.
The Woman in the RumorThe Woman in the Rumor · 1954
The Woman in the Rumor
7.31954
MovieDrama
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
Dakine no nagawakizashiDakine no nagawakizashi · 1960
Dakine no nagawakizashi
1960
Movie
Tatsuo Osone movie
Sasaki KojiroSasaki Kojiro · 1951
Sasaki Kojiro
6.01951
MovieActionHistory
Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasaki Kojiro, who rises from humble beginnings to national fame, and a young Toshiro Mifune appears as the legendary master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi for the first time and essentially sets the standard for future portrayals.This masterpiece is based on the original story as written by noted author Murakami Genzo and is far superior to any other versions. Following Kojiro from his earliest days through his fateful meeting with Musashi, this movie is filled with exciting and dramatic moments culminating in the best version of the final duel ever seen on film.
Kurama Tengu: The Fire FestivalKurama Tengu: The Fire Festival · 1951
Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival
1951
MovieDrama
The masked avenger Kurama Tengu is linked to a plot to bring down the Tokugawa shogunate, but is it really our hero, or an imposter?
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful BatThe Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat · 1957
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
10.01957
MovieDramaHistory
The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima Kuze to extract five gold coins to the Shogun family in Edo, and put it into Ryujin Maru. However, Tajima, who was the chief retainer of the shogunate, said that he was a member of the board, tetsugoro Funabashi, kumiyumi no Kami ichibei, and his son, masakichi, and others, and in the middle of the night, he killed all the members with poison in the night of the storm, threw Masayoshi, who was a fellow of the city, and masakichi, who escaped from the death of poison, into the sea and sank the boat to eliminate evidence.
Ejima and IkushimaEjima and Ikushima · 1955
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
MovieDrama
This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.
Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox PalanquinDenshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin · 1956
Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin
1956
Movie
One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the owner, Shigebē, that she had come to collect a life he owed from twenty years ago and then left. The same night, Maruiya Genbē also received a visit from the woman's palanquin, and nearby, a man named Manbē was murdered. The detective Hayanawa Gohē concluded the murder was the work of a fox spirit, but another detective, Den Shichi, skeptical of this theory, noticed footprints on the tatami and decided to investigate further.

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