Jun Ōtomo

Personal Info

Birthday

November 21, 1899

Day of Death

1978-12-28

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

Yojimbo

Throne of Blood

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Jigoku

Stakeout

Nanairo Kamen

The Ghost of Yotsuya

Black River

Filmography

1972
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
as Tabucho
1964
Ghost Story: Cruel Phantom
as Ôsa Gondô
1961
Fire Line
as Naganuma
Yojimbo
as Seibei Follower
1960
Jigoku
as Ensai Taniguchi
皇室と戦争とわが民族
as War Minister Anami
Yellow Line
as Agawa
Black Line
as Yukichi Tachibana
Female Slave Ship
as Fox
1959
Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose
as Fake Nogemura
The Ghost of Yotsuya
as Takuetsu
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as (uncredited)
1958
Stakeout
as Construction camp master
1957
Black River
as (uncredited)
Throne of Blood
as Commander
1938
Nightingale
as Police Officer
1935
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
as Bad boy at Rokku