Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki
Born	June 6, 1925 Tokyo City, Japan
Died	October 2, 2012 (aged 87) Tokyo
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–2012

Hideji Ōtaki (大滝 秀治 Ōtaki Hideji, June 6, 1925 – October 2, 2012) was a Japanese actor.

Career

After serving in World War II, he became interested in the theater and helped found the Gekidan Mingei troupe in 1950.^[1] He gained fame for his television work from the 1970s, but he also appeared in many films, especially those of Juzo Itami.^[1] His last film, Anata e, starring Ken Takakura, was released a few months before his death. He died of lung cancer at his home in Tokyo on 2 October 2012.^[1]

Awards

He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Hochi Film Award for Brother and Sister, Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare and Fumō Chitai.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Black Sun (1964)
• Brother and Sister (1976)
• Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare (1976)
• Fumō Chitai (1976)
• Kagemusha (1980)
• Dotonbori River (1982)
• The Funeral (1984)
• Tampopo (1985)
• Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
• Childhood Days (1990)
• Minbo (1992)
• Spy Sorge (2003)
• Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
• Anata e (2012)

References

1. "Japanese actor Hideji Otaki dies at 87". Japan Times. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
2. 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2011-01-08.

External links

• Hideji Ōtaki at the Internet Movie Database