Ryūtarō Ōtomo

Ryūtarō Ōtomo (大友柳太朗, Ōtomo Ryūtarō) (5 June 1912 – 27 September 1985) was a Japanese film and television actor most famous for his starring roles in jidaigeki.^[1] In 1936, he made his debut in movies with the film Aozura Roshi.^[2][1] Overall Ryūtarō Ōtomo appeared in more than 100 movies.

Ryūtarō Ōtomo
Ryūtarō Ōtomo as Ogasawara Nagato-no-kami in the motion picture Tanosuke Beni (1947)
Born	(1912-06-05)June 5, 1912 Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Died	September 27, 1985(1985-09-27) (aged 73) Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1937–1985

He ended his life by leaping from the top of a building in 1985.^[2] His final appearance in the film was Tampopo directed by Juzo Itami in 1985.^[2]

Filmography

Films

• Yoshida Palace (青空浪士 - Aozora rōshi - Blue Sky Roshi) (1937)
• (仇討崇禅寺馬場 Adauchi sōzenji baba) (1957)
• Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士 Akō Rōshi) (1961)
• Castle of Owls (1963)
• The Magic Serpent (怪竜大決戦 Kairyū Daikessen) (1966)
• Eleven Samurai (1967) : Chief Retainer Akiyoshi Gyobu
• Yakuza's Law: Yakuza Keibatsushi: Rinchi (1969) : Tomozo
• Kagero-za (1981) : Shishō
• Tampopo (1985) : Noodle professor

Television

• Akō Roshi (1964) : Horiuchi
• Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966)
• Ten to Chi to (1969) – Itagaki Nobukata
• Kunitori Monogatari (1973) – Takeda Shingen
• Shinsho Taikōki (1973) – Shimizu Muneharu
• Amigasa Jūbei (1974-75) - Okuda Magodayu
• Oshin (1983) as Eizo