Biography
Iwao Ōtani (Japanese: 大谷 巌, Hepburn: Ōtani Iwao, 1919 – August 3, 2017) was a Japanese recording engineer who worked with influential film directors Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi.
Ōtani worked on Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon in Kyoto. Due to setbacks and some lost audio, the crew took the urgent step of bringing actor Toshiro Mifune back to the studio after filming to record another line, which Ōtani added to the film along with the music, using a different microphone.He won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Sound Recording for the 1953 film Ugetsu. In 2000, he worked on the sound for Kon Ichikawa's film Dora-heita.Ōtani died of cerebral infarction on August 3, 2017.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 40
self 1
Rashômon at 65 (2015)
Movie
Self
A Testimony as an Image (2002)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Heat Wave (1991)
Movie
Sound Recordist
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (1987)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Death Shadows (1986)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Tracked (1985)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Movie
4.47
Sound
Mission: Iron Castle (1970)
Movie
Sound Recordist
The Magoichi Saga (1969)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Devil's Temple (1969)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie (1969)
Movie
Editor
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Movie
4.75
Sound Recordist
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Movie
4.85
Sound
The Homely Sister (1967)
Movie
Sound
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps (1967)
Movie
Sound
The Sisters and I (1967)
Movie
Sound
Wrath of Daimajin (1966)
Movie
3.6
Sound Recordist
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Movie
3.2
Sound Recordist
On the Road Forever (1964)
Movie
Sound Recordist
The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)
Movie
Sound Designer
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Movie
Sound Recordist
The Fencing Master (1962)
Movie
Sound Recordist
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Movie
4.5
Sound Recordist
Satan's Sword (1960)
Movie
Sound
The Blind Menace (1960)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Enchanted Princess (1959)
Movie
Sound Designer
Yotsuya Ghost Story (1959)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
Movie
Sound Designer
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Movie
Sound Recordist
The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954)
Movie
Sound Designer
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Movie
3.86
Sound Designer
A Geisha (1953)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Ugetsu (1953)
Movie
4.57
Sound Recordist
This Way, That Way (1952)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Miss Oyu (1951)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Judge of the Ashuras (1951)
Movie
Sound
Rashomon (1950)
Movie
4.64
Sound
Kōfuku no genkai (1948)
Movie
Sound
The Woman Who Opens the Door (1946)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.82
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1954
1963
1960
2015
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1919-08-04
Deathday2017-08-03 (98 years old)
Birth PlaceOsaka Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As大谷巌
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