Iwao Ōtani
Sound · Sound Recordist · Sound Designer · Editor
Born Aug 4, 1919 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Active 1943–2017
Iwao Ōtani was a Japanese recording engineer who worked with influential film directors Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi.
Filmography
Rashomon (1950) - SoundUgetsu (1953) - Sound RecordistSansho the Bailiff (1954) - Sound DesignerChikamatsu Monogatari (1954) - SoundThe Tale of Zatoichi (1962) - Sound RecordistA Geisha (1953) - SoundMiss Oyu (1951) - Sound RecordistThe Woman in the Rumor (1954) - Sound RecordistAn Actor's Revenge (1963) - Sound DesignerZatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) - Sound RecordistZatoichi Challenged (1967) - Sound RecordistZatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) - Sound RecordistZatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) - EditorTaira Clan Saga (1955) - Sound RecordistWrath of Daimajin (1966) - SoundJudge of the Ashuras (1951) - Sound RecordistThe Third Shadow Warrior (1963) - Sound RecordistShinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964) - SoundThis Way, That Way (1952) - Sound RecordistSatan's Sword (1960) - Sound RecordistDeath Shadows (1986) - Sound RecordistDevil's Temple (1969) - Sound RecordistThe Homely Sister (1967) - SoundThe Blind Menace (1960) - Sound