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