Jun Ōtomo

1899-11-21 – 1978-12-28 (age 79) Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

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Biography

Originally a music teacher, Jun joined the Toho Mobile Culture Corps during WWII. He ultimately became active as a character actor in Toho and Shintoho productions in the '50s and '60s. Noted for his menacing onscreen countenance, he was remembered for his mild-mannered and affable nature in private life.

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Jun Ōtomo

Known For

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

as Seibei Follower

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

as Commander

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959

as (uncredited)

Stakeout

Stakeout

1958

as Construction camp master

Jigoku

Jigoku

1960

as Ensai Taniguchi

The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun

1954

Black River

Black River

1957

as (uncredited)

Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan

Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan

1959

as Takuetsu

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

1959

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl

1972

as Tabucho

Yellow Line

Yellow Line

1960

as Agawa

Fire Line

Fire Line

1961

as Naganuma

Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

1959

The Witness' Chair

The Witness' Chair

1965

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

1959

Black Line

Black Line

1960

as Yukichi Tachibana

Women of Whirlpool Island

1960

Roar of the Bullets

Roar of the Bullets

1960

Five Violent Girls

Five Violent Girls

1960

Kuro to aka no hanabira

1962