Akikazu Ota

Akikazu Ota

Director · Writer

Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
May 12, 1929

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Representative Works

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
6.8
/ Japanese
Three Young Samurai
Three Young Samurai
6.7
/ Japanese
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
6.9
/ Japanese
Women's Prison for Torture
Women's Prison for Torture
8.0
/ Japanese
The Black Hood
The Black Hood
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Kumo no Yuna
Kumo no Yuna
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
The Betrayal
The Betrayal
6.5
/ Japanese
The Thieves' Who's Who
The Thieves' Who's Who
8.5
/ Japanese
Naked Ambition
Naked Ambition
7.7
/ Japanese
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
5.4
/ Japanese
Hiding-Place in the Storm
Hiding-Place in the Storm
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Prison Break
Prison Break
7.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971Nominee

Best Director

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Three Young Samurai
1961Nominee

Best Director

Three Young Samurai

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964Nominee

Best Writing

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Career Highlights

Women's Prison for Torture
1971Highlight

Best Director

Women's Prison for Torture

The Black Hood
1981Highlight

Best Director

The Black Hood

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