Personal Info
Birth date
1957-11-15 (67 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Aichi, Japan
Also known as
おおたかあきら
Akira Ôtaka
Akira Ohtaka
大鹰明良
Akira Otaka
Biography
We dont have a biography for Akira Otaka
Filmography
Eko Eko Azarak: The Series
7
Overview:
Kuroi Misa, a girl with Satanic powers, mysteriously appears in various high schools. Carrying a dagger and a heavy leather bag, she uses her powers to eliminate the evil forces that thrive on deadly sins of the human race. Her ultimate aim is to cleanse the earth and rebuild her broken family.Kumokiri Nizaemon
8.5
Overview:
During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo, and all across the Kansai region, stealing large sums of money with skillful techniques. They only target the very wealthy and never kill or injure people. They appear with the clouds and disappear like the mist. On the night that the beautiful Ochiyo is to become the bride of a dry goods dealer, a large amount of money hidden inside the shop is stolen. The gang disappears without injuring anyone. It was a two-year plan to marry Ochiyo off so that she could bring them in. The leader of this gang is Kumokiri Nizaemon, the greatest bandit of all time. He keeps a rein on his highly-skilled and notorious followers Nanabake no Ochiyo, Kinezumi no Kichigoro, Subashiri no Kumagoro, Ingakozo Rokunosuke and others.Lucky Seven
8.286
Overview:
Lucky Seven Rakkīsebun is a 2012 Japanese television drama broadcast by Fuji Television from January 16 to March 19, 2012. It stars Jun Matsumoto and Eita.Hanzawa Naoki
8.2
Overview:
Hanzawa Naoki works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day, Hanzawa makes a loan contract for 500 million yen with Nishi Osaka Steel Company. Hanzawa didn't want to approve the loan, but he had to due to the branch manager's order. Nishi Osaka Steel Company seems financially stable, but the company actually hides massive amounts of debt through fraudulent accounts. The company is caught. Three months later, Nishi Osaka Steel Company goes bankrupt. The bank's branch manager is Asano. He is an ambitious man and tries to shift the blame to Hanzawa. Hanzawa then attends an inquiry about the loan failure at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo. Hanzawa denies fault and promises to retrieve the 500 million yen loan. He did this because it's the only way for Hanzawa to survive as a banker.News Anchor
7
Overview:
Promoted to lead anchor of a struggling news program, a journalist pushes the boundaries to investigate and expose truths others want buried.Smiling Matryoshka
6.3
Overview:
Ichiro Seike is a popular, 43 year old politician. He has gained popularity for his impressive smile and liberal speech and behavior. He is expected to be a future prime minster candidate. He has a secretary, Toshiya Suzuki, who carefully works to guide him to the prime minister position. They look like a perfect match as a politician and his secretary, but Reporter Kanae Michiura feels something is off about the relationship of these two. She begins to investigate their past and notices the mysterious deaths that have followed Ichiro Seike during his rise in politics. Her own father's death, who was also a reporter, is somehow connected to the politician's past.Denshichi Torimonocho
7
Overview:
Denshichi of Kuromon-cho hates crime and hates people. He is a stylish and kind Okakitori. Denchichi is a chivalrous and gentle okabiki, and he will not tolerate bad people under the ten purple hands of Murasakibusa, entrusted to him by the magistrate of Toyama. Denchichi is sent by Koi Nyobo's fire to destroy the evils of Edo.Cure
7.6
Overview:
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.NIGHT HEAD
6
Overview:
It is said that the mysterious "power" of human beings is hidden in 70 percent of the brain called Night Head. Two brothers have been incarcerated in a secure scientific facility for the past fifteen years due to their paranormal abilities.Stay Tuned!
7.5
Overview:
She's the most unlikely candidate to ever stumble into the role of a reporter, and she’s keeping everyone on their toes with her eccentric ways.My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
7.5
Overview:
Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals her secret to him.License to Live
6
Overview:
Yutaka was fourteen years old when he was run over by a car and fell into a coma. Now, ten years later, he wakes up and realizes that his family is not intact anymore: father, mother and sister live at different places. Yutaka decides to re-open the pony farm that his family once ran.Outrage Coda
6.8
Overview:
Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.Charisma
6.576
Overview:
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain forest, encountering a peculiar tree called Charisma.Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
6.167
Overview:
Nami is a nurse and the unwilling object of her patients' lust. When she is hit by a car whilst fleeing from the home of her unfaithful boyfriend, the driver of the car takes her as a sexual prisoner.Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
5
Overview:
In 1959, a body of a flight attendant of an international airline is found, strangled. Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes charge of the investigation with a young detective Ichimura and his investigations lead him to Father Tolbeck as a suspect. But the police are forced to move very discreetly as the time was right after the Second World War, when a sensitive situation that involves Western people and religion is likely to become an international issue. The investigation leads to an unexpected discloser of a shadowy business behind the church that reflects the uncertainty of the time.Climber's High
6.1
Overview:
On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest single-plane accident in the world. The local press reporters are tossed about by the waves of facts and rumors. While overwhelmed by the magnitude of the accident, Yuuki, in charge of this crash report at a local newspaper, faces a string of decision-making moments. What are news and a reporter? How should a man do his work and survive in a corporate hierarchy? What do family and friends mean to him? An intriguing story, which keeps the audience on the edge of tension and reality.The Human Chair
5
Overview:
After seeing her husband off to work, the young author identified only as Yoshiko sets off to read the large collection of letters she received from other young authors. These are often letters containing samples of their work for critique. One large envelope contains a letter. The letter-writer does not provide his name. The letter is a confession of crimes. The letter-writer has no family or friends, and claims to be "ugly beyond description". He is a chair maker and loves his work and all the chairs he creates, even going so far as to claim some sort of intangible connection to his work.The Vancouver Asahi
6.4
Overview:
In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the Vancouver Asahi baseball team have a sense of fair play and smart tactics that set them apart from the brute force of their opponents. Under the guidance of new team captain Reggie Kasahara, can they be able to rise above all the negativity to win the tournament? This film is based on the true story of Vancouver Asahi, the Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was inducted into The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.When a Tree Falls
NYR
Overview:
A young couple is devastated when their son is killed by a falling tree during a windstorm. As the distraught father begins to look for answers into his son’s death, what appears to be a tragic accident turns out to have been the result of multiple blunders by multiple people.Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
5.2
Overview:
After Detective Shunsaku Aoshima is promoted to section chief he has the daunting task of dealing with eight cases at the same time, which includes a murder case, bomb threat, and a bus hijacking. Complications also arise between Detective Aoshima and his juniors.A Lush Life
4
Overview:
The story involves an aloof thief, a young man who turns to God after his father’s suicide, a manipulative marriage councilor, a man who recently lost his job, and several others whose lives become intertwined in various unexpected ways.Artist of Fasting
5.5
Overview:
A wordless man stages an unexplained hunger strike and the people surrounding him exploit his silence to further their own cause...Paradise Next
NYR
Overview:
Wisecracking Makino shows up from Japan and meets Shima, a yakuza living quietly in Taipei. Makino says he knows about the incident that prompted Shima to come to Taiwan. Shima finds out that someone wants Makino dead, and they both head for Hualien, a city in eastern Taiwan.The Young Strangers
NYR
Overview:
Ayato Kazama is repaying his deceased father's debts and caring for his mother, who suffers from a serious illness, while working at a construction site during the day and at the karaoke bar his parents opened at night. His brother, Sohei, lives with him and also takes on the debt repayment and caregiving, dedicating himself daily to becoming a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, following in their father's footsteps. Despite their suffocating life, Ayato longs to seize a small piece of happiness with his girlfriend. However, on a night meant to celebrate his best friend's wedding with a modest yet happy gathering, their simple daily life is shattered by unexpected violence.Acting
2025News Anchor (1 Episode) as Unknown
2024The Young Strangers as Unknown
2024Smiling Matryoshka (11 Episodes) as Masafumi Habu
2021彼女を笑う人がいても (1 Episode) as Unknown
2020Goldfish Princess as Unknown
2019When a Tree Falls as Akira Kayama
2019Paradise Next as Unknown
2019Stay Tuned! (5 Episodes) as Takumi Shinoyama（篠山 巧）
2018あまんじゃく～元外科医の殺し屋 最後の闘い～ (1 Episode) as Unknown
2017Outrage Coda as Unknown
2016My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday as Takamori Minamiyama
2016必殺仕事人2016 as Unknown
2016Denshichi Torimonocho (1 Episode) as Unknown
2016Case 17 as Unknown
2015Front and Back as Unknown
2014Oh, Love Hotel (9 Episodes) as Unknown
2014The Vancouver Asahi as Yosikazu Kono
2014Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel as Unknown
2013Dash to school! as Unknown
2013Hanzawa Naoki (7 Episodes) as Ichirō Matoba
2013Kumokiri Nizaemon (1 Episode) as Unknown
2012Lucky Seven (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2010Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
2009A Lush Life as Unknown
2008Climber's High as Shintaro Fujinami
2008Persona as Unknown
2007Boy as Unknown
2004Cream Lemon as Mr. Nonomura
2000Kamome as Nogami
1999Charisma as Tatsuo Tsuboi
1999License to Live as Garbage Man
1998Bishoujo Shinseiki Gazer (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1997Cure as Yasukawa
1997The Human Chair as Yamanaka
1997Eko Eko Azarak: The Series (1 Episode) as Aikura-sensei
1995MARKS as Unknown
1995Zero Woman: Final Mission as Junzo's secretary
1994Female Prisoner Executioner Maria as Unknown
1992NIGHT HEAD (21 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Which Man Is It? as Unknown
1988Angel Guts: Red Vertigo as Mine
Production
2016Artist of Fasting ... Producer