Ichirō Ōtsu

Ichirō Ōtsu

Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds 1977 (4.297)

A Japanese geologist discovers that dinosaurs still exist in caves beneath the surface of a volcanic lake.
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Oxen Split Torturing 1976 (5.9)

Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, befriends a young girl. Together, they both escape and struggle to get by on scams and petty theft.
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Shogun's Ninja 1980 (6.2)

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.