Keishi Otomo

Keishi Otomo

1966-05-06 Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan 16 Credits

Biography

Keishi Otomo is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is known for psychological thrillers and historical dramas, as well as adapting a variety of manga and novels to film, including The Vulture, Ryōmaden, and the Rurouni Kenshin film series.

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Hero's Island

Hero's Island

2025

Director

Directing

Set in post-war Okinawa, Japan, Gusuku had 3 close childhood friends: On, Yamako and On's younger brother Rei. On was the oldest of the group and he w...

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

2023

Director

6.7
Directing

Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and wat...

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

2021

Screenplay, Director

7.7
Writing Directing

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who ca...

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021

Writer, Director

7.7
Writing Directing

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge...

Beneath the Shadow

Beneath the Shadow

2020

Director

6.0
Directing

From coworkers to close friends, Konno and Hiasa drift apart. When Hiasa goes missing, Konno must face what he didn’t say in time.

Million Dollar Man

Million Dollar Man

2018

Director, Screenplay

6.0
Directing Writing

A man, who is repaying a 30 million yen debt left by his brother, wins the 300 million yen lottery. He grapples with the question of whether money can...

March Goes out Like a Lamb

March Goes out Like a Lamb

2017

Director, Writer

7.3
Directing Writing

The time spent between professional Shogi player Kiriyama and his three stories helps to heal his wounds. As he prepares to secure another win in an u...

March Comes In Like a Lion

March Comes In Like a Lion

2017

Director, Writer

7.0
Directing Writing

Rei Kiriyama is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by hims...

Museum

Museum

2016

Director, Screenplay

6.7
Directing Writing

In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own fam...

The Top Secret: Murder in Mind

The Top Secret: Murder in Mind

2016

Director, Screenplay

5.7
Directing Writing

Set in the late 21st century, an MRI scanner is introduced at the National Research Institute of Police Science's 9th Forensics Laboratory. The machin...

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

2014

Director, Screenplay

7.7
Directing Writing

Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final techn...

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

2014

Director, Screenplay

7.6
Directing Writing

Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio,...

Platinum Data

Platinum Data

2013

Director

5.3
Directing

Set in the year 2017, the Japanese government attempts to secretly control the DNA of its people. Ryuhei Kagura is a top scientist in the field of DNA...

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012

Director, Screenplay

7.5
Directing Writing

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

The Vulture

The Vulture

2009

Director

8.0
Directing

A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Jap...

10DANCE

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Japanese Latin dance champion Suzuki Shinya and Japanese standard dance champion Sugiki Shinya are famous dancers. Although they are in different fiel...