- Films
- 14
- Avg rating
- 7.13
- Peak run
- 1998’21
- 7+ run
- 6 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a composer, films with 1,000+ votes
Kow by the numbers
Average
7.13
7 rated films
Vote weighted
7.13
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.31
rating spread
Career
27y
1995 to 2021
Total votes
36.2K
across every film
Best
7.7
Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz
Worst
6.7
Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe
Newest first
Filmography
| 2021 | Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy | 7.1 | 1,062 |
| 2018 | Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys - Ramen Rebellion | · | 640 |
| 2017 | Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri | · | 567 |
| 2010 |  Colorful | 7.3 | 8,081 |
| 2007 | Shakugan No Shana: The Movie | · | 262 |
| 2004 | Blade of the Phantom Master | · | 489 |
| 2003 | Like Asura | · | 373 |
| 2001 |  Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | 7.0 | 8,342 |
| 2000 | Crossfire | · | 567 |
| 1999 | Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | 7.1 | 3,744 |
| 1998 | Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz | 7.7 | 2,999 |
| 1997 | Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness | · | 767 |
| 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion | 7.0 | 3,617 |
| 1995 | Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe | 6.7 | 4,708 |
Better together?
Kow Otani's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Shūsuke Kaneko and Kow Otani movies · Wataru Takahashi and Kow Otani movies
Takes
On Kow Otani
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