:Ōte

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| director = Junji Sakamoto

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| writer = Junji Sakamoto
Toshiaki Toyoda

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| starring = Hidekazu Akai
Masaya Kato
Reona Hirota
Yūko Nitō

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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1991|11|25}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

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{{Nihongo|Ōte|王手}}, also known in English as Checkmate, is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto.

Cast

Reception

Ōte was chosen as the 3rd Best Film at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/13-1991/13_1991_best10.html |script-title=ja:1991年度 日本映画ベストテン|access-date= 2010-09-20|language= Japanese |work= Yokohama Film Festival}} Reona Hirota also won the Award for Best Supporting Actress.{{Cite web |url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/13-1991/13_1991_shou.html |script-title=ja:第13回ヨコハマ映画祭 1991年日本映画個人賞|access-date= 2010-09-20|language= Japanese |work= Yokohama Film Festival}}

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