He started his career at an unknown date, as a disciple of Ôtani Hiroemon I, who gave him the name of Ôtani Kotosuke. He became katakiyaku and took the name of Ôtani Ryûzaemon I in November 1716 at the Nakamuraza, playing in the kaomise drama "Mitsudomoe Katoku Biraki". He took the name of Ôtani Hiroemon II in 1745 but held it only for a few months, up to his last performance, in November 1745 at the Nakamuraza, where he played the role of Itô no Nyûdô in the kaomise drama "Suehiro Izu Nikki". He suddenly fell ill and died the 25th of December 1745. He was a faithful disciple of Ôtani Hiroemon I and transmitted the art of his master to both his son Ôtani Ryûzaemon II and his disciple Ôtani Kuniji.

Dates of birth and death unknown. Son of Ôtani Hiroemon III. His first stage names were Ôtani Kanematsu and Nakamura Shichiji. He went on tour in Kamigata with his father in 1782 and replaced him on stage when he fell ill. Back in Edo, he became wakaonnagata and took the name of Sanjô Kantarô IV in November 1784 at the Nakamuraza, playing in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima". He became katakiyaku in 1787 and took the name of Ôtani Kunizô II in November at the Kiriza, playing in the kaomise drama "Sanga no Shô Mutsu no Hanayome". His father died the 14th of September 1790 and he took the name of Ôtani Hiroemon in November 1794 at the Kiriza, playing in the kaomise drama "Otokoyama Oedo no Ishizue". His name appeared for the last time in a theater playbill in 1798. He was never acknowledged by the Kabuki world as the fourth in the Ôtani Hiroemon line of actors.

Born in Edo in 1804. he started his career as a disciple of the actor Ôtani Hiroemon IV, who gave him the name of Ôtani Manroku. He took the name of Ôtani Daisaku in July 1836 at the Moritaza, playing a minor role in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô". Then he took the name of Ôtani Mansaku in May 1839 at the Ichimuraza, performing in the drama "Hana Shôbu Ukiki no Kameyama". He finally took the name of Ôtani Hiroemon V in August 1848. His career started to decline afterwards and his name did not appear often in the theater playbills up to his death the 13th of September 1855. He was a good supporting jitsuaku actor during all his career.

Minor and almost unknown actor in Kamigata. He was a disciple of Ôtani Hiroemon V. His first stage name was Ôtani Hirogorô II and he took the name of Ôtani Hiroemon VI in January 1869.