Gengo Ōbora was born on March 3, 1888 in Shimamura, Gifu, Japan [now Gifu, Gifu, Japan]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for
Nôgyô shinkô fukugyô shôrei: Mura no eikô (1925),
Ottô koishi (1923) and
Yoake mae (1923). He died on November 22, 1975.