Noboru Nakaya

Born: 1929-05-04


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Time of the Apes

as uncredited
Released: 1987-05-15

A female scientist and two children are accidentally transported into a future dominated by...

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Kwaidan

as Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Released: 1965-01-06

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four...

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G.I. Samurai

as Yoshitaka Kujo
Released: 1979-09-17

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to...

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Lady Snowblood

as Banzô Takemura
Released: 1973-12-01

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of...

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Tenchu!

as uncredited
Released: 1969-08-09

A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the...

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Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0

as Jūzō Mamiya
Released: 1978-07-22

The Iron Cross Army are sabotaging oil-tankers with the help of their monster, the Sea-Devil, a...

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Tracing Jake

as uncredited
Released: 2004-02-07

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in...

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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

as Kazuya Furugaki
Released: 1979-07-14

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the...

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The Imperial Japanese Empire

as Fumimaro Konoe
Released: 1982-08-07

Story of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during...

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A Scream from Nowhere

as Kawatarô Uekusa
Released: 1977-06-18

In 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of...

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A Wanderer's Notebook

as Haruhiko Itatsu
Released: 1962-09-29

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook...

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The Abe Clan

as Hosokawa Tadatoshi
Released: 1995-11-24

A Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the...

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Love Letter

as Murai
Released: 1981-08-07

Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for...

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Flowing

as uncredited
Released: 1956-11-20

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter...

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The Tragedy of “W”

as Ryozo Dohara
Released: 1984-12-15

A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she...

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Warm Current

as Yasuhiko Shima
Released: 1966-04-29

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The Shootist

as uncredited
Released: 1989-08-17

Former policeman Matsushita Hiroshi is a professional marksman shootist. When his keen eye...

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Flora on the Sand

as uncredited
Released: 1964-08-29

One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into...

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Love Letter

as Vice Director
Released: 1985-10-05

A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced...

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An Inlet of Muddy Water

as uncredited
Released: 1953-11-23

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each...

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Suspicion

as Fukutaro Shirakawa
Released: 1982-09-11

A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the...

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Caribe: Symphony of Love

as Hitoshi
Released: 1985-04-13

Set in Mexico. The love story of an architect and a fashion designer. Both from Japan

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Willful Murder

as uncredited
Released: 1981-11-07

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train...

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Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

as Iba
Released: 1978-09-09

The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to...

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Devil's Flute

as Hidesuke Tsubaki
Released: 1979-01-20

Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An...

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The Hunter's Diary

as Ichiro Honda
Released: 1964-04-19

Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo – after spending the day as an...

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幻の殺意

as uncredited
Released: 1971-04-15

Adaptation of the Shôji Yuki novel.

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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

as Inoue
Released: 1977-05-21

A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her...

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Arashi Tatsunari

as Shizuo Kinugasa
Released: 1982-08-25

Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history,...

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Utamaro's World

as Sadanobu Matsudaira
Released: 1977-02-20

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late...

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The Ambitious

as Hanheita Takeichi
Released: 1970-02-14

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa...

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Adults Games

as uncredited
Released: 1971-01-27

The girl students of rival junior high schools stage duels and show a curious interest in sexual...

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Yoru no keisha

as uncredited
Released: 1962-06-28

1962 Japanese movie

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Lake of Illusions

as Lawyer
Released: 1982-09-11

A woman works as a prostitute and attendant to make a living at a bathhouse. She is athletic and...

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The Corporation

as uncredited
Released: 1976-08-14

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Get 'em All

as Omura
Released: 1960-11-29

Gang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother...

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Wild Cop

as uncredited
Released: 1973-06-09

Based on the comic Gokiburi Deka.

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Her Brother

as Patrolman Rokoru Shimizu
Released: 1960-11-01

Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of...

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The Shinano River

as Junzaburo
Released: 1973-11-22

Romantic drama based on the manga published in Young Comic.

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Evening Primrose

as Takehiko Tanigawa
Released: 1974-12-28

The Taisho era was a time of turbulence in Japan. From new marks of modernity to full-blown...

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Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 6

as uncredited
Released: 1987-09-26

The sixth popular suspense series based on the original work by Akimitsu Takagi. Kyosuke Kozu...

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The Last Game

as uncredited
Released: 1979-11-03

After the war-time government orders the disbanding of the Big-Six baseball league, the teams of...

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The Yoshida School

as Nobusuke Kishi
Released: 1983-04-09

Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece...

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The Hit-and-Run Family

as uncredited
Released: 1992-12-19

Set in the 1990s, this film uses black humour to cast a sharp, satirical eye at the problems...

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Karate Cop

as Investigative Chief
Released: 1982-04-17

A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse...

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運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中

as Doctor
Released: 1982-04-29

In the past, a woman was raped by her brother-in-law. Keeping this dark secret, she lives a...

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Light and Shade of Youth

as Eiichiro Fujikura
Released: 1976-03-13

Hiroshi Nanjo is an active and tactful youth devoting more of his energies to his part time job...

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Whirlpool of Flesh

as Keikichi Nunami
Released: 1964-10-21

During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is...

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Summer Secrets

as uncredited
Released: 1982-09-18

Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.

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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

as Fujii Sakyo
Released: 1961-09-13

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely...

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Nezumi Kozō kaitō den

as uncredited
Released: 1984-12-28

Japanese comedy film.

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My Soul Is Slashed

as Keisuke Takashima
Released: 1991-06-01

A hospital accidentally gives a man Count Dracula's blood while trying to save his life. A year...

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Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

as uncredited
Released: 1973-04-07

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike

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Desperate Pursuit

as Lawyer Yamamoto
Released: 1986-05-17

In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a...

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The Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1980-11-22

Erotic drama

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Tales of the Bizarre

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-04-19

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show...

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Niji

as 夫・久志
First aired: 1970-04-06

Starring Yōko Minamida as a woman who supported her family during and after World War II. All...

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Submersion of Japan

as Hideo Yoshimura
First aired: 1974-10-06

In this TV series of the hit 1973 film, Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan....

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Megabeast Investigator Juspion

as Edin
First aired: 1985-03-15

Juspion's parents were killed by space pirates when he was a baby. After escaping to the planet...

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Japanese Spiderman

as Jūzō Mamiya
First aired: 1978-05-17

Follow the exploits of motorcycle racer turned super hero Takuya Yamashiro, as he slings and...

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Dakishimetai!

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-07-07

Asako Ikeuchi and Natsuko Hayakawa have been close friends for more than 25 years. Natsuko's...

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I Won't Love Anyone Anymore

as Togawa Keisuke
First aired: 1991-04-11

Miyuki works in a bank with Sayuri and Takuya. Sayuri and Takuya plot to get the money each of...

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Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-01-02

The tumultuous life of the fallen Isoroku Yamamoto is depicted, along with his family, friends,...

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Hikarugake

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-04-08

The drama depicts the fateful meeting and falling in love between a man living in the glamorous...

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