Nobuko Otowa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nobuko Otowa (1 October 1925 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō. She posthumously won the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuko Otowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Edo Porn
as OmomoThe world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income,...
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Onibaba
as WomanWhile her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai...
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Kuroneko
as YoneIn the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time...
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The Naked Island
as ToyoA family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to...
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as uncreditedIn 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed...
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The Strange Tale of Oyuki
as MasaA story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of...
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Red Lion
as OharuJapan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows,...
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Immortal Love
as TomokoThe year is 1932, and a woman, whose tenant-farmer fiancé is fighting in China, is raped by the...
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The Three Treasures
as Goddess of AnenouzumeThe legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to...
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By Player
as OkajiThe film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a...
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The Iron Crown
as Middle-aged WomanA woman takes revenge on her husband after he leaves her for a younger woman by harassing the...
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Miss Oyu
as ShizuShinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with...
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The Approach of Autumn
as Shigeko FukataniA single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live...
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The Last War
as Oyoshi TamuraA Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the...
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A Last Note
as Toyoko YanagawaA retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has...
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Demon
as UmeShuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways,...
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The Island Closest to Heaven
as Tei IshikawaA Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven"...
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Children of Hiroshima
as Takako IshikawaShows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays...
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The Ceremony
as Sakurada ShizuOshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses...
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Nami kage
as uncreditedAyako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.
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When a Woman Loves
as HideyaStory of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.
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Tree Without Leaves
as MotherHaru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on...
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A Good Man, A Good Day
as uncreditedThe university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his...
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Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Ofutsu / maidTwo residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a...
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as The PrincessIn the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan...
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Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
as Take YamadaMichio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a...
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Dolls floating down the river
as FumieA touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of...
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Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Hatsu YonamineIn 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although...
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The Wolves
as uncreditedA group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of...
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The Tale of Genji
as Murasaki no ueGenji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em...
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Lucky Dragon No. 5
as Shizu KuboyamaAn ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of...
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The Scent of Incense
as IkuyoAfter her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her...
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Hunting Rifle
as HamaStory of a woman, Saiko, who divorces her doctor husband when she is given a baby by a stranger...
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The Life of Chikuzan
as Toyo, MotherA 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player...
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The Three Undelivered Letters
as SumieA young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to...
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Onna no issho
as Fujiko ShirakawaBased on "Une vie" by Guy de Maupassant
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Human
as GorosukeThe ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four...
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Murahachibu
as uncreditedA villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections
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The Valley Between Love and Death
as Momoyo ImaiA great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love...
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The Twilight Story
as uncreditedIn this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing...
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Children on the Island
as MistressThe story of a teacher who comes to a village on the Inland Sea and the relationship that...
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Free and Easy 5
as Densuke's motherHama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and...
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A Woman’s Uphill Slope
as KeikoTradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.
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Wedding Ring
as uncreditedA jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.
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Makeraremasen katsumadewa
as uncreditedComedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.
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Hymn
as Teru KamozawaThe story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin,...
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An Inn at Osaka
as uncreditedAn Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive...
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Location
as KatsueThe melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized...
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Actress
as Kakuko MoriBased on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her...
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Turbid youth
as uncreditedShigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around...
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The Incident
as uncreditedThe body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a...
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When Women Lie
as uncreditedThree stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka),...
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Heat Wave Island
as OtoyoOtowa is a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find...
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Miniature
as GinkoGinko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one...
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Women of Ginza
as uncreditedAt Shizumoto, a geisha shop not far from Ginza, a group of geisha are going about their day,...
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Rise Against the Sword
as OsasaFarmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight...
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Love is Lost
as Sakie / UmekoBased on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.
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The Ataka Family
as Masako AtakaSoichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with...
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Reminiscence
as Fumiko OtaKazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of...
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Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
as Ashiya MidoriA young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with...
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The Youth and His Amulet
as uncreditedGen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the...
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喜劇 駅前飯店
as TomeThe fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.
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My Way
as Mino KawamuraBased on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve...
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The Strangling
as Ryoko KaribaThe men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company...
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The Twilight Years
as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)A woman looks after her father in law.
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Born in Sin
as uncreditedA dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.
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Twice on a Certain Night
as AkikoPoor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband,...
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Kyukei no Koya
as uncreditedA film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko...
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Floating Vessel
as uncreditedFloating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke...
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Flower Shop Curtain
as uncreditedThe movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant...
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Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
as uncreditedThe final part takes Shingo into a confrontation with his friend Yagyu Katsunoshin’s uncle in a...
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The Shop Curtain
as uncreditedBased on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.
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The Maid Story
as uncreditedNine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like...
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Sakura-tai Chiru
as uncreditedA documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived...
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Story of a Beloved Wife
as TakakoStory of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi...
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The Heart
as Mrs. MThe relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start...
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The Go Masters
as uncreditedTen years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his...
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Mother
as TamikoA divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life...
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Lost Sex
as The HousemaidA well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima...
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The Radish and the Carrot
as uncreditedOne day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled...
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Dream Street
as Tomi IzekiA comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.
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Shojohou
as Taniguchi YokoA beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely,...
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Geisha in the Old City
as TamasodeDirected by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a...
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Arashi Tatsunari
as KeikoCan a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history,...
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The Horizon
as Hideyo, after age 40Hideo is sold in marriage to a Japanese farmer in San Francisco to settle her family's debt....
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Room for Let
as O-ChiyoWhen Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old...
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Black Board
as Namie YasuiTakeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it...
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Conquest
as JijuProvincial 14th century governor Moronao, attracted to the wife of a court magistrate, tries to...
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Strong Women, Weak Men
as FumikoAfter a mine collapses and leaves her husband employed, Fumiko moves to Kyoto with her daughter...
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Shin ono ga tsumi
as Tamaki Minowa20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).
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Don't Mind
as uncreditedSet in downtown Tokyo, it depicts the activities of a weak youth baseball team, the Chidori...
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The Beauty and the Dragon
as uncreditedKabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman,...
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The Ditch
as TsuruPostwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid...
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Oshin
as Oshin (50 to 84 years old)Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from...
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Taikouki
as OetsuBased on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period...
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Mominoki wa Nokotta
as HatsunoDepicting Date clan’s internal strife that occurred during a peaceful Edo period governed by the...
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Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
as uncreditedKindaichi becomes involved in the case of an actress whose husbands keep dying mysteriously —...
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Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries
as uncreditedCrime mysteries from 1987 to 1990 based on Yasuo Uchida's novels starring Yutaka Mizutani.
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