
Nobuko Otowa
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1925-10-01
- Died
- 1994-12-22
- Place of birth
- Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Nobuko Kaji · 오토와 노부코 · Нобуко Отова · نوبوکو اوتاوا
Biography
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
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (144)

Who Will Judge Me?
1951

Ryûri no kishi
1956

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self

Onna no issho
1953
as Fujiko Shirakawa

When a Woman Loves
1960
as Hideya

Hunting Rifle
1961
as Hama

Libido
1967

The Shrikes
1961

Room for Let
1959
as O-Chiyo

Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
as Tamaki Minowa

Before Dawn
1953
as Okume

Edo Porn
1981
as Omomo

Onibaba
1964
as Woman

Demon
1985
as Ume

The Naked Island
1960
as Toyo

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992
as Masa

Conquest
1965
as Jiju

Mother
1963
as Tamiko

The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Yukari
Tale of a Carpenter
1966

A Naughty Angel
1963

A Million Girls
1963
as Toshi Shiiba

Danshun
1965
as Ayako Ogata

Lost Sex
1966
as The Housemaid

Kuroneko
1968
as Yone

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as The Princess

Onibaba : Film Location
1964
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960

Reminiscence
1953
as Fumiko Ota

Double Trouble
1964
Our Mother
1959

Immortal Love
1961
as Tomoko

Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951

The Three Treasures
1959
as Goddess of Anenouzume

The Last War
1961
as Oyoshi Tamura

The Ceremony
1971
as Sakurada Shizu
Once a Rainy Day
1966

Children of Hiroshima
1952
as Takako Ishikawa

Red Lion
1969
as Oharu

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Momoyo Imai

By Player
2000
as Okaji

The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
as Sumie

The Incident
1978
as Sumie Sakai

Kanawa
1972
as Middle-aged Woman

The Strangling
1979
as Ryoko Kariba

Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
as Shizu Kuboyama

Hymn
1972
as Teru Kamozawa

The Twilight Years
1973
as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)

The Tale of Genji
1951
as Murasaki no ue

Children on the Island
1987
as Mistress

A Last Note
1995
as Toyoko Yanagawa

Human
1962
as Gorosuke

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
1981
as Narrator

An Inn at Osaka
1954
as Uwabami

Lost in the Wilderness
1986
as Yasuko Moto

The Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Toyo, Mother

Twice on a Certain Night
1956
as Akiko

Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
as Takako

Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Tamasode

The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
as Tei Ishikawa

My Way
1974
as Mino Kawamura

Ekisutora
1982

Miss Oyu
1951
as Shizu

Black Board
1986
as Namie Yasui

Netsuai sha
1961
as Tamiko

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
as Take Yamada

Pressure of Guilt
1963

Location
1984
as Katsue

Floating Vessel
1957

Love is Lost
1956
as Sakie / Umeko

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
as Tome

Turbid Youth
1954

Strong Women, Weak Men
1968
as Fumiko

Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Osasa

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Ofutsu / maid

The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Shigeko Fukatani

Heat Wave Island
1969
as Otoyo

If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Michie (segment 1)

The Go Masters
1982

Madame Aki
1963

Nami kage
1965

The Twilight Story
1960

Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Hatsu Yonamine

The Beauty and the Dragon
1955
Nurse's Husband
1980

Seikurabe
1962

Wakai hito-tachi
1954

Tree Without Leaves
1986
as Mother

The Maid Story
1963

The Scent of Incense
1964
as Ikuyo

When Women Lie
1963

Auto Town
1981

Actress
1956
as Kakuko Mori

Strange Affinity
1970
as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki

Ditch
1954
as Tsuru

Izayoi kaidō
1951

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
1982
as Narrator

Dream Street
1989
as Tomi Izeki

The Bride from Japan
1959
as Ashiya Midori

Wedding Ring
1950

Miren
1963
as Hatsu Kakinuna

Sakura-tai Chiru
1988

The Wolves
1955

Shojohou
1950
as Taniguchi Yoko

Free and Easy 5
1992
as Densuke's mother

This Madding Crowd
1962
as Kimino

The Radish and the Carrot
1965

Miniature
1953
as Ginko

The Heart
1973
as Mrs. M

The Long Way 'Round
1980

The Horizon
1984
as Hideyo, after age 40

Onna no Natsu
1975

Kyukei no Koya
1975

The Izu Dancer
1967

Till Tomorrow Is
1962

Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967

Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Keiko

Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Kumiko Uno
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963
About 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 With 153 credits spanning from 1950 to 2000, Nobuko Otowa has appeared in 144 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
- Ryûri no kishi (1956)
- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) — as Self
- Onna no issho (1953) — as Fujiko Shirakawa
- When a Woman Loves (1960) — as Hideya
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