
Nobuko Otowa
Known for Acting · 151 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (142)

Onibaba
1964
as Woman

Edo Porn
1981
as Omomo

The Three Treasures
1959
as Goddess of Anenouzume

Children of Hiroshima
1952
as Takako Ishikawa

Kuroneko
1968
as Yone

The Naked Island
1960
as Toyo

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992
as Masa

Red Lion
1969
as Oharu

Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
as Shizu Kuboyama

The Last War
1961
as Oyoshi Tamura

Immortal Love
1961
as Tomoko

The Incident
1978
as Sumie Sakai

The Ceremony
1971
as Sakurada Shizu

The Radish and the Carrot
1965

If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Michie (segment 1)

The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Shigeko Fukatani

Lost in the Wilderness
1986
as Yasuko Moto

Turbid Youth
1954

Demon
1985
as Ume

The Twilight Story
1960

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
as Take Yamada

Till Tomorrow Is
1962

My Way
1974
as Mino Kawamura
Once a Rainy Day
1966

Long Way to Okinawa
1962

The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
as Sumie

Miss Oyu
1951
as Shizu

Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Hatsu Yonamine

Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
as Takako

The Youth and His Amulet
1961

The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
as Tei Ishikawa

By Player
2000
as Okaji

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Momoyo Imai

The Wolves
1955

The Maid Story
1963

Kyukei no Koya
1975

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Ofutsu / maid

The Horizon
1984
as Hideyo, after age 40

The Tale of Genji
1951
as Murasaki no ue

Lost Sex
1966
as The Housemaid

The Go Masters
1982

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

The Scent of Incense
1964
as Ikuyo

Auto Town
1981

The Strangling
1979
as Ryoko Kariba

The Bride from Japan
1959
as Ashiya Midori

Actress
1956
as Kakuko Mori

The Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Toyo, Mother

When Women Lie
1963
Nurse's Husband
1980

Miniature
1953
as Ginko

Strong Women, Weak Men
1968
as Fumiko

Pressure of Guilt
1963

A Last Note
1995
as Toyoko Yanagawa

Ditch
1954
as Tsuru

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

Wakai hito-tachi
1954

A Good Man, A Good Day
1961

Born in Sin
1962

Sakura-tai Chiru
1988

Heat Wave Island
1969
as Otoyo

Love is Lost
1956
as Sakie / Umeko

The Shop Curtain
1958

Black Board
1986
as Namie Yasui

Flower Shop Curtain
1959

Location
1984
as Katsue

Tree Without Leaves
1986
as Mother

Ekisutora
1982

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

Twice on a Certain Night
1956
as Akiko

Human
1962
as Gorosuke

Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Osasa

This Madding Crowd
1962
as Kimino

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

The Ataka Family
1952
as Masako Ataka

Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Kumiko Uno

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

Don't Mind
1990

Children on the Island
1987
as Mistress

Kanawa
1972
as Middle-aged Woman

Wedding Ring
1950

The Heart
1973
as Mrs. M

Hymn
1972
as Teru Kamozawa

Shojohou
1950
as Taniguchi Yoko

Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Tamasode

Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958

Izayoi kaidō
1951

Murahachibu
1953

Seikurabe
1962

Free and Easy 5
1992
as Densuke's mother

Nami kage
1965

The Child Writers
1958
as Aunt

An Inn at Osaka
1954
as Uwabami

Love's Family Tree
1961

Women of Ginza
1955

Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963

Floating Vessel
1957

The Beauty and the Dragon
1955

Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Keiko

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952
as Maki Ayukawa

A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Keiko

Yokubo
1953
as Shizue Kitami

Koina no Ginpei
1954

Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953

Libido
1967

Dream Street
1989
as Tomi Izeki

Conquest
1965
as Jiju

Miren
1963
as Hatsu Kakinuna

Netsuai sha
1961
as Tamiko

The Long Way 'Round
1980

Strange Affinity
1970
as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
勘太郎月夜唄
1952

Mother
1963
as Tamiko
Onna no Natsu
1975

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

Madame Aki
1963

Room for Let
1959
as O-Chiyo

Dolls floating down the river
1962
as Fumie

Before Dawn
1953
as Okume
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 151 credits spanning from 1950 to 2000, Nobuko Otowa has appeared in 142 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Onibaba (1964) — as Woman
- Edo Porn (1981) — as Omomo
- The Three Treasures (1959) — as Goddess of Anenouzume
- Children of Hiroshima (1952) — as Takako Ishikawa
- Kuroneko (1968) — as Yone
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