Hôtei Nomura
Directing
November 13, 1880
Died August 23, 1934 (53 years old)
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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Directed
Biography
Hôtei Nomura (November 13, 1880 – August 23, 1934) was a film director, screenwriter and producer who lived during the Taisho period and early Showa period. He is one of the individuals responsible for laying the groundwork of the Japanese film industry. Nomura's father was in the business of making scenery and signs for theaters in Kyoto. The nature of his father's business meant that he had a connection to Kyoto's theatre industry from a young age, and he was close friends with Shochiku found...
