Nobuko Otowa
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 contrib...
Known For
Filmography
By Player
2000
as Okaji
A Last Note
1995
as Toyoko Yanagawa
Free and Easy 5
1992
as Densuke's mother
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992
as Masa
朝比奈周平ミステリー
1991
as 朝比奈容子
Don't Mind
1990
Dream Street
1989
as Tomi Izeki
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988
Children on the Island
1987
as Mistress
Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries
1987
Tree Without Leaves
1986
as Mother
Black Board
1986
as Namie Yasui
Lost in the Wilderness
1986
as Yasuko Moto
Demon
1985
as Ume
Location
1984
as Katsue
The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
as Tei Ishikawa
The Horizon
1984
as Hideyo, after age 40
地唄
1984
Oshin
1983
as Oshin (50 to 84 years old)
傑作推理劇場 不安な階段
1982
Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Keiko
Ekisutora
1982
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
1982
as Narrator
The Go Masters
1982
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
1982
as Narrator
Auto Town
1981
Edo Porn
1981
as Omomo
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
1981
as Narrator
Nurse's Husband
1980
The Long Way 'Round
1980
The Strangling
1979
as Ryoko Kariba
The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
as Sumie
The Incident
1978
as Sumie Sakai
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
1978
The Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Toyo, Mother
Onna no Natsu
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
Kyukei no Koya
1975
女の夏
1975
My Way
1974
as Mino Kawamura
The Heart
1973
as Mrs. M
The Twilight Years
1973
as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
Kanawa
1972
as Middle-aged Woman
Hymn
1972
as Teru Kamozawa
The Ceremony
1971
as Sakurada Shizu
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
as Take Yamada
Strange Affinity
1970
as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
Mominoki wa Nokotta
1970
as Hatsuno
ありがとう
1970
as 九静香
Red Lion
1969
as Oharu
Heat Wave Island
1969
as Otoyo
Kuroneko
1968
as Yone
Strong Women, Weak Men
1968
as Fumiko
Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Hatsu Yonamine
Where Love Springs
1968
Libido
1967
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
The Izu Dancer
1967
Our Silent Love
1967
Mahjong Madness
1967
Once a Rainy Day
1966
Lost Sex
1966
as The Housemaid
Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Osasa
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
How to Win a Race
1966
Conquest
1965
as Jiju
Nami kage
1965
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Danshun
1965
as Ayako Ogata
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
Taikouki
1965
as Oetsu
Onibaba
1964
as Woman
The Scent of Incense
1964
as Ikuyo
Onibaba : Film Location
1964
Double Trouble
1964
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
1964
When Women Lie
1963
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963
Mother
1963
as Tamiko
Pressure of Guilt
1963
The Maid Story
1963
Miren
1963
as Hatsu Kakinuna
Madame Aki
1963
as Daikoku-san
A Million Girls
1963
as Toshi Shiiba
A Naughty Angel
1963
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
Dolls floating down the river
1962
as Fumie
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Human
1962
as Gorosuke
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
as Tome
Seikurabe
1962
Born in Sin
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
as Kimino
The Last War
1961
as Oyoshi Tamura
Love's Family Tree
1961
Immortal Love
1961
as Tomoko
Hunting Rifle
1961
as Hama
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
The Shrikes
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Netsuai sha
1961
as Tamiko
The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Yukari
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
1961
The Naked Island
1960
as Toyo
The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Shigeko Fukatani
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Keiko
The Twilight Story
1960
When a Woman Loves
1960
as Hideya
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
The Curio Master
1960
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
The Bride from Japan
1959
as Ashiya Midori
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
as Shizu Kuboyama
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Room for Let
1959
as O-Chiyo
The Three Treasures
1959
as Goddess of Anenouzume
Our Mother
1959
The Bell of Love
1959
Record of Loving Your Wife
1959
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Ofutsu / maid
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Kiyohime
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
The Shop Curtain
1958
The Child Writers
1958
as Aunt
Stray Cat
1958
Scops-Owl Sermon
1958
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Tamasode
Floating Vessel
1957
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Kumiko Uno
Wandering Shore
1956
Love is Lost
1956
as Sakie / Umeko
Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
as Tamaki Minowa
Actress
1956
as Kakuko Mori
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
as Akiko
Women of Ginza
1955
The Wolves
1955
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Michie (segment 1)
The Beauty and the Dragon
1955
Turbid Youth
1954
Koina no Ginpei
1954
An Inn at Osaka
1954
as Uwabami
Ditch
1954
as Tsuru
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Momoyo Imai
Wakai hito-tachi
1954
Murahachibu
1953
Miniature
1953
as Ginko
Before the Dawn
1953
as Okume
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953
Reminiscence
1953
as Fumiko Ota
Desire
1953
as Shizue Kitami
Life of a Woman
1953
as Fujiko Shirakawa
Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki
1953
Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki
1953
Children of Hiroshima
1952
as Takako Ishikawa
The Ataka Family
1952
as Masako Ataka
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952
as Maki Ayukawa
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
1952
Avalanche
1952
as Atsuko Fujikawa
Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa Singing
1952
as Self
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
Miss Oyu
1951
as Shizu
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
as Takako
Izayoi kaidō
1951
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Murasaki no ue
Kyūjō hiroba
1951
Bōya monogatari
1951
Tsuki no wataridori
1951
Wedding Ring
1950
Shojohou
1950
as Taniguchi Yoko