Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

🎂 1st October 1925 (100 yrs) 📍 Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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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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Nobuko Otowa

🎬 Movies Featuring Nobuko Otowa

By Player

By Player (2000)

as Okaji
A Last Note

A Last Note (1995)

as Toyoko Yanagawa
Free and Easy 5

Free and Easy 5 (1992)

as Densuke's mother
The Strange Tale of Oyuki

The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)

as Masa
Don't Mind

Don't Mind (1990)

Dream Street

Dream Street (1989)

as Tomi Izeki
Sakura-tai Chiru

Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)

Children on the Island

Children on the Island (1987)

as Mistress
Tree Without Leaves

Tree Without Leaves (1986)

as Mother
Black Board

Black Board (1986)

as Namie Yasui
Lost in the Wilderness

Lost in the Wilderness (1986)

as Yasuko Moto
Demon

Demon (1985)

as Ume
The Island Closest to Heaven

The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)

as Tei Ishikawa
Location

Location (1984)

as Katsue
The Horizon

The Horizon (1984)

as Hideyo, after age 40
Arashi Tatsunari

Arashi Tatsunari (1982)

as Keiko
Ekisutora

Ekisutora (1982)

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3 (1982)

No Image

傑作推理劇場 不安な階段 (1982)

The Go Masters

The Go Masters (1982)

Edo Porn

Edo Porn (1981)

as Omomo
Ore to aitsu no monogatari

Ore to aitsu no monogatari (1981)

Asshii-tachi no machi

Asshii-tachi no machi (1981)

The Long Way 'Round

The Long Way 'Round (1980)

No Image

Nurse's Husband (1980)

The Three Undelivered Letters

The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)

as Sumie
The Strangling

The Strangling (1979)

as Ryoko Kariba
The Incident

The Incident (1978)

as Sumie Sakai
The Life of Chikuzan

The Life of Chikuzan (1977)

as Toyo, Mother
No Image

Onna no Natsu (1975)

Kyukei no Koya

Kyukei no Koya (1975)

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)

as Self
My Way

My Way (1974)

as Mino Kawamura
The Heart

The Heart (1973)

as Mrs. M
The Twilight Years

The Twilight Years (1973)

as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
Hymn

Hymn (1972)

as Teru Kamozawa
The Iron Crown

The Iron Crown (1972)

as Middle-aged Woman
The Ceremony

The Ceremony (1971)

as Sakurada Shizu
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)

as Take Yamada
Strange Affinity

Strange Affinity (1970)

as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
Heat Wave Island

Heat Wave Island (1969)

as Otoyo
Red Lion

Red Lion (1969)

as Oharu
Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)

as Hatsu Yonamine
Strong Women, Weak Men

Strong Women, Weak Men (1968)

as Fumiko
Kuroneko

Kuroneko (1968)

as Yone
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

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

Libido

Libido (1967)

The Izu Dancer

The Izu Dancer (1967)

No Image

Once a Rainy Day (1966)

Lost Sex

Lost Sex (1966)

as The Housemaid
Rise Against the Sword

Rise Against the Sword (1966)

as Osasa
Conquest

Conquest (1965)

as Jiju
Nami kage

Nami kage (1965)

The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot (1965)

Onibaba

Onibaba (1964)

as Woman
The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense (1964)

as Ikuyo
Mother

Mother (1963)

as Tamiko
Miren

Miren (1963)

as Hatsu Kakinuna
The Maid Story

The Maid Story (1963)

When Women Lie

When Women Lie (1963)

Pressure of Guilt

Pressure of Guilt (1963)

No Image

Rush to Our Sweetheart (1963)

Yushu Heiya

Yushu Heiya (1963)

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)

as Tome
Born in Sin

Born in Sin (1962)

Human

Human (1962)

as Gorosuke
This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd (1962)

as Kimino
Seikurabe

Seikurabe (1962)

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962)

Long Way to Okinawa

Long Way to Okinawa (1962)

Dolls floating down the river

Dolls floating down the river (1962)

as Fumie
As Long as There's Tomorrow

As Long as There's Tomorrow (1962)

Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree (1961)

The Last War

The Last War (1961)

as Oyoshi Tamura
The Youth and His Amulet

The Youth and His Amulet (1961)

Immortal Love

Immortal Love (1961)

as Tomoko
Netsuai sha

Netsuai sha (1961)

as Tamiko
A Good Man, A Good Day

A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)

The Shrikes

The Shrikes (1961)

Hunting Rifle

Hunting Rifle (1961)

as Hama
The Naked Island

The Naked Island (1960)

as Toyo
The Approach of Autumn

The Approach of Autumn (1960)

as Shigeko Fukatani
The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story (1960)

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)

as Keiko
When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves (1960)

as Hideya
The Bride from Japan

The Bride from Japan (1959)

as Ashiya Midori
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures (1959)

as Goddess of Anenouzume
Room for Let

Room for Let (1959)

as O-Chiyo
Lucky Dragon No. 5

Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

as Shizu Kuboyama
Flower Shop Curtain

Flower Shop Curtain (1959)

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)

The Child Writers

The Child Writers (1958)

as Aunt
The Shop Curtain

The Shop Curtain (1958)

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)

as Ofutsu / maid
Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)

as The Princess
Geisha in the Old City

Geisha in the Old City (1957)

as Tamasode
Skin-Colored Moon

Skin-Colored Moon (1957)

as Kumiko Uno
Floating Vessel

Floating Vessel (1957)

Actress

Actress (1956)

as Kakuko Mori
Shin ono ga tsumi

Shin ono ga tsumi (1956)

as Tamaki Minowa
Ryûri no kishi

Ryûri no kishi (1956)

Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night (1956)

as Akiko
Love is Lost

Love is Lost (1956)

as Sakie / Umeko
The Beauty and the Dragon

The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)

Ai Sureba Koso

Ai Sureba Koso (1955)

as Michie (segment 1)
The Wolves

The Wolves (1955)

Women of Ginza

Women of Ginza (1955)

Wakai hito-tachi

Wakai hito-tachi (1954)

Turbid Youth

Turbid Youth (1954)

The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)

as Momoyo Imai
Ditch

Ditch (1954)

as Tsuru
An Inn at Osaka

An Inn at Osaka (1954)

Koina no Ginpei

Koina no Ginpei (1954)

Onna no issho

Onna no issho (1953)

as Fujiko Shirakawa
Before Dawn

Before Dawn (1953)

as Okume
Yokubo

Yokubo (1953)

as Shizue Kitami
Miniature

Miniature (1953)

as Ginko
Murahachibu

Murahachibu (1953)

Bored Hatamoto Passes By

Bored Hatamoto Passes By (1953)

Reminiscence

Reminiscence (1953)

as Fumiko Ota
No Image

勘太郎月夜唄 (1952)

Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima (1952)

as Takako Ishikawa
The Ataka Family

The Ataka Family (1952)

as Masako Ataka
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa (1952)

as Maki Ayukawa
Izayoi kaidō

Izayoi kaidō (1951)

Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)

as Takako
Lantern Under a Full Moon

Lantern Under a Full Moon (1951)

Miss Oyu

Miss Oyu (1951)

as Shizu
The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji (1951)

as Murasaki no ue
Who Will Judge Me?

Who Will Judge Me? (1951)

Shojohou

Shojohou (1950)

as Taniguchi Yoko
Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring (1950)