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Nobuko Otowa

Acting

Nobuko Otowa

JA cinema · 165 credits

Born

1 October 1925

Died

22 December 1994 (aged 69)

Birthplace

Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Also known as Nobuko Kaji · 오토와 노부코 · Нобуко Отова · نوبوکو اوتاوا

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

Filmography

By Player poster

By Player

JA · 20008.5

as Okaji

A Last Note poster

A Last Note

JA · 19957.1

as Toyoko Yanagawa

Free and Easy 5 poster

Free and Easy 5

JA · 19927.9

as Densuke's mother

The Strange Tale of Oyuki poster

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

JA · 19927.2

as Masa

Don't Mind poster

Don't Mind

JA · 19908.0

Actor

Dream Street poster

Dream Street

JA · 19899.0

as Tomi Izeki

Sakura-tai Chiru poster

Sakura-tai Chiru

JA · 19886.8

Actor

Children on the Island poster

Children on the Island

JA · 198710.0

as Mistress

Tree Without Leaves poster

Tree Without Leaves

JA · 19868.0

as Mother

Black Board poster

Black Board

JA · 19866.5

as Namie Yasui

Lost in the Wilderness poster

Lost in the Wilderness

JA · 19868.5

as Yasuko Moto

Demon poster

Demon

JA · 19857.6

as Ume

Location poster

Location

JA · 19848.5

as Katsue

The Island Closest to Heaven poster

The Island Closest to Heaven

JA · 19846.5

as Tei Ishikawa

The Horizon poster

The Horizon

JA · 19847.0

as Hideyo, after age 40

傑作推理劇場 不安な階段

1982

傑作推理劇場 不安な階段

JA · 1982Not rated

Actor

Arashi Tatsunari poster

Arashi Tatsunari

JA · 1982Not rated

as Keiko

Ekisutora poster

Ekisutora

JA · 19827.0

Actor

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3 poster

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3

JA · 19828.0

as Narrator

The Go Masters poster

The Go Masters

JA · 19826.6

Actor

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 poster

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

JA · 198210.0

as Narrator

Auto Town poster

Auto Town

JA · 198110.0

Actor

Edo Porn poster

Edo Porn

JA · 19815.9

as Omomo

Ore to aitsu no monogatari poster

Ore to aitsu no monogatari

JA · 1981Not rated

Actor

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 poster

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

JA · 19815.8

as Narrator

看護婦のオヤジがんばる

1980

Nurse's Husband

JA · 19807.0

Actor

The Long Way 'Round poster

The Long Way 'Round

JA · 1980Not rated

Actor

The Strangling poster

The Strangling

JA · 19794.8

as Ryoko Kariba

The Three Undelivered Letters poster

The Three Undelivered Letters

JA · 19796.0

as Sumie

The Incident poster

The Incident

JA · 19787.2

as Sumie Sakai

The Life of Chikuzan poster

The Life of Chikuzan

JA · 19778.2

as Toyo, Mother

Onna no Natsu poster

Onna no Natsu

JA · 1975Not rated

Actor

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director poster

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

JA · 19757.2

as Self

Kyukei no Koya poster

Kyukei no Koya

JA · 1975Not rated

Actor

My Way poster

My Way

JA · 19746.0

as Mino Kawamura

The Heart poster

The Heart

JA · 19738.2

as Mrs. M

The Twilight Years poster

The Twilight Years

JA · 19737.5

as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)

Kanawa poster

Kanawa

JA · 19726.0

as Middle-aged Woman

Hymn poster

Hymn

JA · 19726.6

as Teru Kamozawa

The Ceremony poster

The Ceremony

JA · 19716.8

as Sakurada Shizu

Live Today, Die Tomorrow! poster

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

JA · 19706.9

as Take Yamada

Strange Affinity poster

Strange Affinity

JA · 19708.0

as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki

Red Lion poster

Red Lion

JA · 19696.5

as Oharu

Heat Wave Island poster

Heat Wave Island

JA · 19696.7

as Otoyo

Kuroneko poster

Kuroneko

JA · 19687.4

as Yone

Strong Women, Weak Men poster

Strong Women, Weak Men

JA · 19688.0

as Fumiko

Monument to the Girl's Corps poster

Monument to the Girl's Corps

JA · 196810.0

as Hatsu Yonamine

Where Love Springs poster

Where Love Springs

JA · 1968Not rated

Actor

Libido poster

Libido

JA · 196710.0

Actor

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

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

JA · 19678.0

Actor

The Izu Dancer poster

The Izu Dancer

JA · 196710.0

Actor

Our Silent Love poster

Our Silent Love

JA · 1967Not rated

Actor

Mahjong Madness poster

Mahjong Madness

JA · 1967Not rated

Actor

あこがれ

1966

Once a Rainy Day

JA · 19667.0

Actor

Lost Sex poster

Lost Sex

JA · 19669.0

as The Housemaid

Rise Against the Sword poster

Rise Against the Sword

JA · 19666.3

as Osasa

Tale of a Carpenter poster

Tale of a Carpenter

JA · 19667.0

Actor

How to Win a Race poster

How to Win a Race

JA · 1966Not rated

Actor

Conquest poster

Conquest

JA · 19656.0

as Jiju

Nami kage poster

Nami kage

JA · 19658.0

Actor

The Radish and the Carrot poster

The Radish and the Carrot

JA · 19659.0

Actor

Danshun poster

Danshun

JA · 1965Not rated

as Ayako Ogata

Finances in Front of the Train Station poster

Finances in Front of the Train Station

JA · 1965Not rated

Actor

Onibaba poster

Onibaba

JA · 19647.7

as Woman

The Scent of Incense poster

The Scent of Incense

JA · 19647.2

as Ikuyo

Onibaba : Film Location poster

Onibaba : Film Location

JA · 1964Not rated

Actor

Double Trouble poster

Double Trouble

JA · 19649.0

Actor

Comedy: Cheerful Widow poster

Comedy: Cheerful Widow

JA · 1964Not rated

Actor

When Women Lie poster

When Women Lie

JA · 19638.0

Actor

彼女に向って突進せよ

1963

Rush to Our Sweetheart

JA · 1963Not rated

Actor

Mother poster

Mother

JA · 19636.8

as Tamiko

Pressure of Guilt poster

Pressure of Guilt

JA · 19637.5

Actor

The Maid Story poster

The Maid Story

JA · 196310.0

Actor

Miren poster

Miren

JA · 1963Not rated

as Hatsu Kakinuna

Madame Aki poster

Madame Aki

JA · 19637.0

as Daikoku-san

A Million Girls poster

A Million Girls

JA · 19635.0

as Toshi Shiiba

A Naughty Angel poster

A Naughty Angel

JA · 1963Not rated

Actor

Till Tomorrow Is poster

Till Tomorrow Is

JA · 19628.0

Actor

Dolls floating down the river poster

Dolls floating down the river

JA · 1962Not rated

as Fumie

Long Way to Okinawa poster

Long Way to Okinawa

JA · 19629.0

Actor

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni poster

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

JA · 19627.0

Actor

Human poster

Human

JA · 19626.9

as Gorosuke

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant poster

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

JA · 19628.0

as Tome

Seikurabe poster

Seikurabe

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Born in Sin poster

Born in Sin

JA · 19629.0

Actor

This Madding Crowd poster

This Madding Crowd

JA · 19627.0

as Kimino

The Last War poster

The Last War

JA · 19616.8

as Oyoshi Tamura

Love's Family Tree poster

Love's Family Tree

JA · 1961Not rated

Actor

Immortal Love poster

Immortal Love

JA · 19617.4

as Tomoko

Hunting Rifle poster

Hunting Rifle

JA · 19618.0

as Hama

The Youth and His Amulet poster

The Youth and His Amulet

JA · 19619.0

Actor

The Shrikes poster

The Shrikes

JA · 1961Not rated

Actor

A Good Man, A Good Day poster

A Good Man, A Good Day

JA · 1961Not rated

Actor

Netsuai sha poster

Netsuai sha

JA · 19619.0

as Tamiko

The Diplomat's Mansion poster

The Diplomat's Mansion

JA · 19618.0

as Yukari

A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler poster

A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler

JA · 1961Not rated

Actor

The Naked Island poster

The Naked Island

JA · 19608.0

as Toyo

The Approach of Autumn poster

The Approach of Autumn

JA · 19607.0

as Shigeko Fukatani

A Woman’s Uphill Slope poster

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

JA · 19609.0

as Keiko

The Twilight Story poster

The Twilight Story

JA · 19608.5

Actor

When a Woman Loves poster

When a Woman Loves

JA · 19608.0

as Hideya

新・女大学

1960

Respect, Flatter, and Love

JA · 19607.0

Actor

The Curio Master poster

The Curio Master

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

The Five Jolly Thieves poster

The Five Jolly Thieves

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

The Bride from Japan poster

The Bride from Japan

JA · 19599.0

as Ashiya Midori

Lucky Dragon No. 5 poster

Lucky Dragon No. 5

JA · 19597.5

as Shizu Kuboyama

Flower Shop Curtain poster

Flower Shop Curtain

JA · 195910.0

Actor

Room for Let poster

Room for Let

JA · 19597.0

as O-Chiyo

The Three Treasures poster

The Three Treasures

JA · 19595.5

as Goddess of Anenouzume

僕らの母さん

1959

Our Mother

JA · 1959Not rated

Actor

The Bell of Love poster

The Bell of Love

JA · 1959Not rated

Actor

Record of Loving Your Wife poster

Record of Loving Your Wife

JA · 1959Not rated

Actor

Yaji and Kita on the Road poster

Yaji and Kita on the Road

JA · 1958Not rated

as Ofutsu / maid

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II poster

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

JA · 19585.4

as Kiyohime

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku poster

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

JA · 19588.0

Actor

Makeraremasen katsumadewa poster

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

JA · 19589.0

Actor

The Shop Curtain poster

The Shop Curtain

JA · 19588.0

Actor

The Child Writers poster

The Child Writers

JA · 19588.0

as Aunt

Stray Cat poster

Stray Cat

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

Scops-Owl Sermon poster

Scops-Owl Sermon

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

Sorrow Is Only for Women poster

Sorrow Is Only for Women

JA · 19588.0

Actor

Geisha in the Old City poster

Geisha in the Old City

JA · 195710.0

as Tamasode

Floating Vessel poster

Floating Vessel

JA · 195710.0

Actor

Skin-Colored Moon poster

Skin-Colored Moon

JA · 1957Not rated

as Kumiko Uno

Wandering Shore poster

Wandering Shore

JA · 19568.0

Actor

Love is Lost poster

Love is Lost

JA · 19568.0

as Sakie / Umeko

Shin ono ga tsumi poster

Shin ono ga tsumi

JA · 1956Not rated

as Tamaki Minowa

Actress poster

Actress

JA · 19568.0

as Kakuko Mori

Twice on a Certain Night poster

Twice on a Certain Night

JA · 195610.0

as Akiko

Women of Ginza poster

Women of Ginza

JA · 19559.0

Actor

The Wolves poster

The Wolves

JA · 19556.9

Actor

If Indeed One Loves poster

If Indeed One Loves

JA · 195510.0

as Michie (segment 1)

The Beauty and the Dragon poster

The Beauty and the Dragon

JA · 195510.0

Actor

Turbid Youth poster

Turbid Youth

JA · 19549.0

Actor

Koina no Ginpei poster

Koina no Ginpei

JA · 1954Not rated

Actor

An Inn at Osaka poster

An Inn at Osaka

JA · 19547.5

as Uwabami

Ditch poster

Ditch

JA · 19547.5

as Tsuru

The Valley Between Love and Death poster

The Valley Between Love and Death

JA · 19548.0

as Momoyo Imai

Wakai hito-tachi poster

Wakai hito-tachi

JA · 19548.0

Actor

Murahachibu poster

Murahachibu

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Miniature poster

Miniature

JA · 19537.8

as Ginko

Before the Dawn poster

Before the Dawn

JA · 195310.0

as Okume

Bored Hatamoto Passes By poster

Bored Hatamoto Passes By

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Reminiscence poster

Reminiscence

JA · 19537.0

as Fumiko Ota

Desire poster

Desire

JA · 19539.0

as Shizue Kitami

Life of a Woman poster

Life of a Woman

JA · 195310.0

as Fujiko Shirakawa

Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki poster

Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki poster

Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Children of Hiroshima poster

Children of Hiroshima

JA · 19527.1

as Takako Ishikawa

The Ataka Family poster

The Ataka Family

JA · 19525.5

as Masako Ataka

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa poster

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

JA · 1952Not rated

as Maki Ayukawa

Kantarou zukiyo-uta poster

Kantarou zukiyo-uta

JA · 1952Not rated

Actor

雪崩

1952

Avalanche

JA · 1952Not rated

as Atsuko Fujikawa

Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa Singing poster

Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa Singing

JA · 1952Not rated

as Self

Lantern Under a Full Moon poster

Lantern Under a Full Moon

JA · 19518.0

Actor

Miss Oyu poster

Miss Oyu

JA · 19517.3

as Shizu

Who Will Judge Me? poster

Who Will Judge Me?

JA · 19518.0

Actor

Story of a Beloved Wife poster

Story of a Beloved Wife

JA · 19517.0

as Takako

Izayoi kaidō poster

Izayoi kaidō

JA · 1951Not rated

Actor

The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

JA · 19516.0

as Murasaki no ue

Kyūjō hiroba poster

Kyūjō hiroba

JA · 1951Not rated

Actor

Bōya monogatari poster

Bōya monogatari

JA · 1951Not rated

Actor

Tsuki no wataridori poster

Tsuki no wataridori

JA · 1951Not rated

Actor

Wedding Ring poster

Wedding Ring

JA · 19506.6

Actor

Shojohou poster

Shojohou

JA · 1950Not rated

as Taniguchi Yoko