ACTOR
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…
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1925
- Died
- Dec 22, 1994
- Birthplace
- Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
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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Filmography
Movies
ShojohouTaniguchi Yoko
1950
Wedding Ring
1950
Bōya monogatari
1951
Izayoi kaidō
1951
Kyūjō hiroba
1951
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
Miss OyuShizu
1951
Story of a Beloved WifeTakako
1951
The Tale of GenjiMurasaki no ue
1951
Tsuki no wataridori
1951
Who Will Judge Me?
1951A
AvalancheAtsuko Fujikawa
1952
Children of HiroshimaTakako Ishikawa
1952
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
1952
Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa SingingSelf
1952
The Ataka FamilyMasako Ataka
1952
The Scarlet Gang of AsakusaMaki Ayukawa
1952
Before the DawnOkume
1953
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953
DesireShizue Kitami
1953
Life of a WomanFujiko Shirakawa
1953
MiniatureGinko
1953
Murahachibu
1953
Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki
1953
Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki
1953
ReminiscenceFumiko Ota
1953
An Inn at OsakaUwabami
1954
DitchTsuru
1954
Koina no Ginpei
1954
The Valley Between Love and DeathMomoyo Imai
1954
Turbid Youth
1954
Wakai hito-tachi
1954
If Indeed One LovesMichie (segment 1)
1955
The Beauty and the Dragon
1955
The Wolves
1955
Women of Ginza
1955
ActressKakuko Mori
1956
Love is LostSakie / Umeko
1956
Shin ono ga tsumiTamaki Minowa
1956
Twice on a Certain NightAkiko
1956
Wandering Shore
1956
Floating Vessel
1957
Geisha in the Old CityTamasode
1957
Skin-Colored MoonKumiko Uno
1957
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Scops-Owl Sermon
1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958
Stray Cat
1958
The Child WritersAunt
1958
The Shop Curtain
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IIKiyohime
1958
Yaji and Kita on the RoadOfutsu / maid
1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5Shizu Kuboyama
1959OM
Our Mother
1959
Record of Loving Your Wife
1959
Room for LetO-Chiyo
1959
The Bell of Love
1959
The Bride from JapanAshiya Midori
1959
The Three TreasuresGoddess of Anenouzume
1959
A Woman’s Uphill SlopeKeiko
1960RF
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
The Approach of AutumnShigeko Fukatani
1960
The Curio Master
1960
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
The Naked IslandToyo
1960
The Twilight Story
1960
When a Woman LovesHideya
1960
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Hunting RifleHama
1961
Immortal LoveTomoko
1961
Love's Family Tree
1961
Netsuai shaTamiko
1961
The Diplomat's MansionYukari
1961
The Last WarOyoshi Tamura
1961
The Shrikes
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese RestaurantTome
1962
Born in Sin
1962
Dolls floating down the riverFumie
1962
HumanGorosuke
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
Seikurabe
1962
This Madding CrowdKimino
1962
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
A Million GirlsToshi Shiiba
1963
A Naughty Angel
1963
Madame AkiDaikoku-san
1963
MirenHatsu Kakinuna
1963
MotherTamiko
1963
Pressure of Guilt
1963RT
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963
The Maid Story
1963
When Women Lie
1963
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
1964
Double Trouble
1964
OnibabaWoman
1964
Onibaba : Film Location
1964
The Scent of IncenseIkuyo
1964
ConquestJiju
1965
DanshunAyako Ogata
1965
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
Nami kage
1965
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
How to Win a Race
1966
Lost SexThe Housemaid
1966OA
Once a Rainy Day
1966
Rise Against the SwordOsasa
1966
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Libido
1967
Mahjong Madness
1967
Our Silent Love
1967
The Izu Dancer
1967
KuronekoYone
1968
Monument to the Girl's CorpsHatsu Yonamine
1968
Strong Women, Weak MenFumiko
1968
Where Love Springs
1968
Heat Wave IslandOtoyo
1969
Red LionOharu
1969
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!Take Yamada
1970
Strange AffinityTamiko / Prostitute Yuki
1970
The CeremonySakurada Shizu
1971
HymnTeru Kamozawa
1972
KanawaMiddle-aged Woman
1972
The HeartMrs. M
1973
The Twilight YearsKyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
1973
My WayMino Kawamura
1974
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film DirectorSelf
1975
Kyukei no Koya
1975
Onna no Natsu
1975
The Life of ChikuzanToyo, Mother
1977
The IncidentSumie Sakai
1978
The StranglingRyoko Kariba
1979
The Three Undelivered LettersSumie
1979NH
Nurse's Husband
1980
The Long Way 'Round
1980
Auto Town
1981
Edo PornOmomo
1981
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1Narrator
1981
Arashi TatsunariKeiko
1982
Ekisutora
1982
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2Narrator
1982
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3Narrator
1982
The Go Masters
1982傑不
傑作推理劇場 不安な階段
1982
LocationKatsue
1984
The HorizonHideyo, after age 40
1984
The Island Closest to HeavenTei Ishikawa
1984
DemonUme
1985
Black BoardNamie Yasui
1986
Lost in the WildernessYasuko Moto
1986
Tree Without LeavesMother
1986
Children on the IslandMistress
1987
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988
Dream StreetTomi Izeki
1989
Don't Mind
1990
Free and Easy 5Densuke's mother
1992
The Strange Tale of OyukiMasa
1992
A Last NoteToyoko Yanagawa
1995
By PlayerOkaji
2000Television
TaikoukiOetsu · 52 eps
1965
Mominoki wa NokottaHatsuno · 52 eps
1970
ありがとう九静香 · 135 eps
1970女
女の夏1 eps
1975
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada1 eps
1978
OshinOshin (50 to 84 years old) · 297 eps
1983地
地唄1 eps
1984
Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries8 eps
1987
朝比奈周平ミステリー朝比奈容子 · 4 eps
1991Photos
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