
Nobuko Otowa
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1925-10-01
- Died
- 1994-12-22
- Place of birth
- Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Nobuko Kaji · 오토와 노부코 · Нобуко Отова · نوبوکو اوتاوا
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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Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (142)

Edo Porn
1981
as Omomo

Onibaba
1964
as Woman

Children of Hiroshima
1952
as Takako Ishikawa

Demon
1985
as Ume

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992
as Masa

The Three Treasures
1959
as Goddess of Anenouzume

The Naked Island
1960
as Toyo

Kuroneko
1968
as Yone

Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Osasa

Actress
1956
as Kakuko Mori

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

The Ceremony
1971
as Sakurada Shizu

Lost Sex
1966
as The Housemaid

The Incident
1978
as Sumie Sakai

Room for Let
1959
as O-Chiyo

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self

The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
as Tei Ishikawa

Red Lion
1969
as Oharu

Immortal Love
1961
as Tomoko

The Radish and the Carrot
1965

Miniature
1953
as Ginko

The Tale of Genji
1951
as Murasaki no ue

Mother
1963
as Tamiko

The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Shigeko Fukatani

By Player
2000
as Okaji

The Twilight Story
1960

The Scent of Incense
1964
as Ikuyo

Black Board
1986
as Namie Yasui

Hunting Rifle
1961
as Hama

Till Tomorrow Is
1962

The Last War
1961
as Oyoshi Tamura

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as The Princess

A Last Note
1995
as Toyoko Yanagawa

The Strangling
1979
as Ryoko Kariba

The Youth and His Amulet
1961

Sakura-tai Chiru
1988

Who Will Judge Me?
1951

Libido
1967

Flower Shop Curtain
1959

Pressure of Guilt
1963

Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
as Shizu Kuboyama

My Way
1974
as Mino Kawamura

The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
as Sumie

Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Hatsu Yonamine

Ditch
1954
as Tsuru

Before Dawn
1953
as Okume

Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
as Takako

A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Once a Rainy Day
1966

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Ofutsu / maid

Kanawa
1972
as Middle-aged Woman

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Momoyo Imai

Kyukei no Koya
1975

Children on the Island
1987
as Mistress

The Horizon
1984
as Hideyo, after age 40

Nami kage
1965

This Madding Crowd
1962
as Kimino

If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Michie (segment 1)

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
as Tome

Miss Oyu
1951
as Shizu

Location
1984
as Katsue

Turbid Youth
1954

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
as Take Yamada

Heat Wave Island
1969
as Otoyo

Lost in the Wilderness
1986
as Yasuko Moto

Wedding Ring
1950

The Wolves
1955

The Go Masters
1982

The Beauty and the Dragon
1955

Onna no issho
1953
as Fujiko Shirakawa

An Inn at Osaka
1954
as Uwabami

Hymn
1972
as Teru Kamozawa

Free and Easy 5
1992
as Densuke's mother

Reminiscence
1953
as Fumiko Ota

Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Kumiko Uno

Strong Women, Weak Men
1968
as Fumiko
Nurse's Husband
1980

The Ataka Family
1952
as Masako Ataka

The Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Toyo, Mother

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

Love is Lost
1956
as Sakie / Umeko

A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Keiko

Tree Without Leaves
1986
as Mother

Auto Town
1981

Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
as Tamaki Minowa

Murahachibu
1953

Dream Street
1989
as Tomi Izeki

Ryûri no kishi
1956

Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Keiko

Conquest
1965
as Jiju
勘太郎月夜唄
1952

When Women Lie
1963

Seikurabe
1962

Born in Sin
1962

The Bride from Japan
1959
as Ashiya Midori

Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953

Koina no Ginpei
1954

The Maid Story
1963

The Twilight Years
1973
as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)

Wakai hito-tachi
1954

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
1982
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963

Netsuai sha
1961
as Tamiko

Yokubo
1953
as Shizue Kitami

Dolls floating down the river
1962
as Fumie

Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951

Don't Mind
1990

The Child Writers
1958
as Aunt

Shojohou
1950
as Taniguchi Yoko

When a Woman Loves
1960
as Hideya

Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Tamasode

Long Way to Okinawa
1962

Women of Ginza
1955

Izayoi kaidō
1951

Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958

Twice on a Certain Night
1956
as Akiko

Human
1962
as Gorosuke

A Million Girls
1963
as Toshi Shiiba

Ekisutora
1982

The Long Way 'Round
1980
About 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 Nobuko Otowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia With 151 credits spanning from 1950 to 2000, Nobuko Otowa has appeared in 142 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Edo Porn (1981) — as Omomo
- Onibaba (1964) — as Woman
- Children of Hiroshima (1952) — as Takako Ishikawa
- Demon (1985) — as Ume
- The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992) — as Masa
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