Nobuko Otowa

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

October 1, 1925

died

December 22, 1994

place of birth

Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

also known as

Nobuko Kaji · 오토와 노부코 · Нобуко Отова · نوبوکو اوتاوا

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Edo Porn
6.0

Edo Porn

1981as Omomo
Onibaba
7.7

Onibaba

1964as Woman
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
7.8

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

1992as Masa
The Three Treasures
5.5

The Three Treasures

1959as Goddess of Anenouzume
The Last War
6.6

The Last War

1961as Oyoshi Tamura
Kuroneko
7.4

Kuroneko

1968as Yone
Demon
7.6

Demon

1985as Ume
Red Lion
6.5

Red Lion

1969as Oharu
Children of Hiroshima
7.1

Children of Hiroshima

1952as Takako Ishikawa
The Island Closest to Heaven
6.4

The Island Closest to Heaven

1984as Tei Ishikawa
When Women Lie
8.0

When Women Lie

1963
Immortal Love
7.4

Immortal Love

1961as Tomoko
The Ceremony
6.8

The Ceremony

1971as Sakurada Shizu
Auto Town
10.0

Auto Town

1981
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
8.0

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958
If Indeed One Loves
10.0

If Indeed One Loves

1955as Michie (segment 1)
A Last Note
7.1

A Last Note

1995as Toyoko Yanagawa
The Twilight Story
8.5

The Twilight Story

1960
The Naked Island
8.0

The Naked Island

1960as Toyo
The Wolves
6.9

The Wolves

1955
The Strangling
4.8

The Strangling

1979as Ryoko Kariba
The Radish and the Carrot
9.0

The Radish and the Carrot

1965
The Tale of Genji
6.0

The Tale of Genji

1951as Murasaki no ue
The Incident
7.3

The Incident

1978as Sumie Sakai
Actress
8.0

Actress

1956as Kakuko Mori
The Three Undelivered Letters
6.6

The Three Undelivered Letters

1979as Sumie
The Go Masters
6.6

The Go Masters

1982
Lucky Dragon No. 5
7.5

Lucky Dragon No. 5

1959as Shizu Kuboyama
This Madding Crowd
7.0

This Madding Crowd

1962as Kimino
Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yaji and Kita on the Road

1958as Ofutsu / maid
The Valley Between Love and Death
8.0

The Valley Between Love and Death

1954as Momoyo Imai
By Player
8.5

By Player

2000as Okaji
Lost in the Wilderness
9.0

Lost in the Wilderness

1986as Yasuko Moto
The Maid Story
10.0

The Maid Story

1963
The Scent of Incense
7.2

The Scent of Incense

1964as Ikuyo
Miniature
7.8

Miniature

1953as Ginko
A Good Man, A Good Day

A Good Man, A Good Day

1961
Miss Oyu
7.2

Miss Oyu

1951as Shizu
Nami kage
8.0

Nami kage

1965
Story of a Beloved Wife
7.0

Story of a Beloved Wife

1951as Takako
The Approach of Autumn
6.9

The Approach of Autumn

1960as Shigeko Fukatani
Ditch
7.5

Ditch

1954as Tsuru
The Youth and His Amulet
9.0

The Youth and His Amulet

1961
Love is Lost
8.0

Love is Lost

1956as Sakie / Umeko
The Beauty and the Dragon
10.0

The Beauty and the Dragon

1955
Kyukei no Koya

Kyukei no Koya

1975
Till Tomorrow Is
8.0

Till Tomorrow Is

1962
Sakura-tai Chiru
6.8

Sakura-tai Chiru

1988
Strong Women, Weak Men
8.0

Strong Women, Weak Men

1968as Fumiko
The Ataka Family
5.5

The Ataka Family

1952as Masako Ataka