
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

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992
as Masa

The Three Treasures
1959
as Goddess of Anenouzume

The Naked Island
1960
as Toyo

Demon
1985
as Ume

Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Osasa

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

Kuroneko
1968
as Yone

Children of Hiroshima
1952
as Takako Ishikawa

Actress
1956
as Kakuko Mori

Immortal Love
1961
as Tomoko

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

Black Board
1986
as Namie Yasui

The Scent of Incense
1964
as Ikuyo

The Ceremony
1971
as Sakurada Shizu

Turbid Youth
1954

Red Lion
1969
as Oharu

Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968
as Hatsu Yonamine

Lost in the Wilderness
1986
as Yasuko Moto

Room for Let
1959
as O-Chiyo

Hunting Rifle
1961
as Hama

The Strangling
1979
as Ryoko Kariba

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
as Momoyo Imai

The Tale of Genji
1951
as Murasaki no ue

Lost Sex
1966
as The Housemaid

The Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Toyo, Mother

The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
as Tei Ishikawa

The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Shigeko Fukatani

The Wolves
1955

Mother
1963
as Tamiko

The Twilight Story
1960

Sakura-tai Chiru
1988

Story of a Beloved Wife
1951
as Takako

Who Will Judge Me?
1951

The Radish and the Carrot
1965

Pressure of Guilt
1963

Libido
1967

Strong Women, Weak Men
1968
as Fumiko

Miniature
1953
as Ginko

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

Kanawa
1972
as Middle-aged Woman

The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
as Sumie

Free and Easy 5
1992
as Densuke's mother

My Way
1974
as Mino Kawamura

Reminiscence
1953
as Fumiko Ota

The Incident
1978
as Sumie Sakai

Till Tomorrow Is
1962

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
as Take Yamada

Nami kage
1965

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

Before Dawn
1953
as Okume

Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Kumiko Uno

Ditch
1954
as Tsuru

Hymn
1972
as Teru Kamozawa

By Player
2000
as Okaji

If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Michie (segment 1)

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

Wedding Ring
1950

Miss Oyu
1951
as Shizu

The Last War
1961
as Oyoshi Tamura
Once a Rainy Day
1966

A Good Man, A Good Day
1961

Love is Lost
1956
as Sakie / Umeko

A Last Note
1995
as Toyoko Yanagawa

This Madding Crowd
1962
as Kimino

Conquest
1965
as Jiju

An Inn at Osaka
1954
as Uwabami
Nurse's Husband
1980

Heat Wave Island
1969
as Otoyo

Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
as Shizu Kuboyama

The Ataka Family
1952
as Masako Ataka

A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Keiko

Dream Street
1989
as Tomi Izeki

Kyukei no Koya
1975

The Go Masters
1982

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Ofutsu / maid

Ryûri no kishi
1956

Auto Town
1981

Izayoi kaidō
1951

The Horizon
1984
as Hideyo, after age 40

Tree Without Leaves
1986
as Mother

The Youth and His Amulet
1961

Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953

The Shrikes
1961

The Maid Story
1963

Murahachibu
1953

Onna no issho
1953
as Fujiko Shirakawa

When Women Lie
1963

Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
as Tamaki Minowa
Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963

Yokubo
1953
as Shizue Kitami

Shojohou
1950
as Taniguchi Yoko

The Shop Curtain
1958

Dolls floating down the river
1962
as Fumie

Long Way to Okinawa
1962

Flower Shop Curtain
1959

Love's Family Tree
1961

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

Women of Ginza
1955

Born in Sin
1962

Twice on a Certain Night
1956
as Akiko

Location
1984
as Katsue

Koina no Ginpei
1954

Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958

Human
1962
as Gorosuke
勘太郎月夜唄
1952

Children on the Island
1987
as Mistress

Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981

Netsuai sha
1961
as Tamiko

Wakai hito-tachi
1954

Arashi Tatsunari
1982
as Keiko

Ekisutora
1982

Madame Aki
1963

The Beauty and the Dragon
1955

The Bride from Japan
1959
as Ashiya Midori

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
1982

When a Woman Loves
1960
as Hideya

Don't Mind
1990
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
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
- The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992) — as Masa
- The Three Treasures (1959) — as Goddess of Anenouzume
- The Naked Island (1960) — as Toyo
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