
Person
Noboru Nakamura
Directing · 1913–1981 · Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Noboru Nakamura (中村登, Nakamura Noboru, 4 August 1913 – 20 May 1981) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from the Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Letters in 1936, Nakamura joined the Shochiku film studios, working as an assistant director for Torajirō Saitō and Yasujirō Shimazu. He debuted as director in 1941 with Life and Rhythm, and finally received recognition with his 1951 film Home Sweet Home. His most noted works include the Yasunari Kawabata adaptation Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963), The Kii River (1966) and Portrait of Chieko (1967). Both Twin Sisters of Kyoto and Portrait of Chieko were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nakamura was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class.
Known for

Omoi Bashi
Director

Home Sweet Home
Director

When It Rains, It Pours
Director

The Lady Was Pawn
Director

The Kii River
Director

The Song from My Heart
Director

Vagabond Lovers
Director

The Love Letter Trial
Director

Onna no hashi
Director

Sôshun
Director
Filmography
- 1979NichirenScreenplay
- 1976遺書 白い少女Director
- 1974SanbabaDirector
- 1973Love Stopped the Runaway TrainDirector
- 1973Omoi BashiDirector
- 1971Love and DeathDirector
- 1971The Earth is Born AgainDirector
- 1970Journey of LoveDirector
- 1969The Song from My HeartDirector
- 1969Through Days and MonthsDirector
- 1969Kekkon shimasuDirector
- 1968My DestinyDirector
- 1968SôshunDirector
- 1967Portrait of ChiekoDirector
- 1967Three Faces of LoveScreenplay
- 1966The Kii RiverDirector
- 1965DanshunDirector
- 1965Zettai tasūDirector
- 1964The Shape of NightDirector
- 1964Our Happiness AloneDirector
- 1963Kagami no naka no razōDirector
- 1963Double WeddingDirector
- 1963Twin Sisters of KyotoDirector
- 1962Zoku aizen katsuraDirector
- 1962Kyūjin ryokōDirector
- 1962Flower in a StormDirector
- 1962A Roaring TradeDirector
- 1961The EstuaryDirector
- 1961Onna no hashiDirector
- 1961Women of TokyoDirector
- 1960Towering WavesDirector
- 1960IrohanihohetoDirector
- 1959Vagabond LoversDirector
- 1959People Waiting for SpringDirector
- 1958Hibi no haishinDirector
- 1957Shūkin ryokōDirector
- 1957When It Rains, It PoursDirector
- 1956The Lady Was PawnDirector
- 1955YouthDirector
- 1955The Mask and DestinyDirector
- 1955A Woman's LifeDirector
- 1954Edo no yubaeDirector
- 1953Dreaming PeopleDirector
- 1953Zoku jūdai no seitenTateuo Ueda
- 1953GanpekiDirector
- 1953Natsuko’s Adventure in HokkaidoDirector
- 1952The WavesDirector
- 1951The Love Letter TrialDirector
- 1951Home Sweet HomeDirector
- 1946Kigeki wa owarinuScreenplay
- 1942Otoko no ikiDirector
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