Person
Nobuko Otowa
Acting · 1925–1994 · Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuko Otowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Oshin
Oshin (50 to 84 years old)
ありがとう
九静香
Mominoki wa Nokotta
Hatsuno
Taikouki
Oetsu
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
Ryûri no kishi
1956
Onna no issho
Fujiko Shirakawa
When a Woman Loves
Hideya
Hunting Rifle
Hama
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self
Filmography
- 2000By PlayerOkaji
- 1995A Last NoteToyoko Yanagawa
- 1992Free and Easy 5Densuke's mother
- 1992The Strange Tale of OyukiMasa
- 1991朝比奈周平ミステリー朝比奈容子
- 1990Don't Mind
- 1989Dream StreetTomi Izeki
- 1988Sakura-tai Chiru
- 1987Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries
- 1987Children on the IslandMistress
- 1986Tree Without LeavesMother
- 1986Black BoardNamie Yasui
- 1986Lost in the WildernessYasuko Moto
- 1985DemonUme
- 1984The Island Closest to HeavenTei Ishikawa
- 1984地唄
- 1984LocationKatsue
- 1984The HorizonHideyo, after age 40
- 1983OshinOshin (50 to 84 years old)
- 1982Arashi TatsunariKeiko
- 1982Ekisutora
- 1982Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3Narrator
- 1982傑作推理劇場 不安な階段
- 1982The Go Masters
- 1982Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2Narrator
- 1981Edo PornOmomo
- 1981Ore to aitsu no monogatari
- 1981Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1Narrator
- 1981Auto Town
- 1980The Long Way 'Round
- 1980Nurse's Husband
- 1979The Three Undelivered LettersSumie
- 1979The StranglingRyoko Kariba
- 1978The IncidentSumie Sakai
- 1978Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
- 1977The Life of ChikuzanToyo, Mother
- 1975Onna no Natsu
- 1975女の夏
- 1975Kyukei no Koya
- 1975Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film DirectorSelf
- 1974My WayMino Kawamura
- 1973The HeartMrs. M
- 1973The Twilight YearsKyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
- 1972HymnTeru Kamozawa
- 1972KanawaMiddle-aged Woman
- 1971The CeremonySakurada Shizu
- 1970Live Today, Die Tomorrow!Take Yamada
- 1970Strange AffinityTamiko / Prostitute Yuki
- 1970ありがとう九静香
- 1970Mominoki wa NokottaHatsuno
- 1969Heat Wave IslandOtoyo
- 1969Red LionOharu
- 1968Monument to the Girl's CorpsHatsu Yonamine
- 1968Strong Women, Weak MenFumiko
- 1968KuronekoYone
- 1967A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
- 1967Libido
- 1967The Izu Dancer
- 1966Once a Rainy Day
- 1966Lost SexThe Housemaid
- 1966Tale of a Carpenter
- 1966Rise Against the SwordOsasa
- 1965DanshunAyako Ogata
- 1965ConquestJiju
- 1965Nami kage
- 1965The Radish and the Carrot
- 1965TaikoukiOetsu
- 1964OnibabaWoman
- 1964Double Trouble
- 1964The Scent of IncenseIkuyo
- 1964Onibaba : Film Location
- 1963MotherTamiko
- 1963MirenHatsu Kakinuna
- 1963A Million GirlsToshi Shiiba
- 1963A Naughty Angel
- 1963The Maid Story
- 1963When Women Lie
- 1963Pressure of Guilt
- 1963Rush to Our Sweetheart
- 1963Madame Aki
- 1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese RestaurantTome
- 1962Born in Sin
- 1962HumanGorosuke
- 1962This Madding CrowdKimino
- 1962Seikurabe
- 1962Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
- 1962Long Way to Okinawa
- 1962Dolls floating down the riverFumie
- 1962Till Tomorrow Is
- 1961Love's Family Tree
- 1961The Diplomat's MansionYukari
- 1961The Last WarOyoshi Tamura
- 1961The Youth and His Amulet
- 1961Immortal LoveTomoko
- 1961Netsuai shaTamiko
- 1961A Good Man, A Good Day
- 1961The Shrikes
- 1961Hunting RifleHama
- 1960The Naked IslandToyo
- 1960The Approach of AutumnShigeko Fukatani
- 1960The Twilight Story
- 1960Respect, Flatter, and Love
- 1960A Woman’s Uphill SlopeKeiko
- 1960When a Woman LovesHideya
- 1959The Bride from JapanAshiya Midori
- 1959The Three TreasuresGoddess of Anenouzume
- 1959Room for LetO-Chiyo
- 1959Our Mother
- 1959Lucky Dragon No. 5Shizu Kuboyama
- 1959Flower Shop Curtain
- 1958Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
- 1958The Child WritersAunt
- 1958The Shop Curtain
- 1958Yaji and Kita on the RoadOfutsu / maid
- 1958Makeraremasen katsumadewa
- 1958Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IIThe Princess
- 1957Geisha in the Old CityTamasode
- 1957Skin-Colored MoonKumiko Uno
- 1957Floating Vessel
- 1956ActressKakuko Mori
- 1956Shin ono ga tsumiTamaki Minowa
- 1956Ryûri no kishi
- 1956Twice on a Certain NightAkiko
- 1956Love is LostSakie / Umeko
- 1955The Beauty and the Dragon
- 1955If Indeed One LovesMichie (segment 1)
- 1955The Wolves
- 1955Women of Ginza
- 1954Wakai hito-tachi
- 1954Turbid Youth
- 1954The Valley Between Love and DeathMomoyo Imai
- 1954DitchTsuru
- 1954An Inn at OsakaUwabami
- 1954Koina no Ginpei
- 1953Onna no isshoFujiko Shirakawa
- 1953Before DawnOkume
- 1953YokuboShizue Kitami
- 1953MiniatureGinko
- 1953Murahachibu
- 1953Bored Hatamoto Passes By
- 1953ReminiscenceFumiko Ota
- 1952勘太郎月夜唄
- 1952Children of HiroshimaTakako Ishikawa
- 1952The Ataka FamilyMasako Ataka
- 1952The Scarlet Gang of AsakusaMaki Ayukawa
- 1951Izayoi kaidō
- 1951Story of a Beloved WifeTakako
- 1951Lantern Under a Full Moon
- 1951Miss OyuShizu
- 1951The Tale of GenjiMurasaki no ue
- 1951Who Will Judge Me?
- 1950ShojohouTaniguchi Yoko
- 1950Wedding Ring
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