logo
home/actors/

Nobuko Otowa

placeholder

Nobuko Otowa

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Oct 1, 1925 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
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
1987Children on the IslandMistress
1987Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries
1986Tree Without LeavesMother
1986Black BoardNamie Yasui
1986Lost in the WildernessYasuko Moto
1985DemonUme
1984LocationKatsue
1984The Island Closest to HeavenTei Ishikawa
1984The HorizonHideyo, after age 40
1984地唄
1983OshinOshin (50 to 84 years old)
1982傑作推理劇場 不安な階段
1982Arashi TatsunariKeiko
1982Ekisutora
1982Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
1982The Go Masters
1981Auto Town
1981Edo PornOmomo
1981Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1980Nurse's Husband
1980The Long Way 'Round
1979The StranglingRyoko Kariba
1979The Three Undelivered LettersSumie
1978The IncidentSumie Sakai
1978Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
1977The Life of ChikuzanToyo, Mother
1975Onna no Natsu
1975Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film DirectorSelf
1975Kyukei no Koya
1975女の夏
1974My WayMino Kawamura
1973The HeartMrs. M
1973The Twilight YearsKyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
1972The Iron CrownMiddle-aged Woman
1972HymnTeru Kamozawa
1971The CeremonySakurada Shizu
1970Live Today, Die Tomorrow!Take Yamada
1970Strange AffinityTamiko / Prostitute Yuki
1970Mominoki wa NokottaHatsuno
1970ありがとう九静香
1969Red LionOharu
1969Heat Wave IslandOtoyo
1968KuronekoYone
1968Strong Women, Weak MenFumiko
1968Monument to the Girl's CorpsHatsu Yonamine
1967Libido
1967A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967The Izu Dancer
1966Once a Rainy Day
1966Lost SexThe Housemaid
1966Rise Against the SwordOsasa
1966Tale of a Carpenter
1965ConquestJiju
1965Nami kage
1965The Radish and the Carrot
1965TaikoukiOetsu
1964OnibabaWoman
1964The Scent of IncenseIkuyo
1964Onibaba : Film Location
1964Double Trouble
1963When Women Lie
1963Rush to Our Sweetheart
1963MotherTamiko
1963Pressure of Guilt
1963The Maid Story
1963MirenHatsu Kakinuna
1963Madame Aki
1962Till Tomorrow Is
1962Dolls floating down the riverFumie
1962Long Way to Okinawa
1962Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962HumanGorosuke
1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese RestaurantTome
1962Seikurabe
1962Born in Sin
1962This Madding CrowdKimino
1961The Last WarOyoshi Tamura
1961Love's Family Tree
1961Immortal LoveTomoko
1961Hunting RifleHama
1961The Youth and His Amulet
1961The Shrikes
1961A Good Man, A Good Day
1961Netsuai shaTamiko
1961The Diplomat's MansionYukari
1960The Naked IslandToyo
1960The Approach of AutumnShigeko Fukatani
1960A Woman’s Uphill SlopeKeiko
1960The Twilight Story
1960When a Woman LovesHideya
1960Respect, Flatter, and Love
1959The Bride from JapanAshiya Midori
1959Lucky Dragon No. 5Shizu Kuboyama
1959Flower Shop Curtain
1959Room for LetO-Chiyo
1959The Three TreasuresGoddess of Anenouzume
1958Yaji and Kita on the RoadOfutsu / maid
1958Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IIThe Princess
1958Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958The Shop Curtain
1958The Child WritersAunt
1957Geisha in the Old CityTamasode
1957Floating Vessel
1957Skin-Colored MoonKumiko Uno
1956Ryûri no kishi
1956Love is LostSakie / Umeko
1956Shin ono ga tsumiTamaki Minowa
1956ActressKakuko Mori
1956Twice on a Certain NightAkiko
1955Women of Ginza
1955The Wolves
1955If Indeed One LovesMichie (segment 1)
1955The Beauty and the Dragon
1954Turbid Youth
1954Koina no Ginpei
1954An Inn at Osaka
1954DitchTsuru
1954The Valley Between Love and DeathMomoyo Imai
1954Wakai hito-tachi
1953Murahachibu
1953MiniatureGinko
1953Before DawnOkume
1953Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953ReminiscenceFumiko Ota
1953YokuboShizue Kitami
1953Onna no isshoFujiko Shirakawa
1952Children of HiroshimaTakako Ishikawa
1952The Ataka FamilyMasako Ataka
1952The Scarlet Gang of AsakusaMaki Ayukawa
1952勘太郎月夜唄
1951Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951Miss OyuShizu
1951Who Will Judge Me?
1951Story of a Beloved WifeTakako
1951Izayoi kaidō
1951The Tale of GenjiMurasaki no ue
1950Wedding Ring
1950ShojohouTaniguchi Yoko