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.
Directed 47
1970s
- 1979
Nichiren
Director
- 1976
Isho: Shiroi shōjo
Director
- 1974
Sanbaba
Director
- 1973
Love Stopped the Runaway Train
Director
Omoi Bashi
Director
- 1971
The Earth is Born Again
Director
- 1970
Journey of Love
Director
1960s
- 1969
The Song from My Heart
Director
Kekkon shimasu
Director
- 1968
My Destiny
Director
Sôshun
Director
- 1967
Three Faces of Love
Director
- 1966
The Kii River
Director
- 1965
Danshun
Director
Zettai tasū
Director
- 1964
Our Happiness Alone
Director
- 1963
Kagami no naka no razō
Director
Double Wedding
Director
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Director
- 1962
Zoku aizen katsura
Director
Kyūjin ryokō
Director
Flower in a Storm
Director
A Roaring Trade
Director
- 1961
The Estuary
Director
Onna no hashi
Director
Women of Tokyo
Director
- 1960
Irohanihoheto
Director
1950s
- 1959
Vagabond Lovers
Director
People Waiting for Spring
Director
- 1958
Hibi no haishin
Director
- 1957
Shūkin ryokō
Director
- 1956
- 1955
Youth
Director
- 1954
Edo no yubae
Director
- 1953
Dreaming People
Director
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Director
- 1952
The Waves
Director
- 1951
The Love Letter Trial
Director
Home Sweet Home
Director
1940s
- 1942
Otoko no iki
Director
Wrote 10
1970s
- 1979
Nichiren
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Kekkon shimasu
Screenplay
- 1968
Sôshun
Screenplay
- 1967
Three Faces of Love
Screenplay
- 1965
Danshun
Screenplay
- 1964
Our Happiness Alone
Screenplay
1950s
- 1957
- 1953
Dreaming People
Screenplay
1940s
- 1942
Otoko no iki
Writer
Acted in 1
1950s
- 1953
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Tateuo Ueda