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
Acted in 160
2000s
- 2000
1990s
- 1995
- 1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Masa
- 1991
朝比奈周平ミステリー
朝比奈容子 · 4 episodes
- 1990
Don't Mind
Movie
1980s
- 1989
Dream Street
Tomi Izeki
- 1988
Sakura-tai Chiru
Movie
- 1987
Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries
TV
Children on the Island
Mistress
- 1986
Tree Without Leaves
Mother
Black Board
Namie Yasui
Lost in the Wilderness
Yasuko Moto
- 1985
- 1984
The Horizon
Hideyo, after age 40
- 1983
- 1982
Arashi Tatsunari
Keiko
Ekisutora
Movie
The Go Masters
Movie
- 1981
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
Movie
Auto Town
Movie
- 1980
The Long Way 'Round
Movie
1970s
- 1979
The Strangling
Ryoko Kariba
- 1978
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
TV
- 1977
The Life of Chikuzan
Toyo, Mother
- 1975
Onna no Natsu
Movie
Kyukei no Koya
Movie
- 1974
My Way
Mino Kawamura
- 1973
The Heart
Mrs. M
The Twilight Years
Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
- 1972
Hymn
Teru Kamozawa
Kanawa
Middle-aged Woman
- 1971
- 1970
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Take Yamada
Strange Affinity
Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
Mominoki wa Nokotta
Hatsuno · 52 episodes
1960s
- 1969
Heat Wave Island
Otoyo
Red Lion
Oharu
- 1968
Where Love Springs
Movie
Strong Women, Weak Men
Fumiko
Kuroneko
Yone
- 1967
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Movie
Libido
Movie
Our Silent Love
Movie
The Izu Dancer
Movie
Mahjong Madness
Movie
- 1966
How to Win a Race
Movie
Lost Sex
The Housemaid
Tale of a Carpenter
Movie
Rise Against the Sword
Osasa
- 1965
Danshun
Ayako Ogata
Conquest
Jiju
Finances in Front of the Train Station
Movie
Nami kage
Movie
The Radish and the Carrot
Movie
- 1964
Double Trouble
Movie
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
Movie
Onibaba : Film Location
Movie
- 1963
Mother
Tamiko
Miren
Hatsu Kakinuna
A Million Girls
Toshi Shiiba
A Naughty Angel
Movie
The Maid Story
Movie
When Women Lie
Movie
Pressure of Guilt
Movie
Madame Aki
Daikoku-san
- 1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Tome
Born in Sin
Movie
Human
Gorosuke
This Madding Crowd
Kimino
Seikurabe
Movie
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Movie
Long Way to Okinawa
Movie
Dolls floating down the river
Fumie
Till Tomorrow Is
Movie
- 1961
Love's Family Tree
Movie
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
Movie
The Diplomat's Mansion
Yukari
The Last War
Oyoshi Tamura
The Youth and His Amulet
Movie
Netsuai sha
Tamiko
A Good Man, A Good Day
Movie
The Shrikes
Movie
- 1960
The Naked Island
Toyo
The Approach of Autumn
Shigeko Fukatani
The Twilight Story
Movie
The Curio Master
Movie
When a Woman Loves
Hideya
The Five Jolly Thieves
Movie
1950s
- 1959
The Bride from Japan
Ashiya Midori
The Three Treasures
Goddess of Anenouzume
The Bell of Love
Movie
Room for Let
O-Chiyo
Record of Loving Your Wife
Movie
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Shizu Kuboyama
Flower Shop Curtain
Movie
- 1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Movie
Stray Cat
Movie
Scops-Owl Sermon
Movie
The Child Writers
Aunt
The Shop Curtain
Movie
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Ofutsu / maid
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Movie
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Movie
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Kiyohime
- 1957
Geisha in the Old City
Tamasode
Skin-Colored Moon
Kumiko Uno
Floating Vessel
Movie
- 1956
Actress
Kakuko Mori
Shin ono ga tsumi
Tamaki Minowa
Twice on a Certain Night
Akiko
Love is Lost
Sakie / Umeko
- 1955
The Beauty and the Dragon
Movie
If Indeed One Loves
Michie (segment 1)
The Wolves
Movie
- 1954
Wakai hito-tachi
Movie
The Valley Between Love and Death
Momoyo Imai
Ditch
Tsuru
An Inn at Osaka
Uwabami
Koina no Ginpei
Movie
- 1953
Life of a Woman
Fujiko Shirakawa
Before the Dawn
Okume
Desire
Shizue Kitami
Miniature
Ginko
Murahachibu
Movie
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
Movie
Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki
Movie
Reminiscence
Fumiko Ota
Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki
Movie
- 1952
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
Movie
Children of Hiroshima
Takako Ishikawa
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
Maki Ayukawa
- 1951
Izayoi kaidō
Movie
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Movie
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki no ue
Who Will Judge Me?
Movie
Tsuki no wataridori
Movie
Bōya monogatari
Movie
Kyūjō hiroba
Movie
- 1950
Shojohou
Taniguchi Yoko
Wedding Ring
Movie
Appearances5
1980s
- 1982
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
Narrator
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
Narrator
- 1981
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
Narrator
1970s
- 1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self
1950s
- 1952
Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa Singing
Self