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Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Japanese actress
October 1, 1924 (January 1, 1993)

The Ceremony

V.O.: Gishiki
Jap. 1971. Psychological drama by Nagisa Ôshima with Kenzo Kawarazaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura. After the death of his father, a young Japanese boy grows up in his grandfather's family.
Runtime: 122 min.

The Black Cat from the Grove

V.O.: Yabu no naka no kuroneko
Runtime: 100 min.

Lost Sex

V.O.: Honno
Jap. 1966. Psychological drama by Kaneto Shindo with Hideo Kanze, Nobuko Otowa, Eijiro Tohno.
Runtime: 100 min.

A Scoundrel

V.O.: Akuto
Jap. 1965. Drama by Kaneto Shindo with Eitaro Ozawa, Nobuko Otowa, Kyoko Kishida. The administrator of a province covets the wife of a samurai.
Runtime: 122 min.
Jap. 1964. Horror by Kaneto Shindo with Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato. Two women kill and rob stray soldiers.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Last War

V.O.: Sekai daisensô
Jap. 1961. Science-fiction by Shue Matsubayashi with Akira Takarada, Yuhiro Oshi, Nobuko Otowa. A nuclear war brings about the end of the world.
Runtime: 110 min.

The Naked Island

V.O.: Hadaka no shima
Jap. 1961. Poetic drama by Kaneto Shindo with Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, Shinji Tanaka. On an island in Japan, a family of peasants painstakingly cultivates the soil to make a living.
Runtime: 99 min.

Miss Oyu

V.O.: Oyû-sama
Jap. 1951. Drama by Kenji Mizoguchi with Kinuyo Tanaka, Yuji Hori, Nobuko Otowa. A merchant, in love with a young widow, must resign himself to marrying her younger sister.
Runtime: 94 min.

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