Nobuko Otowa Movies

1962 Japanese movie

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate...

The story of a teacher who comes to a village on the Inland Sea and the relationship that develops between her and her 12 pupils.

Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...

A 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan.

Japanese comedy film.

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko...

A touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of Chieko Baisho and Shinichiro Mikami, based on "Nagashi...

A film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko Shimada. Set in Japan at the end of the war, the...

An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka...

Japanese drama film.