Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-10-01 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Acting

2000

By Player as Okaji

1995

A Last Note as Toyoko Yanagawa

1992

Free and Easy 5 as Densuke's mother

1991

朝比奈周平ミステリー as 朝比奈容子

1990

Don't Mind as Not available

1989

Dream Street as Tomi Izeki

1988

Sakura-tai Chiru as Not available

1987

Children on the Island as Mistress

1987

Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries as Not available

1986

Tree Without Leaves as Mother

1986

Black Board as Namie Yasui

1986

Lost in the Wilderness as Yasuko Moto

1985

Demon as Ume

1984

The Island Closest to Heaven as Tei Ishikawa

1984

Location as Katsue

1984

The Horizon as Hideyo, after age 40

1984

地唄 as Not available

1983

Oshin as Oshin (50 to 84 years old)

1982

Ekisutora as Not available

1982

The Go Masters as Not available

1982

Arashi Tatsunari as Keiko

1981

Edo Porn as Omomo

1981

Ore to aitsu no monogatari as Not available

1981

Asshii-tachi no machi as Not available

1980

Nurse's Husband as Not available

1980

The Long Way 'Round as Not available

1979

The Strangling as Ryoko Kariba

1978

The Incident as Sumie Sakai

1977

The Life of Chikuzan as Toyo, Mother

1975

Onna no Natsu as Not available

1975

Kyukei no Koya as Not available

1975

女の夏 as Not available

1974

My Way as Mino Kawamura

1973

The Twilight Years as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)

1973

The Heart as Mrs. M

1972

Hymn as Teru Kamozawa

1972

The Iron Crown as Middle-aged Woman

1971

The Ceremony as Sakurada Shizu

1970

ありがとう as 九静香

1970

Live Today, Die Tomorrow! as Take Yamada

1970

Strange Affinity as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki

1970

Mominoki wa Nokotta as Hatsuno

1969

Red Lion as Oharu

1969

Heat Wave Island as Otoyo

1968

Kuroneko as Yone

1968

Strong Women, Weak Men as Fumiko

1968

Monument to the Girl's Corps as Hatsu Yonamine

1967

Libido as Not available

1967

The Izu Dancer as Not available

1966

Once a Rainy Day as Not available

1966

Lost Sex as The Housemaid

1965

Taikouki as Oetsu

1965

Conquest as Jiju

1965

Nami kage as Not available

1965

The Radish and the Carrot as Not available

1964

Onibaba as Woman

1964

The Scent of Incense as Ikuyo

1963

Yushu Heiya as Not available

1963

Miren as Hatsu Kakinuna

1963

Mother as Tamiko

1963

Rush to Our Sweetheart as Not available

1963

When Women Lie as Not available

1963

The Maid Story as Not available

1963

Pressure of Guilt as Not available

1962

As Long as There's Tomorrow as Not available

1962

Human as Gorosuke

1962

Seikurabe as Not available

1962

Long Way to Okinawa as Not available

1962

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni as Not available

1962

Born in Sin as Not available

1962

This Madding Crowd as Kimino

1961

Immortal Love as Tomoko

1961

The Shrikes as Not available

1961

Netsuai sha as Tamiko

1961

Love's Family Tree as Not available

1961

Hunting Rifle as Hama

1961

A Good Man, A Good Day as Not available

1961

The Youth and His Amulet as Not available

1961

The Last War as Oyoshi Tamura

1960

The Naked Island as Toyo

1960

When a Woman Loves as Hideya

1960

The Approach of Autumn as Shigeko Fukatani

1960

The Twilight Story as Not available

1959

Flower Shop Curtain as Not available

1959

Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi as Ashiya Midori

1959

The Three Treasures as Goddess of Anenouzume

1959

Room for Let as O-Chiyo

1959

Lucky Dragon No. 5 as Shizu Kuboyama

1958

The Shop Curtain as Not available

1958

The Child Writers as Aunt

1958

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku as Not available

1958

Yaji and Kita on the Road as Ofutsu / maid

1958

Makeraremasen katsumadewa as Not available

1957

Geisha in the Old City as Tamasode

1957

Floating Vessel as Not available

1957

Skin-Colored Moon as Kumiko Uno

1956

Shin ono ga tsumi as Tamaki Minowa

1956

Ryûri no kishi as Not available

1956

Love is Lost as Sakie / Umeko

1956

Actress as Kakuko Mori

1955

Ai Sureba Koso as Michie (segment 1)

1955

The Beauty and the Dragon as Not available

1955

Women of Ginza as Not available

1955

The Wolves as Not available

1954

Koina no Ginpei as Not available

1954

An Inn at Osaka as Not available

1954

Wakai hito-tachi as Not available

1954

Turbid Youth as Not available

1954

The Ditch as Tsuru

1953

Reminiscence as Fumiko Ota

1953

Bored Hatamoto Passes By as Not available

1953

Miniature as Ginko

1953

Onna no issho as Fujiko Shirakawa

1953

Murahachibu as Not available

1953

Before Dawn as Okume

1953

Yokubo as Shizue Kitami

1952

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa as Maki Ayukawa

1952

勘太郎月夜唄 as Not available

1952

The Ataka Family as Masako Ataka

1952

Children of Hiroshima as Takako Ishikawa

1951

Lantern Under a Full Moon as Not available

1951

Who Will Judge Me? as Not available

1951

Miss Oyu as Shizu

1951

Izayoi kaidō as Not available

1951

The Tale of Genji as Murasaki no ue

1950

Wedding Ring as Not available

1950

Shojohou as Taniguchi Yoko