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