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