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Nobuko Otowa was a Japanese actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She gave up a career as a star to appear in Story of a Beloved Wife and became the mistress of the director Kaneto Shindo. She later married him in 1977 after his previous wife divorced him and then died. 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. Half of her ashes are scattered on the island of Sukune in Mihara, Hiroshima where The Naked Island was filmed.
Birth Name
Nobuko Kaji
Born
Wednesday, 01 October 1924
Died
Thursday, 22 December 1994
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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By Player | Okaji | 2000 |
A Last Note | Toyoko Yanagawa | 1995 |
Tsuribaka nisshi 5 | Densuke's mother | 1992 |
The Strange Tale of Oyuki | Masa | 1992 |
Sakura-tai Chiru | Narrator | 1988 |
Tree Without Leaves | Mother | 1986 |
Burakkubôdo | Namie Yasui | 1986 |
Yasha | Ume | 1985 |
Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima | Tei Ishikawa | 1984 |
The Horizon | Hideyo, after age 40 | 1984 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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By Player | Okaji | 2000 |
A Last Note | Toyoko Yanagawa | 1995 |
Tsuribaka nisshi 5 | Densuke's mother | 1992 |
The Strange Tale of Oyuki | Masa | 1992 |
Sakura-tai Chiru | Narrator | 1988 |
Tree Without Leaves | Mother | 1986 |
Burakkubôdo | Namie Yasui | 1986 |
Yasha | Ume | 1985 |
Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima | Tei Ishikawa | 1984 |
The Horizon | Hideyo, after age 40 | 1984 |
Oshin | Oshin (50 to 84 years old) | 1983 |
The Go Masters | 1982 | |
Edo Porn | Omomo, Sashichi's Wife / Omomo | 1981 |
Kangofu No Oyaji Ganbaru | Harue Saeki | 1980 |
The Three Undelivered Letters | Sumie - Mitsumasa's wife / Sumie | 1979 |
The Strangling | Ryoko Kariba / Ryoko / Mother | 1979 |
The Incident | Sumie Sakai | 1978 |
The Life of Chikuzan | Toyo, Mother | 1977 |
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Self | 1975 |
My Way | Mino Kawamura | 1974 |
Love Betrayed | Mrs. M | 1973 |
Kôkotsu no hito | Kyôko | 1973 |
Hymn | Teru Kamozawa | 1972 |
The Iron Crown | Middle aged woman | 1972 |
The Ceremony | Sakurada Shizu | 1971 |
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! | Take Yamada | 1970 |
Strange Affinity | Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki (plays two parts) / Prostitute Yuki | 1970 |
Heat Wave Island | Otoyo | 1969 |
Red Lion | Oharu | 1969 |
Machi ni izumi ga atta | Toki Yano | 1968 |
Âh himeyuri no tô | Hatsu Yonamine | 1968 |
Operation Negligee | Fumiko | 1968 |
Black Cat | Yone (Mother) | 1968 |
Libido | Wife | 1967 |
Kigeki ekimae gakuen | 1967 | |
Kigeki ekimae mangan | 1967 | |
Springtime | Ayako Ogata | 1966 |
Lost Sex | The Housemaid | 1966 |
Rise Against the Sword | Osasa | 1966 |
The Conquest | Jiju / Jijyu | 1965 |
Nami kage | Masa, Kichitaro's wife | 1965 |
Radishes and Carrots | Nobuyo Yamaki | 1965 |
Onibaba | Kichi's Mother / Woman | 1964 |
The Scent of Incense | Ikuyo | 1964 |
Kigeki: Yôki-na mibôjin | Kume Tanabe | 1964 |
Kigeki ekimae okami | Kyôko Yamamoto | 1964 |
Mother | Tamiko | 1963 |
Miren | Hatsu Kakinuma | 1963 |
The Maid Story | 1963 | |
Shiro to kuro | Ochiai's Wife | 1963 |
Kigeki ekimae hanten | 1962 | |
Long Way to Okinawa | 1962 | |
Till Tomorow Comes | 1962 | |
The Last War | Oyoshi Tamura | 1961 |
The Youth and His Amulet | 1961 | |
Immortal Love | Tomoko, Takashi's wife | 1961 |
A Good Man, a Good Day | 1961 | |
Tôkyô yawa | Yukari | 1961 |
Ryôjû | Choko's mother / Hama | 1961 |
Mozu | 1961 | |
The Naked Island | Toyo, the mother | 1960 |
The Approach of Autumn | Shigeko Fukatani - Hideo's Mother / Shigeko Fukatani | 1960 |
The Twilight Story | Kyôko Yamai | 1960 |
Onna no saka | 1960 | |
The Bride Is the Best in the World | Ashiya Midori | 1959 |
The Three Treasures | Goddess of Anenouzume | 1959 |
Aisaiki | 1959 | |
Lucky Dragon No. 5 | Shizu Kuboyama | 1959 |
Hana noren | 1959 | |
A Room for Rent | 1959 | |
The Happy Pilgrimage | Ofutsu | 1958 |
Nora neko | 1958 | |
The Child Writers | Aunt | 1958 |
Yajikita dôchûki | Ofutsu / maid | 1958 |
Tôkyô no kyûjitsu | Nobuko | 1958 |
Kanashimi wa onna dakeni | Taka | 1958 |
Makeraremasen katsumadewa | Odama | 1958 |
Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken | The Princess | 1958 |
Hadairo no tsuki | Kumiko Uno | 1957 |
Ukifune | Naka-no-kimi | 1957 |
Ryûri no kishi | Hagiyo, Chiho's mother | 1956 |
Gin shinju | Sakie / Umeko (plays two parts) | 1956 |
Aru Yo Futatabi | Akiko | 1956 |
Ôkami | Akiko Yano | 1955 |
Ginza no onna | 1955 | |
The Ditch | Tsuru | 1954 |
An Inn at Osaka | Uwabami | 1954 |
Utsukushii hito | 1954 | |
Onna no issho | Fujiko Shirakawa | 1953 |
Epitome | Ginko | 1953 |
Children of Hiroshima | Takako Ishikawa | 1952 |
Genji monogatari | Murasaki no ue | 1951 |
Story of a Beloved Wife | Takako / Takako Ishikawa | 1951 |
Miss Oyu | Shizu | 1951 |
Tsuki No Wataridori | Oichi | 1951 |
Lantern Under A Full Moon | 1951 | |
Shojohô | 1950 | |
Wedding Ring | 1950 |