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Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

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

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2000 • Okaji
A Last Note
A Last Note
1995 • Toyoko Yanagawa
Free and Easy 5
Free and Easy 5
1992 • Densuke's mother
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992 • Masa
Don't Mind
Don't Mind
1990
Dream Street
Dream Street
1989 • Tomi Izeki
Sakura-tai Chiru
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988
Children on the Island
Children on the Island
1987 • Mistress

Full filmography

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2000 • Okaji
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A Last Note
A Last Note
1995 • Toyoko Yanagawa
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Free and Easy 5
Free and Easy 5
1992 • Densuke's mother
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Dream Street
Dream Street
1989 • Tomi Izeki
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Black Board
Black Board
1986 • Namie Yasui
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Demon
Demon
1985 • Ume
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Location
Location
1984 • Katsue
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The Horizon
The Horizon
1984 • Hideyo, after age 40
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Edo Porn
Edo Porn
1981 • Omomo
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The Strangling
The Strangling
1979 • Ryoko Kariba
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The Incident
The Incident
1978 • Sumie Sakai
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The Life of Chikuzan
The Life of Chikuzan
1977 • Toyo, Mother
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My Way
My Way
1974 • Mino Kawamura
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The Heart
The Heart
1973 • Mrs. M
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The Twilight Years
The Twilight Years
1973 • Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
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Hymn
Hymn
1972 • Teru Kamozawa
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The Iron Crown
The Iron Crown
1972 • Middle-aged Woman
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The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 • Sakurada Shizu
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Strange Affinity
Strange Affinity
1970 • Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
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Red Lion
Red Lion
1969 • Oharu
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Kuroneko
Kuroneko
1968 • Yone
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Lost Sex
Lost Sex
1966 • The Housemaid
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Conquest
Conquest
1965 • Jiju
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Onibaba
Onibaba
1964 • Woman
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Mother
Mother
1963 • Tamiko
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Miren
Miren
1963 • Hatsu Kakinuna
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Human
Human
1962 • Gorosuke
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The Last War
The Last War
1961 • Oyoshi Tamura
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Netsuai sha
Netsuai sha
1961 • Tamiko
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The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 • Shigeko Fukatani
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The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan
1959 • Ashiya Midori
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The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
1959 • Goddess of Anenouzume
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Room for Let
Room for Let
1959 • O-Chiyo
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Lucky Dragon No. 5
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959 • Shizu Kuboyama
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Skin-Colored Moon
Skin-Colored Moon
1957 • Kumiko Uno
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Actress
Actress
1956 • Kakuko Mori
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Shin ono ga tsumi
Shin ono ga tsumi
1956 • Tamaki Minowa
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Love is Lost
Love is Lost
1956 • Sakie / Umeko
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If Indeed One Loves
If Indeed One Loves
1955 • Michie (segment 1)
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Ditch
Ditch
1954 • Tsuru
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Onna no issho
Onna no issho
1953 • Fujiko Shirakawa
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Before Dawn
Before Dawn
1953 • Okume
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Yokubo
Yokubo
1953 • Shizue Kitami
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Miniature
Miniature
1953 • Ginko
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Reminiscence
Reminiscence
1953 • Fumiko Ota
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Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima
1952 • Takako Ishikawa
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The Ataka Family
The Ataka Family
1952 • Masako Ataka
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Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu
1951 • Shizu
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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1951 • Murasaki no ue
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Shojohou
Shojohou
1950 • Taniguchi Yoko
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Nobuko Otowa – Biography, Known For & Filmography