Nobuko Otowa
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Nobuko Otowa 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.
1950 in film
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...
and 1994
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindo
, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His best known films include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note.Shindō has often made films dealing with Hiroshima or the atomic bomb...
. She posthumously won the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note
A Last Note
is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Kaneto Shindō. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home...
, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production.
Selected filmography
- The Tale of GenjiThe Tale of Genji (1951 film)The Tale of Genji is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It's based on the piece of Japanese literature of the same name...
(1951) - Miss OyuMiss Oyuis a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is based on the 1932 novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.- Cast :* Kinuyo Tanaka as Oyū Kayukawa* Nobuko Otowa as Shizu* Yuji Hori as Shinnosuke Seribashi* Kiyoko Hirai as Osumi...
(お遊さま Oyū-sama) (1951) - Children of HiroshimaChildren of HiroshimaChildren of Hiroshima is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Kaneto Shindō. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. -Cast:* Nobuko Otowa - Takako Ishikawa* Osamu Takizawa - Iwakichi* Niwa Saito - Natsue Morikawa* Tsuneko Yamanaka...
(1952) - The Naked IslandThe Naked IslandThe Naked Island is a 1960 art film directed by Kaneto Shindō. The film was made in black and white, and is notable for having no spoken dialogue.-Plot synopsis:...
(1960) - Immortal LoveImmortal LoveImmortal Love is a 1961 Japanese drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.- Cast :*Hideko Takamine as Sadako*Keiji Sada as Takashi...
(1961) - The Last WarThe Last War (1961 film)The Last War, known in Japan as , is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1961. Its special effects were created by Eiji Tsuburaya who is also known for working on Godzilla and Ultraman....
(1961) - OnibabaOnibabais a Japanese horror film based on a Buddhist parable. Directed by Kaneto Shindō, the film is set in rural Japan in the fourteenth century and features Nobuko Otowa and Jitsuko Yoshimura as a woman and her daughter-in-law who attack and kill passing samurai, strip them of their valuable armor and...
(1964) - KuronekoKuronekois a 1968 Japanese horror film, directed by Kaneto Shindō. The title means "Black Cat" in English. It was placed in competition at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.- Plot :...
(1968) - Red LionRed Lion (film)is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshirō Mifune and Shima Iwashita.-Plot summary:Gonzo , a member of the Imperial Restoration Force, is being asked by the emperor to deliver official news to his home village of a New World Order. Wanting to pose as a military...
(1969) - The Strangling (1979)
- A Last NoteA Last Noteis a 1995 Japanese film directed by Kaneto Shindō. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home...
(1995)