Portrait of Nobuo Nakagawa

Directing

Nobuo Nakagawa

Career

Active from 1938 to 2019, with a break from 1983 to 2018, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ultraman Leo
Ultraman Leo
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nobuo Nakagawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.7, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Horror 4
  • Historical Horror 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Samurai Era 2
  • Action Film 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection (2019)

Director

1980s

1 title
The Living Koheiji
The Living Koheiji (1982)

Director, Writer

1970s

8 titles
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber (1979)

Director

The Sea of Mystery
The Sea of Mystery (1978)

Director

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike (1971)

Director

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 (1971)

Director

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan (1971)

Director

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb (1971)

Director

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2 (1971)

Director

Nihon Kaidan Gekijō: The Peony Lantern — Onibi no Maki / Hotarubi no Maki
Nihon Kaidan Gekijō: The Peony Lantern — Onibi no Maki / Hotarubi no Maki (1970)

Director

1960s

16 titles · average score 63
Quick-draw Okatsu
Quick-draw Okatsu (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Okatsu the Fugitive
Okatsu the Fugitive (1969)

Director

Snake Woman's Curse
Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

男の嵐
男の嵐 (1963)

Director

The Phantom Goblin
The Phantom Goblin (1962)

Director

Showdown at Lightning Pass
Showdown at Lightning Pass (1962)

Screenplay, Director

The Warrior from Kishu
The Warrior from Kishu (1962)

Director, Screenplay

Kaachan
Kaachan (1961)

Director

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

Director

Samurai Hawk
Samurai Hawk (1961)

Director

Jigoku
Jigoku (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Death Row Woman
Death Row Woman (1960)

Director

1950s

30 titles · average score 65
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Lady Vampire
The Lady Vampire (1959)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger (1959)

Director

Black Cat Mansion
Black Cat Mansion (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

A Wicked Woman
A Wicked Woman (1958)

Director

Ghost in the Regiment
Ghost in the Regiment (1958)

Director

The Ghost of Kasane
The Ghost of Kasane (1957)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Vampire Moth
Vampire Moth (1956)

Director

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956)

Director

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties (1956)

Director

Chutaro of Banba
Chutaro of Banba (1955)

Director

Shishun no izumi
Shishun no izumi (1953)

Director

1940s

6 titles
Rinchi
Rinchi (1949)

Director

The Adventures of Tobisuke
The Adventures of Tobisuke (1949)

Director

Late Night Confession
Late Night Confession (1949)

Director

The Poppy
The Poppy (1941)

Director

Enoken's Bow-Wow General
Enoken's Bow-Wow General (1940)

Director

Enoken Enters the Ring
Enoken Enters the Ring (1940)

Director

1930s

5 titles
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)

Director

Enoken's Yaji and Kita
Enoken's Yaji and Kita (1939)

Director

Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu
Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu (1939)

Director

Rivals
Rivals (1939)

Director

Itahachi shima
Itahachi shima (1938)

Director, Screenplay