Acting
Nobuko Otowa
- Career
Active from 1950 to 2000, busiest in 1953 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 56top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
The Naked Island91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy0.8, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.4, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 6
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Melancholy 5
- Post-War Japan 4
- Class Conflict 3
- Nostalgic Atmosphere 3
- Period Piece 3
- Tragic Romance 3
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Literary Adaptation 2
- Poverty 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kaneto ShindōDirectorOnibaba, Kuroneko, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, Life of a Woman, +37 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerOnibaba, Kuroneko, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, +19 more
Taiji TonoyamaActorOnibaba, Kuroneko, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, Kanawa, +12 more- KKiyomi KurodaCinematographerOnibaba, Kuroneko, The Naked Island, Kanawa, Mother, +11 more
Akira IfukubeComposerLife of a Woman, Children of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, Reminiscence, Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II, +6 more
Hideo KanzeActorKuroneko, Edo Porn, Kanawa, A Last Note, The Life of Chikuzan, +3 more
Jūkichi UnoActorOnibaba, Children of Hiroshima, Lucky Dragon No. 5, Miniature, The Valley Between Love and Death, +2 more
Rokkō TouraActorKuroneko, The Ceremony, Kanawa, Strong Women, Weak Men, My Way, +1 more- MMitsuo KondōEditorKanawa, Human, My Way, Hymn, Tree Without Leaves, +1 more
- TTakeo ItōCinematographerLife of a Woman, Children of Hiroshima, If Indeed One Loves, Ditch, Miniature, +1 more
Toshio YasumiWriterThe Last War, An Inn at Osaka, When a Woman Loves, The Diplomat's Mansion, Geisha in the Old City, +1 more- YYoshiyuki MiyakeCinematographerThe Strange Tale of Oyuki, A Last Note, By Player, The Strangling, Tree Without Leaves, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
972000s
1 title
as Okaji
1990s
4 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 75as Toyoko Yanagawa
GoodWatch score 70as Masa
as Densuke's mother
TV show · as 朝比奈容子
1980s
17 titles · average score 72
as Tomi Izeki
as Mistress
GoodWatch score 78as Mother
as Namie Yasui
as Yasuko Moto
GoodWatch score 72as Ume
as Hideyo, after age 40
GoodWatch score 64as Tei Ishikawa
as Katsue
GoodWatch score 82TV show · as Oshin (50 to 84 years old)
as Narrator
GoodWatch score 67as Omomo
1970s
16 titles · average score 69
as Ryoko Kariba
GoodWatch score 69as Sumie Sakai
as Toyo, Mother
as Mino Kawamura
as Mrs. M
as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
as Middle-aged Woman
as Teru Kamozawa
GoodWatch score 70as Sakurada Shizu
GoodWatch score 68as Take Yamada
as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
1960s
29 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch score 87as Yone
as Fumiko
as The Housemaid
as Jiju
GoodWatch score 85as Woman
as Ikuyo
as Tamiko
GoodWatch score 71as Gorosuke
GoodWatch score 70as Tomoko
GoodWatch score 91as Toyo
GoodWatch score 70as Shigeko Fukatani
as Keiko
1950s
30 titles · average score 71
as Shizu Kuboyama
as O-Chiyo
GoodWatch score 76as Uwabami
as Tsuru
as Ginko
as Fujiko Shirakawa
as Okume
as Fumiko Ota
GoodWatch score 72as Takako Ishikawa
GoodWatch score 76as Shizu
as Takako