Acting
Nobuko Otowa
- Titles
- 79movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1950 to 2000, busiest in 1953 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 52top three billing
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
The Naked Island79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Melancholy7.9average 4.7
- Pathos7.4average 5.2
- Spiritual4.0average 2.0
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy0.6, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.3, average 5.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 6
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Melancholy 5
- Post-War Japan 4
- Period Piece 3
- Tragic Romance 3
- Class Conflict 2
- Mystery 2
- Bleak 2
- Forbidden Love 2
- Melancholy Romance 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kaneto ShindōDirectorOnibaba, The Naked Island, Edo Porn, Kuroneko, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, +37 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerOnibaba, The Naked Island, Edo Porn, Kuroneko, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, +19 more
Taiji TonoyamaActorOnibaba, The Naked Island, Edo Porn, Kuroneko, The Iron Crown, +12 more- KKiyomi KurodaCinematographerOnibaba, The Naked Island, Kuroneko, The Iron Crown, Human, +11 more
Akira IfukubeComposerOnna no issho, Children of Hiroshima, Yokubo, Miniature, Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II, +6 more
Jūkichi UnoActorOnibaba, Children of Hiroshima, Story of a Beloved Wife, Miniature, The Valley Between Love and Death, +2 more
Hideo KanzeActorEdo Porn, Kuroneko, The Iron Crown, Lost Sex, A Last Note, +2 more
Rokkō TouraActorKuroneko, The Ceremony, The Iron Crown, Hymn, Strong Women, Weak Men, +1 more- YYoshiyuki MiyakeCinematographerThe Strange Tale of Oyuki, The Strangling, By Player, Tree Without Leaves, Black Board, +1 more
- TTakeo ItōCinematographerOnna no issho, Children of Hiroshima, Miniature, Ai Sureba Koso, The Ditch, +1 more
- MMitsuo KondōEditorThe Iron Crown, Tree Without Leaves, Human, Hymn, My Way, +1 more
- HHisao EnokiEditorKuroneko, Conquest, Lost Sex, Mother, Live Today, Die Tomorrow!, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
872000s
1 title
as Okaji
1990s
4 titles · average score 71
69
as Toyoko Yanagawa
as Densuke's mother
TV show · as 朝比奈容子
1980s
13 titles · average score 67
as Tomi Izeki
as Mistress
77
as Mother
as Namie Yasui
as Yasuko Moto
69
as Ume
as Hideyo, after age 40
62
as Tei Ishikawa
as Katsue
TV show · as Oshin (50 to 84 years old)
61
as Omomo
1970s
15 titles · average score 71
as Ryoko Kariba
as Toyo, Mother
as Mino Kawamura
as Mrs. M
as Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)
as Middle-aged Woman
as Teru Kamozawa
71
as Sakurada Shizu
as Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
as Take Yamada
1960s
24 titles · average score 72
66
as Oharu
75
as Yone
as Fumiko
as The Housemaid
77
as Woman
as Ikuyo
as Tamiko
70
as Gorosuke
74
as Tomoko
79
as Toyo
72
as Shigeko Fukatani
as Keiko
1950s
30 titles · average score 68
as O-Chiyo
as Ashiya Midori
as The Princess
as Sakie / Umeko
as Kakuko Mori
as Michie (segment 1)
as Ginko
as Fumiko Ota
as Okume
74
as Takako Ishikawa
73
as Shizu
as Takako