Nobuko Otowa Movies
- 1957
Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City01957HD
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and...
- 1952
勘太郎月夜唄
勘太郎月夜唄01952HD
Kantaro, known as a rowdy boy in the town of Ina, attacked the local boss, Kaneoni's Arahira, all by himself, but was defeated by a large group of...
- 1959
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi01959HD
A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
- 1956
Ryûri no kishi
Ryûri no kishi01956HD
- 1955
Women of Ginza
Women of Ginza01955HD
At Shizumoto, a geisha shop not far from Ginza, a group of geisha are going about their day, putting up a modest resistance to the tragedies of life....
- 1972
The Iron Crown
The Iron Crown5.61972HD
A woman takes revenge on her husband after he leaves her for a younger woman by harassing the couple with unwanted phone calls at night.
- 1958
The Child Writers
The Child Writers01958HD
A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to...
- 1961
Hunting Rifle
Hunting Rifle71961HD
Story of a woman, Saiko, who divorces her doctor husband when she is given a baby by a stranger who claims it is the husband's child. Saiko embarks...
- 1957
Floating Vessel
Floating Vessel01957HD
Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...
- 1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Yaji and Kita on the Road01958HD
Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...
- 1951
Izayoi kaidō
Izayoi kaidō01951HD
- 1953
Miniature
Miniature81953HD
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope...
- 2000
By Player
By Player82000HD
The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the...
- 1968
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps01968HD
In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa...
- 1980
The Long Way 'Round
The Long Way 'Round01980HD
1980 Japanese film.
- 1953
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
Bored Hatamoto Passes By01953HD
Bored Hatamoto movie #14
- 1989
Dream Street
Dream Street01989HD
A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.
- 1971
The Ceremony
The Ceremony71971HD
Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional...
- 1984
The Island Closest to Heaven
The Island Closest to Heaven6.11984HD
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.
- 1984
Location
Location81984HD
The melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized adaptation of set photographer Ichiro Tsuda's...