Nobuko Otowa Movies

  • 1957
    Geisha in the Old City

    Geisha in the Old City

    Geisha in the Old City

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    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...

    Geisha in the Old City
  • 1952
    勘太郎月夜唄

    勘太郎月夜唄

    勘太郎月夜唄

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    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...

    勘太郎月夜唄
  • 1959
    Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

    Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

    Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

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    A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

    Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
  • 1956
    Ryûri no kishi

    Ryûri no kishi

    Ryûri no kishi

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    Ryûri no kishi
  • 1955
    Women of Ginza

    Women of Ginza

    Women of Ginza

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    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....

    Women of Ginza
  • 1972
    The Iron Crown

    The Iron Crown

    The Iron Crown

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    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.

    The Iron Crown
  • 1958
    The Child Writers

    The Child Writers

    The Child Writers

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    A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to...

    The Child Writers
  • 1961
    Hunting Rifle

    Hunting Rifle

    Hunting Rifle

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    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...

    Hunting Rifle
  • 1957
    Floating Vessel

    Floating Vessel

    Floating Vessel

    01957HD

    Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...

    Floating Vessel
  • 1958
    Yaji and Kita on the Road

    Yaji and Kita on the Road

    Yaji and Kita on the Road

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    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...

    Yaji and Kita on the Road
  • 1951
    Izayoi kaidō

    Izayoi kaidō

    Izayoi kaidō

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    Izayoi kaidō
  • 1953
    Miniature

    Miniature

    Miniature

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    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...

    Miniature
  • 2000
    By Player

    By Player

    By Player

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    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...

    By Player
  • 1968
    Monument to the Girl's Corps

    Monument to the Girl's Corps

    Monument to the Girl's Corps

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    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...

    Monument to the Girl's Corps
  • 1980
    The Long Way 'Round

    The Long Way 'Round

    The Long Way 'Round

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    1980 Japanese film.

    The Long Way 'Round
  • 1953
    Bored Hatamoto Passes By

    Bored Hatamoto Passes By

    Bored Hatamoto Passes By

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    Bored Hatamoto movie #14

    Bored Hatamoto Passes By
  • 1989
    Dream Street

    Dream Street

    Dream Street

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    A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.

    Dream Street
  • 1971
    The Ceremony

    The Ceremony

    The Ceremony

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    Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional...

    The Ceremony
  • 1984
    The Island Closest to Heaven

    The Island Closest to Heaven

    The Island Closest to Heaven

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    A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.

    The Island Closest to Heaven
  • 1984
    Location

    Location

    Location

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    The melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized adaptation of set photographer Ichiro Tsuda's...

    Location