Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Actor

Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
October 1, 1925

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nobuko Otowa (1 October 1925 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō. She posthumously won the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuko Otowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Photo

Nobuko Otowa 1

Representative Works

Onibaba
Onibaba
7.7
/ Japanese
Edo Porn
Edo Porn
5.9
/ Japanese
The Naked Island
The Naked Island
8.0
/ Japanese
Stray Cat
Stray Cat
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Kuroneko
Kuroneko
7.4
/ Japanese
The Go Masters
The Go Masters
6.6
/ Japanese
How to Win a Race
How to Win a Race
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
The Bell of Love
The Bell of Love
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Demon
Demon
7.6
/ Japanese
Life of a Woman
Life of a Woman
10.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Onibaba
1964Winner

Best Performance

Onibaba

Edo Porn
1981Nominee

Best Performance

Edo Porn

The Naked Island
1960Winner

Best Performance

The Naked Island

Career Highlights

Stray Cat
1958Highlight

Best Performance

Stray Cat

Kuroneko
1968Highlight

Best Performance

Kuroneko