Nobuko Otowa Movies

This rare silent black & white and color Super-8 footage was shot with the camera of actor Kei Sato (Hachi in the film) during the production of...

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

The story follows Tomoko, a writer who becomes involved in a strange and distant relationship with Shingo, a married novelist. Though they haven't...

Based on the story "Tokyo Station" by Tsunehiko Sagawa.

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

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

Chizuru, the beautiful daughter of a Kyoto restaurant owner, feels trapped by the marriage plans her mother has arranged for her. When an older...

1980 Japanese film.

A Japanese film from 1965, directed by Shirô Toyoda.

1954 Japanese movie

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.

A touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of Chieko Baisho and Shinichiro Mikami, based on "Nagashi...

20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).

A short revue film featuring dance by Machiko Kyō and singing by Nobuko Otowa.

It depicts the emotional ups and downs of a designer who runs a clothing store and her husband over the course of a summer.