Nobuko Otowa Movie Trailers
Page 1/3
Showing results: 1-60 of 140
Skin-Colored Moon Trailer (1957)
08 October 1957
After the heartbreak of losing a close colleague, a television star vanishes, presumed to have drowned in Lake Izu.
Actress Trailer (1956)
27 November 1956
Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.
Hunting Rifle Trailer (1961)
03 January 1961
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.
The Horizon Trailer (1984)
11 February 1984
Hideo is sold in marriage to a Japanese farmer in San Francisco to settle her family's debt. Over the next 20 years, the couple works hard and raises 4 children.
The Shop Curtain Trailer (1958)
15 June 1958
The lives of a family of kelp (kombu) merchants in Osaka across three generations, spanning from the Meiji era through the aftermath of World War II.
Immortal Love Trailer (1961)
16 September 1961
A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through three decades of bitter conflict which engulfs their children and those around them.
Children on the Island Trailer (1987)
11 July 1987
The story of a teacher who comes to a village on the Inland Sea and the relationship that develops between her and her 12 pupils.
Heat Wave Island Trailer (1969)
29 October 1969
Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead.
Sakura-tai Chiru Trailer (1988)
01 April 1988
A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for the staging of a play just before the atomic bombing.
Rise Against the Sword Trailer (1966)
15 January 1966
Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly.
Wedding Ring Trailer (1950)
01 July 1950
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station Trailer (1967)
18 November 1967
The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae Ryoukan.
Floating Vessel Trailer (1957)
29 April 1957
Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II Trailer (1958)
03 January 1958
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan.
Yaji and Kita on the Road Trailer (1958)
29 April 1958
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 wives for a little while.
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3 Trailer (1982)
30 July 1982
The final part takes Shingo into a confrontation with his friend Yagyu Katsunoshin’s uncle in a duel that could change the destiny of Japan.
Story of a Beloved Wife Trailer (1951)
07 September 1951
Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko Otowa stars as the wife who supports him through his early struggles.
Onibaba Trailer (1964)
21 November 1964
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find.
Born in Sin Trailer (1962)
23 November 1962
A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.
The Tale of Genji Trailer (1951)
11 June 1951
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course.
The Bride from Japan Trailer (1959)
22 November 1959
A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
The Strange Tale of Oyuki Trailer (1992)
06 June 1992
A story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of seducer who falls madly in love for a young geisha named Oyuki.
The Strangling Trailer (1979)
02 June 1979
The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that rapes his own daughter, despotic and uncompromising father) are opposed to women (victims of men) as embodiment of salvation.
The Ataka Family Trailer (1952)
15 May 1952
Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a gentle heart.
The Three Treasures Trailer (1959)
01 November 1959
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived.
Edo Porn Trailer (1981)
12 September 1981
The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
The Heart Trailer (1973)
27 October 1973
The relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start to live both at a guest house.
The Maid Story Trailer (1963)
16 June 1963
Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men.
The Ceremony Trailer (1971)
18 May 1971
Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.
Demon Trailer (1985)
31 August 1985
Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman.
Red Lion Trailer (1969)
10 October 1969
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.
Miniature Trailer (1953)
01 April 1953
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 in the process.
The Naked Island Trailer (1960)
23 November 1960
A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.
Monument to the Girl's Corps Trailer (1968)
21 September 1968
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 Normal School for women.
If Indeed One Loves Trailer (1955)
05 July 1955
The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir.
Till Tomorrow Is Trailer (1962)
10 February 1962
Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent.
A Last Note Trailer (1995)
03 June 1995
A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters wt
The Scent of Incense Trailer (1964)
24 May 1964
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
The Last War Trailer (1961)
08 October 1961
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.
Ditch Trailer (1954)
27 July 1954
Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house.
Hymn Trailer (1972)
29 December 1972
The story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin, who treats him imperiously and subjects him to cruel beatings.
Kuroneko Trailer (1968)
24 February 1968
In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war.
Murahachibu Trailer (1953)
21 March 1953
A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections
Pressure of Guilt Trailer (1963)
17 February 1963
A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.
The Three Undelivered Letters Trailer (1979)
06 October 1979
A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay at her family's elite but dysfunctional household, and gets entangled in a sinister plot of murder.