Nobuko Otowa Movie Trailers
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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.
The Valley Between Love and Death Trailer (1954)
21 September 1954
A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.
Human Trailer (1962)
04 November 1962
The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate as food and water run out.
The Incident Trailer (1978)
03 June 1978
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest.
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! Trailer (1970)
31 October 1970
Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme.
Pressure of Guilt Trailer (1963)
17 February 1963
A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.
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.
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.
Mother Trailer (1963)
08 November 1963
A divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life of her seriously ill son.
When Women Lie Trailer (1963)
30 March 1963
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No.
The Beauty and the Dragon Trailer (1955)
03 October 1955
A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought.
Nami kage Trailer (1965)
31 January 1965
Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.
The Twilight Story Trailer (1960)
28 August 1960
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a sex worker to support her ailing mother.
Nurse's Husband Trailer (1980)
10 May 1980
“Quit working as a nurse!” “All right, I will!” thus began the married life of Yasuo and Keiko.
Kantarou zukiyo-uta Trailer (1952)
11 September 1952
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 people and thrown into the Tenryu River, never to be seen again.
Lucky Dragon No. 5 Trailer (1959)
18 February 1959
An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Dream Street Trailer (1989)
05 August 1989
A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.
Conquest Trailer (1965)
21 November 1965
Provincial 14th century governor Moronao, attracted to the wife of a court magistrate, tries to seduce her and when she rejects his advances plots to send her husband into battle.
Sorrow Is Only for Women Trailer (1958)
26 February 1958
The beauty of the Japanese family system is portrayed through the women who greet a woman who went to America thirty years ago to visit her grave.
Avalanche Trailer (1952)
05 March 1952
A tale of melancholy centered on a couple of engineers at a power plant in the north and a pure romance with a female engineer.
Madame Aki Trailer (1963)
15 January 1963
After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.
Kyukei no Koya Trailer (1975)
07 June 1975
A film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko Shimada.
Floating Vessel Trailer (1957)
30 April 1957
Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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.
Black Board Trailer (1986)
17 September 1986
Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying.
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.
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.
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.
The Island Closest to Heaven Trailer (1984)
15 December 1984
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 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 Diplomat's Mansion Trailer (1961)
17 October 1961
A Japanese film from 1963, Directed by Shirô Toyoda.
Don't Mind Trailer (1990)
03 March 1990
Set in downtown Tokyo, it depicts the activities of a weak youth baseball team, the Chidori Boys, and the ordinary people who live there.
Miren Trailer (1963)
12 October 1963
The story follows Tomoko, a writer who becomes involved in a strange and distant relationship with Shingo, a married novelist.
By Player Trailer (2000)
02 December 2000
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 camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life.
Libido Trailer (1967)
28 June 1967
After an elderly man is discharged from a hospital following a misunderstood, life-affirming impulse toward a fellow patient, he finds himself caught between his wife’s empathy and his children’s judgmental scorn.
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 Trailer (1982)
26 February 1982
Brings Shingo face to face against Yagyu Tajima, the Shogun’s fencing instructor in a match that could save a domain near Osaka.
The Izu Dancer Trailer (1967)
25 February 1967
Kawasaki, a high school student from Ichiko, walks along a mountain path toward Amagi and encounters a troupe of traveling performers.
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.
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Trailer (1975)
24 May 1975
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
Children of Hiroshima Trailer (1952)
06 August 1952
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
Miss Oyu Trailer (1951)
22 June 1951
Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu.
The Approach of Autumn Trailer (1960)
01 October 1960
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn.
Shin ono ga tsumi Trailer (1956)
09 October 1956
20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).
An Inn at Osaka Trailer (1954)
20 April 1954
Follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office.
Location Trailer (1984)
22 September 1984
The melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized adaptation of set photographer Ichiro Tsuda's 1980 book The Location (Za Rokēshon), an illustrated 229-page document about the cameraman’s experiences with pink cast and crew on the sets of several films produced in the late 1970's.
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 Trailer (1981)
15 May 1981
The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son.
Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa Singing Trailer (1952)
03 April 1952
A short revue film featuring dance by Machiko Kyō and singing by Nobuko Otowa.
Tree Without Leaves Trailer (1986)
15 November 1986
Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his first novel.