Nobuko Otowa Movie Trailers
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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.
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.
The Wolves Trailer (1955)
03 July 1955
A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a plan to rob a cash delivery truck in order to provide for their families.
Women of Ginza Trailer (1955)
01 April 1955
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.
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.
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.
Kanawa Trailer (1972)
22 April 1972
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 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.
A Woman’s Uphill Slope Trailer (1960)
17 June 1960
Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.
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.
A Good Man, A Good Day Trailer (1961)
13 August 1961
The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings.
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.
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.
Makeraremasen katsumadewa Trailer (1958)
09 January 1958
Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.
Dream Street Trailer (1989)
05 August 1989
A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.
Onna no Natsu Trailer (1975)
29 June 1975
It depicts the emotional ups and downs of a designer who runs a clothing store and her husband over the course of a summer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lost Sex Trailer (1966)
27 August 1966
A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent.
The Radish and the Carrot Trailer (1965)
03 January 1965
One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds.
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.
Lost in the Wilderness Trailer (1986)
07 June 1986
The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1970, Uemura also accomplished several "firsts".
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 Go Masters Trailer (1982)
01 April 1982
Ten years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his Chinese rival meet in China to play a game of Go (loosely described as an Asian version of chess).
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.
Shin ono ga tsumi Trailer (1956)
09 October 1956
20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).
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.
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.
The Life of Chikuzan Trailer (1977)
17 March 1977
After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named Takahashi Chikuzan became a musical sensation.
Turbid Youth Trailer (1954)
21 September 1954
Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, withdrew at the indignation of the chairman Hayashi and seeked their own careers in the film industry.
Geisha in the Old City Trailer (1957)
13 October 1957
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 resilience.
Once a Rainy Day Trailer (1966)
01 October 1966
Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.
Shojohou Trailer (1950)
02 December 1950
A beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely, and who stand tall like the peaks of a place that has endured the winds and snow of love! Eisuke Taniguchi (Shimizu), president of Towa Electric Works, has three beautiful daughters.
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.
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.
When Women Lie Trailer (1963)
30 March 1963
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No.
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.
Free and Easy 5 Trailer (1992)
26 December 1992
Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant Trailer (1962)
23 December 1962
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
Twice on a Certain Night Trailer (1956)
08 June 1956
Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn.
My Way Trailer (1974)
07 September 1974
Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.
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.
Reminiscence Trailer (1953)
15 January 1953
Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952 novel Thousand Cranes, a quietly devastating story of a young man, orphaned during the war, who stumbles into a passionate yet tragic relationship with his late father’s mistress and her daughter.
Onibaba : Film Location Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
This rare silent black & white and color Super-8 footage was shot with the camera of actor Kei Sato a