Nobuko Otowa: movies and TV shows
Nobuko Otowa has 153 credits in the archive: 144 films and 9 TV series, from 1950 to 2000. Highest rated: The Naked Island (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 2000 · busiest year: 1961 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | By Player | Okaji | Film | 8.5 | 74 |
| 1995 | A Last Note | Toyoko Yanagawa | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 1992 | The Strange Tale of Oyuki | Masa | Film | 7.8 | 66 |
| 1992 | Free and Easy 5 | Densuke's mother | Film | 7.9 | 66 |
| 1991 | 朝比奈周平ミステリー | 朝比奈容子 | TV | — | 65 |
| 1990 | Don't Mind | Film | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 1989 | Dream Street | Tomi Izeki | Film | 9.0 | 63 |
| 1988 | Sakura-tai Chiru | Film | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1987 | Asami Mitsuhiko Mysteries | TV | — | 61 | |
| 1987 | Children on the Island | Mistress | Film | 10.0 | 61 |
| 1986 | Lost in the Wilderness | Yasuko Moto | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1986 | Black Board | Namie Yasui | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1986 | Tree Without Leaves | Mother | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1985 | Demon | Ume | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 1984 | The Island Closest to Heaven | Tei Ishikawa | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1984 | Location | Katsue | Film | 8.5 | 58 |
| 1984 | 地唄 | TV | — | 58 | |
| 1984 | The Horizon | Hideyo, after age 40 | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1983 | Oshin | Oshin (50 to 84 years old) | TV | 7.8 | 57 |
| 1982 | Ekisutora | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1982 | The Go Masters | Film | 6.6 | 56 | |
| 1982 | Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 | Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1982 | Arashi Tatsunari | Keiko | Film | — | 56 |
| 1982 | Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3 | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1982 | 傑作推理劇場 不安な階段 | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1981 | Edo Porn | Omomo | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1981 | Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 | Narrator | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1981 | Auto Town | Film | 10.0 | 55 | |
| 1981 | Ore to aitsu no monogatari | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1980 | Nurse's Husband | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1980 | The Long Way 'Round | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1979 | The Three Undelivered Letters | Sumie | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1979 | The Strangling | Ryoko Kariba | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 1978 | The Incident | Sumie Sakai | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1978 | Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada | TV | — | 52 | |
| 1977 | The Life of Chikuzan | Toyo, Mother | Film | 8.2 | 51 |
| 1975 | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Self | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1975 | 女の夏 | TV | — | 49 | |
| 1975 | Onna no Natsu | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1975 | Kyukei no Koya | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1974 | My Way | Mino Kawamura | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1973 | The Twilight Years | Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter) | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1973 | The Heart | Mrs. M | Film | 8.2 | 47 |
| 1972 | Kanawa | Middle-aged Woman | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1972 | Hymn | Teru Kamozawa | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1971 | The Ceremony | Sakurada Shizu | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1970 | Mominoki wa Nokotta | Hatsuno | TV | — | 44 |
| 1970 | ありがとう | 九静香 | TV | — | 44 |
| 1970 | Live Today, Die Tomorrow! | Take Yamada | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1970 | Strange Affinity | Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1969 | Red Lion | Oharu | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1969 | Heat Wave Island | Otoyo | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1968 | Kuroneko | Yone | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1968 | Strong Women, Weak Men | Fumiko | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1968 | Monument to the Girl's Corps | Hatsu Yonamine | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1967 | Libido | Film | 10.0 | 41 | |
| 1967 | The Izu Dancer | Film | 10.0 | 41 | |
| 1967 | A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1966 | Tale of a Carpenter | Film | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1966 | Lost Sex | The Housemaid | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1966 | Once a Rainy Day | Film | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1966 | Rise Against the Sword | Osasa | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1965 | Taikouki | Oetsu | TV | — | 39 |
| 1965 | Conquest | Jiju | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1965 | Danshun | Ayako Ogata | Film | — | 39 |
| 1965 | Nami kage | Film | 8.0 | 39 | |
| 1965 | The Radish and the Carrot | Film | 9.0 | 39 | |
| 1964 | Onibaba | Woman | Film | 7.7 | 38 |
| 1964 | Onibaba : Film Location | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1964 | Double Trouble | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1964 | The Scent of Incense | Ikuyo | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1963 | Mother | Tamiko | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1963 | A Naughty Angel | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1963 | A Million Girls | Toshi Shiiba | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1963 | Pressure of Guilt | Film | 7.5 | 37 | |
| 1963 | Madame Aki | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1963 | The Maid Story | Film | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1963 | When Women Lie | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1963 | Miren | Hatsu Kakinuna | Film | — | 37 |
| 1963 | Rush to Our Sweetheart | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1962 | Human | Gorosuke | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1962 | A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant | Tome | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1962 | Seikurabe | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1962 | This Madding Crowd | Kimino | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1962 | Till Tomorrow Is | Film | 8.0 | 36 | |
| 1962 | Long Way to Okinawa | Film | 9.0 | 36 | |
| 1962 | Born in Sin | Film | 9.0 | 36 | |
| 1962 | Ika naru hoshi no moto ni | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1962 | Dolls floating down the river | Fumie | Film | — | 36 |
| 1961 | Hunting Rifle | Hama | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1961 | The Shrikes | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1961 | The Diplomat's Mansion | Yukari | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1961 | Immortal Love | Tomoko | Film | 7.4 | 35 |
| 1961 | The Last War | Oyoshi Tamura | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1961 | Netsuai sha | Tamiko | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1961 | A Good Man, A Good Day | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1961 | Love's Family Tree | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1961 | The Youth and His Amulet | Film | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1960 | When a Woman Loves | Hideya | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1960 | The Naked Island | Toyo | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1960 | Respect, Flatter, and Love | Film | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1960 | The Approach of Autumn | Shigeko Fukatani | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1960 | The Twilight Story | Film | 8.5 | 34 | |
| 1960 | A Woman’s Uphill Slope | Keiko | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1959 | Room for Let | O-Chiyo | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1959 | Our Mother | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1959 | The Three Treasures | Goddess of Anenouzume | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1959 | Lucky Dragon No. 5 | Shizu Kuboyama | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1959 | The Bride from Japan | Ashiya Midori | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1959 | Flower Shop Curtain | Film | 10.0 | 33 | |
| 1958 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | The Princess | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1958 | Yaji and Kita on the Road | Ofutsu / maid | Film | — | 32 |
| 1958 | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | Film | 8.0 | 32 | |
| 1958 | The Shop Curtain | Film | 8.0 | 32 | |
| 1958 | Makeraremasen katsumadewa | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1958 | The Child Writers | Aunt | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1957 | Geisha in the Old City | Tamasode | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1957 | Floating Vessel | Film | 10.0 | 31 | |
| 1957 | Skin-Colored Moon | Kumiko Uno | Film | — | 31 |
| 1956 | Ryûri no kishi | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1956 | Shin ono ga tsumi | Tamaki Minowa | Film | — | 30 |
| 1956 | Twice on a Certain Night | Akiko | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1956 | Love is Lost | Sakie / Umeko | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1956 | Actress | Kakuko Mori | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1955 | If Indeed One Loves | Michie (segment 1) | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1955 | The Beauty and the Dragon | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1955 | The Wolves | Film | 6.9 | 29 | |
| 1955 | Women of Ginza | Film | 9.0 | 29 | |
| 1954 | The Valley Between Love and Death | Momoyo Imai | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1954 | An Inn at Osaka | Uwabami | Film | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1954 | Turbid Youth | Film | 9.0 | 28 | |
| 1954 | Wakai hito-tachi | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1954 | Ditch | Tsuru | Film | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1954 | Koina no Ginpei | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1953 | Onna no issho | Fujiko Shirakawa | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1953 | Before Dawn | Okume | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1953 | Reminiscence | Fumiko Ota | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1953 | Miniature | Ginko | Film | 7.8 | 27 |
| 1953 | Bored Hatamoto Passes By | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1953 | Yokubo | Shizue Kitami | Film | 9.0 | 27 |
| 1953 | Murahachibu | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1952 | Children of Hiroshima | Takako Ishikawa | Film | 7.1 | 26 |
| 1952 | 勘太郎月夜唄 | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1952 | The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa | Maki Ayukawa | Film | — | 26 |
| 1952 | The Ataka Family | Masako Ataka | Film | 5.5 | 26 |
| 1951 | Who Will Judge Me? | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1951 | Lantern Under a Full Moon | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1951 | The Tale of Genji | Murasaki no ue | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1951 | Story of a Beloved Wife | Takako | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1951 | Miss Oyu | Shizu | Film | 7.2 | 25 |
| 1951 | Izayoi kaidō | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1950 | Wedding Ring | Film | 6.6 | 24 | |
| 1950 | Shojohou | Taniguchi Yoko | Film | — | 24 |