Nobuko Otowa Movies

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a...

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko...

The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings. When his daughter Tokiko is asked to...

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...

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

1962 Japanese movie

The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that rapes his own daughter, despotic and...

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

A woman looks after her father in law.

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. Saiko embarks...

The relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start to live both at a guest house. Both will be...

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...

The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.

Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.

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...