Nobuko Otowa Movies

Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a gentle heart. Soichi's wife, Kuniko is devoted to...

“Quit working as a nurse!” “All right, I will!” thus began the married life of Yasuo and Keiko. But the reality is harsh....

A 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan.

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.

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government...

Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.

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....

1958 Japanese movie

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring,...

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

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...

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...