Nobuko Otowa Movies

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.

The lives of a family of kelp (kombu) merchants in Osaka across three generations, spanning from the Meiji era through the aftermath of World War II.

Set in downtown Tokyo, it depicts the activities of a weak youth baseball team, the Chidori Boys, and the ordinary people who live there.

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

1962 Japanese movie

1980 Japanese film.

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

The 12th "Ekimae" feature.

1958 Japanese movie

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...

A 1963 Japanese musical drama directed by Kôzô Saeki

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.

Japanese drama film.

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.