Nobuko Otowa Movies

20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his...

The 17th "Ekimae" feature.

Bored Hatamoto movie #14

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

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

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

A romantic triangle comprised of two brothers in love with the same woman.

A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...

It depicts the emotional ups and downs of a designer who runs a clothing store and her husband over the course of a summer.

Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love....

A film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko Shimada. Set in Japan at the end of the war, the...

A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.