Nobuko Otowa Movies

Based on the story "Tokyo Station" by Tsunehiko Sagawa.

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.

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

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts...

Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in...

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

A Japanese film from 1965, directed by Shirô Toyoda.

A tale of melancholy centered on a couple of engineers at a power plant in the north and a pure romance with a female engineer.

A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through...

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

1962 Japanese movie

Based on "Une vie" by Guy de Maupassant

This rare silent black & white and color Super-8 footage was shot with the camera of actor Kei Sato (Hachi in the film) during the production of...

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a sex worker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets a teacher and falls...

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

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.