Nobuko Otowa

Q: When did Nobuko Otowa die?

Nobuko Otowa died on December 22, 1994.

Q: How old was Nobuko Otowa when they died?

Nobuko Otowa was 70 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Nobuko Otowa's cause of death?

The cause of death of Nobuko Otowa was liver cancer.

Q: When was Nobuko Otowa born?

Nobuko Otowa was born on October 1, 1924.

Nobuko Otowa (乙羽信子, Otowa Nobuko; 1 October 1924 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994.

Life and career

A graduate of Takarazuka Girl's Opera School, Otowa was first signed to Daiei studios, before becoming a freelance actress by the early 1950s. After starring in Kaneto Shindo's Story of a Beloved Wife, she became the director's mistress and appeared in nearly all of his following films. She finally married him in 1977, after his previous wife divorced him. Although closely associated with Shindo's films, with Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island and Onibaba being among the most well-known, Otowa also worked for noted directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Heinosuke Gosho, Keisuke Kinoshita and Nagisa Ōshima. Devoted to her profession, she frequently wrote and lectured on the art of film acting.

In 1995, she was posthumously awarded as best actress in a supporting role at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production. Half of her ashes are scattered on the island of Sukune in Mihara, Hiroshima, where The Naked Island was filmed.

Filmography

Film

Shojoho (1950)
Miyagi Hiroba (1951)
Arabiya monogatari (1951)
Tsuki no wataridori (1951) – Oichi
Dare ga watashi o sabaku no ka (1951)
Miss Oyu (1951) – Shizu
Meigetsu somato (1951)
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951) – Takako Ishikawa
The Tale of Genji (1951) – Murasaki no ue
Izayoi kaido (1951)
Asakusa kurenaidan (1952) – Maki Ayukawa
Avalanche (1952) – Atsuko Fujikawa
Atakake no hitobito (1952)
Children of Hiroshima (1952) – Takako Ishikawa
Kantarou tsukiyo-uta (1952) – Okyo
Senba zuru (1953) – Ayako Ohta
Onna to iu shiro – Mari no maki (1953)
Onna to iu shiro – Yuko no maki (1953)
Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko 808 Chome (1953)
Mura hatibu (1953)
Epitome (1953) – Ginko
Yokubo (1953) – Shizue Kitami
Yoake mae (1953) – Hanzo's Daughter
Life of a Woman (1953) – Fujiko Shirakawa
Koina no Ginpei (1954) – Oichi
Utsukushī hito (1954)
An Inn at Osaka (1954) – Uwabami
Dobu (1954) – Tsuru
Dorodarake no seishun (1954) – Nanako
Ai to shi no tanima (1954)
Wakai hitotachi (1954)
Aisureba koso (1955) – Michie (segment 1)
Ginza no onna (1955)
Wolf (1955) – Akiko Yano
Kabuki juhachiban: Narukami – Bijo to kairyu (1955)
Shirogane Shinjū (1956) – Sakie / Umeko
Ryūri no Kishi (1956) – Hagiyo, Chiho's mother
Shin ono ga tsumi (1956)
Yoake Asaake (1956)
An Actress (1956) – Kakuko Mori
Aru yo futatabi (1956)
Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku (1957) – Tamasode
Hadairo no tsuki (1957) – Kumiko Uno
Ukifune (1957) – Naka-no-kimi
Yagyū bugeichō: Sōryū hiken (1958) – the Princess
Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958) – Odama
Kanashimi wa onna dakeni (1958) – Taka
A Holiday in Tokyo (1958) – Nobuko
Yajikita Dochuuki (1958)
Noren (1958)
Tsuzurikata kyodai (1958) – Aunt
Mimizuku (1958)
Nora neko (1958)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958) – Ofutsu / maid
Hana noren (1959)
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959) – Shizu Kuboyama
Aisaiki (1959)
Okaasan no yume (僕らの母さん) (1959)
Kashima ari (1959)
Ai no kane (1959)
The Three Treasures (1959) – Goddess of Anenouzume
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi (1959)
Waga ai (1960) – Hideya
Tenka no Odorobo Shiranami Gonin Man (1960)
Chinpindō shujin (1960)
Onna no saka (1960)
Shin jōdaigaku (1960)
The Twilight Story (1960) – Kyōko Yamai
The Approach of Autumn (1960) – Shigeko Fukatani – Hideo's Mother
The Naked Island (1960) – Toyo, the mother
Hunting Rifle (1961) – Choko's mother
Mozu (1961)
Tōkyō yawa (1961) – Yukari
Kojin koujitsu (1961)
Netsuai sha (1961) – Tamiko
Immortal Love (1961) – Tomoko, Takashi's wife
Gen to fudō myō-ō (1961)
The Last War (1961) – Oyoshi Tamura
Awamori-kun Kanpai (1961)
Aijo no keifu (1961)
Neko to katsuobushi (1961)
Ashita aru kagiri (1962)
Nagashi hina (1962)
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962) – Mitoji
Sei Kurabe (1962)
Aobeka monogatari (1962) – Kimino
Ningen (1962) – Gorosuke
Kawa no hotori de (1962) – Tamako Sekiguchi
Kigeki ekimae hanten (1962)
Yushu Heiya (1963)
Kanojo ni mukatte tosshinsayo (1963)
Uso (1963) – (segment "San jyotai")
Shiro to kuro (1963) – Ochiai's Wife
Daidokoro taiheiki (1963)
Wanpaku tenshi (1963)
Hyakumannin no musumetachi (1963)
Miren (1963) – Hatsu Kakinuma
Mother (1963) – Tamiko
Wakai nakamatachi: uchira Gion no maikohan (1963)
Kigeki ekimae okami (1964) – Kyōko Yamamoto
Kigeki yōki-na mibōjin (1964) – Kume Tanabe
The Scent of Incense (Kōge – Nibu: Mitsumata no shō/Ichibu: Waremokō no shō) (1964) – Ikuyo
Okaasan no baka (1964)
Kigeki ekimae kaidan (1964)
Onibaba (1964) – Kichi's Mother
Daikon to ninjin (1965) – Nobuyo Yamaki
Nami kage (1965) – Masa, Kichitaro's wife
Kigeki ekimae kin'yū (1965)
Daiku taiheki (1965)
Akuto (1965) – Jiju
Abare Gōemon (1966) – Osasa
Kigeki ekimae benten (1966)
Lost Sex (1966) – The Housemaid
Akogare (1966)
Kigeki ekimae keiba (1966)
Danshun (1966)
Kigeki ekimae mangan (1967)
Izu no odoriko (1967)
Kigeki ekimae gakuen (1967)
Zoku Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushiku: Chichi to ko (1967) – Taeko Sakai
Sei no kigen (1967) – Wife
Kigeki ekimae hyakku-nen (1967)
Kuroneko (1968) – Yone (Mother)
Tsuyomushi onna to yowamushi otoko (1968) – Fumiko
Āh himeyuri no tō (1968) – Hatsu Yonamine
Machi ni izumi ga atta (1968) – Toki Yano
Red Lion (1969) – Oharu
Heat Wave Island (1969) – Otoyo
Shokkaku (1970) – Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970) – Take Yamada
The Ceremony (1971) – Sakurada Shizu
Kanawa (1972) – Middle aged woman
Sanka (1972) – Teru Kamozawa
The Heart (1973) – Mrs. M
Kōkotsu no hito (1973) – Kyōko
Shiawase (1974)
Waga michi (1974) – Mino Kawamura
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (documentary) (1975) – Herself
Kyukei no Koya (1975)
The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
The Incident (1978)
The Strangling (1979) – Ryoko, Mother
Haitatsu sarenai santsu no tegami (1979) – Sumie, Mitsumasa's wife
Kangofu no oyaji ganbaru (1980)
Omoeba tōkue kitamonda (1980)
Asshii-tachi no machi (1981) – Haru Hayasaka
Ore to aitsu no monogatari (1981)
Edo Porn (1981) – Omomo, Sashichi's Wife
Ekisutora (1982) – Kinuyo Adachi
Mikan no taikyoku (1982)
The Go Masters (1983)
The Horizon (1984) – Hideyo, after age 40
Location (1984) – Katsue
Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima (1984) – Tei Ishikawa
Shiroi machi hiroshima (1985)
Yasha (1985) – Ume
Lost in the Wilderness (1986) – Yasuko Muto
Burakkubōdo (1986) – Namie Yasui
Tree Without Leaves (1986) – Mother
Nijushi no hitomi (1987) – Okami
Sakura-tai Chiru (1988) – Narration
Yumemi-dōri no hitobito (1989)
Donmai (1990) – Toyo Murakami
Pachinko monogatari (1990)
Bokuto kidan (1992) – Masa
Tsuribaka nisshi 5 (1992) – Densuke's mother
A Last Note (1995) – Toyoko Yanagawa
By Player (2000) – herself