Nobuko Otowa Movies

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

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

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 villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.

1958 Japanese movie

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

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

1954 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become...

A touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of Chieko Baisho and Shinichiro Mikami, based on "Nagashi...

1962 Japanese movie

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....

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

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...

Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, withdrew at the indignation of the chairman...