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Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa was a Japanese actress born in 1924. She appeared in over 100 films and won numerous awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 1964 Berlin International Film Festival. Otowa was known for her collaborations with director Kaneto Shindo, including the 1964 film "Onibaba." She passed away in 1994.

Titles credited to Nobuko Otowa

The Naked Island

裸の島

Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1960 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.

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Onibaba

鬼婆

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1964 IMDB Rating: 7.9

While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they le...

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Kuroneko

藪の中の黒猫

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1968 IMDB Rating: 7.7

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found myster...

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