Nobuko Otowa

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Dec. 02, 2000

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The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama’s life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, ...
Edo Porn
6.5

Edo Porn

Sep. 12, 1981

Edo Porn

The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his ...
The Island Closest to Heaven
6.1

The Island Closest to Heaven

A teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled “island closest to heaven” that her late father had told her about.
Kuroneko
7.7

Kuroneko

Feb. 24, 1968

Kuroneko

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 ...
A Last Note
6.8

A Last Note

Jun. 03, 1995

A Last Note

A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring ...
Dinosaurs
7.5

Dinosaurs

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 ...
Red Lion
6.9

Red Lion

Oct. 10, 1969

Red Lion

Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a “red lion’s mane”, a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of ...
Onibaba
7.9

Onibaba

Nov. 21, 1964

Onibaba

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 ...
The Scent of Incense
7.2

The Scent of Incense

May. 24, 1964

The Scent of Incense

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her ...
The Naked Island
8.1

The Naked Island

Nov. 23, 1960

The Naked Island

A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.
Wedding Ring
6.8

Wedding Ring

Jul. 01, 1950

Wedding Ring

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband’s illness.