Nobuko Otowa Filmes

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

A film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko Shimada. Set in Japan at the end of the war, the...

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

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

1980 Japanese film.

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

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate...

Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self-righteous priest.

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko...

An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka...

Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.

The relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start to live both at a guest house. Both will be...

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for...

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