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Nobuo Nakagawa

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Nobuo Nakagawa (中川 信夫, Nakagawa Nobuo, April 18, 1905 – June 17, 1984) was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews for the Kinema Junpō film magazine. He joined Makino Film Productions in 1929 as an assistant director and worked under Masahiro Makino. When that studio went bankrupt in 1932, he switched to Utaemon Ichikawa's production company and made his debut as a director in 1934 with Yumiya Hachiman Ken. He later moved to Toho, where he made comedies starring Enoken and even documentaries during the war. It was at Shintoho after the war that he became known for his cinematic adaptations of Japanese Kaidan, especially his masterful version of Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan in 1959. To Western audiences, his most famous film is Jigoku (1960), which he also co-wrote. The film was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection in 2006. He also filmed many Kaidan for television. His last film was 1982's Kaidan: Ikiteiru Koheiji.

18-04-1905

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노부오 나카가와, 나카가와 노부오

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Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

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The Living Koheiji

The Living Koheiji

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.
6.5

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1982

The Living Koheiji

The Living Koheiji

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.
6.5

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1982

Sea of Wonders

Sea of Wonders

A photographer is lost in a storm and washes up on an isolated island, where he meets a vampire woman and falls in love with her.
0.0

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1978

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan

This special chapter of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series was never turned into a videogram, but was broadcast on television.
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1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

This is the second volume of a ghost story TV series presented by Nobuo Nakagawa, Saburo Endo and Teruo Ishii. Contains films 5 to 8 in the "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
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1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb

Fourth film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
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1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

This is the first volume of a ghost story TV series presented by Nobuo Nakagawa, Saburo Endo and Teruo Ishii. Contains films 1 to 4 in the "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
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1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike

First film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
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1971

Okatsu the Fugitive

Okatsu the Fugitive

Okatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry and actually she doesn't seem too upset about the situation. At the same time, a bunch of farmers are being slaughtered by a corrupt group running a tobacco smuggling ring. They're being investigated by a man who is documenting their crimes and when they find out about it, they torture him for information but get none. It's not long before he and Okatsu's mother wind up dead and she sets out for revenge.
6.1

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1969

Quick-draw Okatsu

Quick-draw Okatsu

This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of her brother, and real child of the man who adopted her. Her brother unfortunately has a gambling habit, and it plunges the family into trouble when he loses a lot of money in a crooked dice game. After releasing he is unable to pay the debt he owes; the blame is shouldered by the father, who is killed, leading Okatsu on a path of revenge.
5.7

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1969

さくら盃 義兄弟

さくら盃 義兄弟

Second movie in the Sakura Code series.
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1969

Snake Woman's Curse

Snake Woman's Curse

An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
6.1

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1968

Snake Woman's Curse

Snake Woman's Curse

An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
6.1

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1968

男の嵐

男の嵐

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1963

This Is Japan

This Is Japan

Japanese "mondo" film.
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1963

Showdown at Lightning Pass

Showdown at Lightning Pass

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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1962

Showdown at Lightning Pass

Showdown at Lightning Pass

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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1962

The Warrior from Kishu

The Warrior from Kishu

This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else from simple background. Only love can help him mature, hopefully in time to be a great lord for the people. A story of young Yoshimune, the future Shogun.
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1962

The Warrior from Kishu

The Warrior from Kishu

This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else from simple background. Only love can help him mature, hopefully in time to be a great lord for the people. A story of young Yoshimune, the future Shogun.
0.0

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1962

The Phantom Goblin

The Phantom Goblin

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his behalf.
6.0

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1962

Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni

Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni

The last film produced by Shintoho.
0.0

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1962

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki

1962 Japanese movie
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1962

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
0.0

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1961

Kaachan

Kaachan

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.
0.0

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1961

Samurai Hawk

Samurai Hawk

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them.
5.2

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1961

Jigoku

Jigoku

A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.
6.4

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1960

Jigoku

Jigoku

A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.
6.4

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1960

Death Row Woman

Death Row Woman

Arrested for the murder of her wealthy businessman father, convicted on false evidence and sentenced to death, Kyoko is determined to prove her innocence.
6.0

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1960

The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya

This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.
6.6

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1959

The Shadow Avenger

The Shadow Avenger

For the poor, Edo is Hell on Earth, starving under the rule of Tanuma Okitsugi, corrupt councilor to the shogun. But the courageous vagabond called “Kageboshi” (Shadow Avenger), will fight for the common folk, robbing the rich so the people will have rice. Tanuma’s henchmen will hire an evil swordsman to pose as Kageboshi, starting a wave of murder, kidnapping and robbery, searching for two antique sword-guards that will reveal the hiding place of a fortune in buried gold. But who will claim the gold? The poor of Edo, or the conniving Tanuma? Only Kageboshi’s flashing sword, tearing through Tanuma’s bloodthirsty minions, can forestall his wicked schemes.
10.0

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1959

The Lady Vampire

The Lady Vampire

Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, and he's always wearing shades in the daytime...
4.9

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1959

Kyōen Kobanzame

Kyōen Kobanzame

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
0.0

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1958

Ghost in the Regiment

Ghost in the Regiment

Desiring another officer’s new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and a firing squad. The lieutenant rapes the wife, but is haunted by bad dreams which after he is assigned to a battalion with the victim’s brother.
0.0

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1958

Black Cat Mansion

Black Cat Mansion

The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.
6.6

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1958

A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman

In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss.
6.5

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1958

Hibari ga oka no taiketsu

Hibari ga oka no taiketsu

Kyôko Yashiro's film debut for Shintoho.
0.0

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1957

The Ghost of Kasane

The Ghost of Kasane

A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to the swamp and drowns himself. 20 years later, the masseur's daughter unknowingly falls in love with the samurai's son who has been brought up to be a servant. After she is horribly disfigured in an accident, he plots to run away with another woman, but the path of their escape lies by the Kasane swamp...
6.7

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1957

Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: 6 Famous Beauties

Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: 6 Famous Beauties

Famed detective Dandy Sashichi tries to solve who's behind the serial murders of six beautiful women under the aegis of local showman Ibaragiya. The film opens with the sextet humiliating a respected painter's portraits of them, driving the man to a sus­picious suicide. Later, while celebrating his son's impending marriage into a wealthy family, Ibaragiya releases six pigeons from a pleasure boat, each with a rolled up drawing of one of the beauties tied to their legs. He offers a cash reward to whomever recovers the pictures, but they instead become death notices of which of the six are next to die.
0.0

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1956

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga. Before learning of these plots, Ryutaro discovers himself in a predicament of his own when he rushes to the defence of a local girl who is caught between her boyfriend and a greedy businessman. The situation results in many violent one-on-one skirmishes between Ryutaro and the businessman’s many samurai defendants, one of whom enigmatically refuses to reveal his face or use more than just the one hand. Before long, Ryutaro’s top priority is not protecting Iemitsu as it should be, but rather unearthing the true identity of the mystery samurai.
5.8

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1956

The Vampire Moth

The Vampire Moth

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
4.0

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1956

Stray Sheep

Stray Sheep

1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
0.0

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1955

Chutaro of Banba

Chutaro of Banba

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
5.0

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1955

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.
0.0

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1953

Shishun no izumi

Shishun no izumi

0.0

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1953

An Edoite Judge

An Edoite Judge

Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo
0.0

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1953

Sunset Over Mount Fuji

Sunset Over Mount Fuji

Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
0.0

Year:

1952

Today is Payday

Today is Payday

Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa
0.0

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1952

Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido

Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
0.0

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1952

Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth

Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth

Period film about the legendary detective Umon
0.0

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1952

Farewell to the Highland Station

Farewell to the Highland Station

A young botanical researcher moves to the highlands to collect plants for research, and falls in love with a nurse there.
0.0

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1951

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi
0.0

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1951

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi
0.0

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1951

Amakara chindōchū

Amakara chindōchū

Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance, he apprehends a criminal and reconnects with his former colleague, Sakamoto, leading him to become a security guard at a film studio. Haruko, secretly a singer, rises to stardom within the same studio. Unbeknownst to each other, they both work there. As the studio faces turmoil, their hidden identities are unveiled...
0.0

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1950

Rinchi

Rinchi

Japanese noir.
0.0

Year:

1949

The Adventures of Tobisuke

The Adventures of Tobisuke

Tobisuke, puppeteer in Kyôtô, saves O-fuku's life. Wounded in the head, it can now count to three. O-fuku invited him to meet her mother so she can heals him with a golden fruit. But O-fuku and Tobisuke had to cross the valley of death filled with fantastic creatures, will they survive?
0.0

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1949

Late Night Confession

Late Night Confession

Japanese mystery thriller.
0.0

Year:

1949

Enoken's Bow-Wow General

Enoken's Bow-Wow General

Enoken no wanwan taishô AKA Wanwan Taisho AKA Bowwow General directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
0.0

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1940

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.
0.0

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1939

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma

In the final days of the Edo shogunate, a government commander enters Edo Castle to inspect the Ōoku. Ignoring warnings, he steps into a forbidden room where, 200 years before, Lady Oyuki, a favored concubine, was forced to commit suicide by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi over a suspected affair. Consumed by vengeance, her spirit continues to haunt all those involved in the tragedy.
0.0

Year:

-

The Poppy

The Poppy

1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
0.0

Year:

1941

Enoken Enters the Ring

Enoken Enters the Ring

Enoken trains to be a great sumo wrestler.
0.0

Year:

1940

Enoken's Yaji and Kita

Enoken's Yaji and Kita

Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in which Yaji and Kita, two plebeian nobodies, have all sorts of strange and colorful encounters on the long road from Edo to Kyoto.
0.0

Year:

1939

Rivals

Rivals

Two hyper-competitive salarymen let their workplace rivalry spill over into their private lives, as both men try to one-up each other on a luxurious beach vacation neither's family can afford.
0.0

Year:

1939

Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

A typically modern take on the well-known Naniwabushi character (and real life 19th-century gangster) Mori no Ishimatsu, whose proverbial stupidity Enoken takes to farcical extremes.
0.0

Year:

1939

Itahachi shima

Itahachi shima

Japanese movie
0.0

Year:

1938

Itahachi shima

Itahachi shima

Japanese movie
0.0

Year:

1938