Nobuko Otowa Movies

Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are...

Japanese drama film.

The story follows Tomoko, a writer who becomes involved in a strange and distant relationship with Shingo, a married novelist. Though they haven't...

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

The lives of a family of kelp (kombu) merchants in Osaka across three generations, spanning from the Meiji era through the aftermath of World War II.

Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings. When his daughter Tokiko is asked to...

This rare silent black & white and color Super-8 footage was shot with the camera of actor Kei Sato (Hachi in the film) during the production of...

A Japanese film from 1963, Directed by Shirô Toyoda.

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his...

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

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

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

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.