Nobuo Nakagawa
Directing
Born: 1905-04-18 · Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1984-06-17
Biography
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 Utaem
🎬 Movies (30)
The Living Koheiji
1982
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Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
1979
Director
Sea of Wonders
1978
Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
1971
Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2
1971
Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb
1971
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike
1971
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan
1971
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Quick-draw Okatsu
1969
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Okatsu the Fugitive
1969
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Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
1969
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Snake Woman's Curse
1968
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This Is Japan
1963
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男の嵐
1963
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Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni
1962
Director
The Phantom Goblin
1962
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
1962
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Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962
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The Warrior from Kishu
1962
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Kaachan
1961
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Samurai Hawk
1961
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961
Director
Jigoku
1960
Director
Death Row Woman
1960
Director
Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan
1959
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The Lady Vampire
1959
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Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger
1959
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Black Cat Mansion
1958
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A Wicked Woman
1958
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Ghost in the Regiment
1958
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