Nobuo Nakagawa

Director

Born: April 18, 1905
Died: June 17, 1984 (age 79)
From: Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

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…

Filmography (65)

The Living Koheiji (1982)
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Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber (1979)
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Sea of Wonders (1978)
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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 (1971)
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2 (1971)
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb (1971)
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 (1971)
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike (1971)
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Okatsu the Fugitive (1969)
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Quick-draw Okatsu (1969)
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Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai (1969)
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Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
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男の嵐 (1963)
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This Is Japan
This Is Japan (1963)
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Showdown at Lightning Pass (1962)
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The Warrior from Kishu (1962)
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The Phantom Goblin (1962)
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Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni (1962)
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion (1962)
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)
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Kaachan
Kaachan (1961)
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Samurai Hawk
Samurai Hawk (1961)
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Jigoku (1960)
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Death Row Woman (1960)
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Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959)
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Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger (1959)
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The Lady Vampire (1959)
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Kyōen Kobanzame
Kyōen Kobanzame (1958)
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Ghost in the Regiment (1958)
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Black Cat Mansion (1958)
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