Noboru Nakamura
Directing
Noboru Nakamura (中村登, Nakamura Noboru, 4 August 1913 – 20 May 1981) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from the Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Letters in 1936, Nakamura joined the Shochiku film studios, working as an assistant director for Torajirō Saitō and Yasujirō Shimazu. He debuted as director in 1941 with Life and Rhythm, and finally received recognition with his 1951 film Home Sweet Home. His most noted works include the Yasunari Kawabata adaptation Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963), The Kii River (1966) and Portrait of Chieko (1967). Both Twin Sisters of Kyoto and Portrait of Chieko were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nakamura was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class.
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movieNichiren
1979
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movie遺書 白い少女
1976
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movieSanbaba
1974
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tvOmoi Bashi
1973
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movieLove and Death
1971
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movieThe Earth is Born Again
1971
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movieJourney of Love
1970
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movieThe Song from My Heart
1969
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movieKekkon shimasu
1969
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movieMy Destiny
1968
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movieSôshun
1968
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moviePortrait of Chieko
1967
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movieThree Faces of Love
1967
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movieThe Kii River
1966
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movieDanshun
1965
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movieZettai tasū
1965
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movieThe Shape of Night
1964
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movieOur Happiness Alone
1964
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movieDouble Wedding
1963
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movieTwin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
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movieZoku aizen katsura
1962
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movieKyūjin ryokō
1962
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movieFlower in a Storm
1962
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movieA Roaring Trade
1962
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movieThe Estuary
1961
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movieOnna no hashi
1961
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movieWomen of Tokyo
1961
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movieTowering Waves
1960
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movieIrohanihoheto
1960
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movieVagabond Lovers
1959
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movieHibi no haishin
1958
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movieShūkin ryokō
1957
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movieWhen It Rains, It Pours
1957
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movieThe Lady Was Pawn
1956
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movieYouth
1955
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movieA Woman's Life
1955
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movieEdo no yubae
1954
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movieDreaming People
1953
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movieGanpeki
1953
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movieThe Waves
1952
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movieThe Love Letter Trial
1951
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movieHome Sweet Home
1951
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movieOtoko no iki
1942
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movieNichiren
1979
Screenplay
movieKekkon shimasu
1969
Screenplay
movieSôshun
1968
Screenplay
moviePortrait of Chieko
1967
Screenplay
movieThree Faces of Love
1967
Screenplay
movieDanshun
1965
Screenplay
movieOur Happiness Alone
1964
Screenplay
movieWhen It Rains, It Pours
1957
Screenplay
movieDreaming People
1953
Screenplay
movieOtoko no iki
1942
Writer
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movieZoku jūdai no seiten
1953
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