Nobuo Nakagawa
Directing
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.
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movieThe Living Koheiji
1982
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movieSea of Wonders
1978
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tvUltraman Leo
1974
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movieOkatsu the Fugitive
1969
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movieQuick-draw Okatsu
1969
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tvPlaygirl
1969
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movieSnake Woman's Curse
1968
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movie男の嵐
1963
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movieThe Warrior from Kishu
1962
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movieThe Phantom Goblin
1962
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Kaachan
1961
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movieJigoku
1960
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movieDeath Row Woman
1960
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movieGhost Story of Yotsuya
1959
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movieThe Lady Vampire
1959
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movieGhost in the Regiment
1958
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movieBlack Cat Mansion
1958
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movieA Wicked Woman
1958
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movieHibarigaoka Showdown
1957
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movieThe Ghost of Kasane
1957
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movieThe Vampire Moth
1956
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Stray Sheep
1955
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movieChutaro of Banba
1955
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movieShishun no izumi
1953
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movieAn Edoite Judge
1953
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movieSunset Over Mount Fuji
1952
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movieToday is Payday
1952
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movieRinchi
1949
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The Poppy
1941
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movieRivals
1939
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movieShowdown at Lightning Pass
1962
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movieThe Warrior from Kishu
1962
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movieJigoku
1960
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Itahachi shima
1938
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