About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1913-08-04
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Japan
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Noboru Nakamura

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1953 Zoku jūdai no seiten Actor Tateuo Ueda N/A
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Directing
1979 Nichiren Directing Director N/A
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1974 Sanbaba Directing Director N/A
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1973 Love Stopped the Runaway Train Directing Director 58
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1973 Omoi Bashi Directing Director N/A
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1971 Love and Death Directing Director N/A
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1971 The Earth is Born Again Directing Director N/A
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1970 Journey of Love Directing Director N/A
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1968 My Destiny Directing Director N/A
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1967 Portrait of Chieko Directing Director N/A
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1967 Three Faces of Love Directing Director N/A
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1966 The Kii River Directing Director 58
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1965 Zettai tasū Directing Director 58
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1964 The Shape of Night Directing Director 58
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1964 Our Happiness Alone Directing Director N/A
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1963 Double Wedding Directing Director N/A
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1963 Twin Sisters of Kyoto Directing Director 58
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1962 Zoku aizen katsura Directing Director N/A
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1962 Kyūjin ryokō Directing Director N/A
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1962 Flower in a Storm Directing Director N/A
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1962 A Roaring Trade Directing Director N/A
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1961 The Estuary Directing Director N/A
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1961 Women of Tokyo Directing Director N/A
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1960 Towering Waves Directing Director 59
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1960 Irohanihoheto Directing Director N/A
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1958 日日の背信 Directing Director N/A
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1957 Shūkin ryokō Directing Director N/A
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1957 When It Rains, It Pours Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Mask and Destiny Directing Director N/A
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1955 A Woman's Life Directing Director N/A
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1954 Edo no yubae Directing Director N/A
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1953 Dreaming People Directing Director N/A
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1953 Ganpeki Directing Director N/A
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1953 Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido Directing Director N/A
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1953 夏子の冒険 Directing Director N/A
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1952 The Waves Directing Director 58
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1951 Home Sweet Home Directing Director 59
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1942 Otoko no iki Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1979 Nichiren Writing Screenplay N/A
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1967 Portrait of Chieko Writing Screenplay N/A
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1967 Three Faces of Love Writing Screenplay N/A
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1964 Our Happiness Alone Writing Screenplay N/A
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1957 When It Rains, It Pours Writing Screenplay N/A
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1953 Dreaming People Writing Screenplay N/A
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1942 Otoko no iki Writing Writer N/A
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