Nobuo Nakagawa
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday18 April 1905
Died17 June 1984 (age 79)
Place of birthKyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Known credits69
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 Utaemon Ichikawa's production company and made his debut as a director in 1934 with Yumiya Hachiman Ken. …
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2019 · Director
The Living Koheiji
1982 · Director
The Living Koheiji
1982 · Writer
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
1979 · Director
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre
1979 · Director
Sea of Wonders
1978 · Director
Ultraman Leo
1974 · Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan
1971 · Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2
1971 · Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb
1971 · Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
1971 · Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike
1971 · Director
Okatsu the Fugitive
1969 · Director
Quick-draw Okatsu
1969 · Director
Playgirl
1969 · Director
Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
1969 · Director
Snake Woman's Curse
1968 · Director
Snake Woman's Curse
1968 · Writer
男の嵐
1963 · Director
This Is Japan
1963 · Director
Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962 · Screenplay
Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962 · Director
The Warrior from Kishu
1962 · Screenplay
The Warrior from Kishu
1962 · Director
The Phantom Goblin
1962 · Director
Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni
1962 · Director
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
1962 · Director
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961 · Director
Kaachan
1961 · Director
Samurai Hawk
1961 · Director
Jigoku
1960 · Director
Jigoku
1960 · Screenplay
Death Row Woman
1960 · Director
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
1959 · Director
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger
1959 · Director
The Lady Vampire
1959 · Director
Kyōen Kobanzame
1958 · Director
Ghost in the Regiment
1958 · Director
Black Cat Mansion
1958 · Director
A Wicked Woman
1958 · Director
Hibarigaoka Showdown
1957 · Director
The Ghost of Kasane
1957 · Director
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Ox of Edo
1957 · Director
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
1957 · Director
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
1956 · Director
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
1956 · Director
The Three Swordsmen of Ashura
1956 · Director
In Love with a Heavenly Fox
1956 · Director
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