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Nobuo Nakagawa

Nobuo Nakagawa

Director, Writer, 2nd Unit / Asst Director

Born April 18, 1905 in Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Died June 17, 1984

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Nobuo Nakagawa (中川信夫, Nakagawa Nobuo; April 18, 1905 – June 17, 1984) was a Japanese film director renowned for his stylized horror movies influenced by folk tales, produced during the 1950s and 1960s.

Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was initially inspired by proletarian literature and contributed amateur film reviews to Kinema Junpō magazine. In 1929, he joined Makino Film Productions as an assistant director under Masahiro Makino. After the studio's bankruptcy in 1932, he moved to Utaemon Ichikawa's production company and directed his debut film, Yumiya Hachiman Ken, in 1934. Later, at Toho, he directed comedies featuring Enoken and war-time documentaries. Post-war, Nakagawa gained recognition at Shintoho for his cinematic adaptations of Japanese Kaidan stories, notably his acclaimed 1959 film Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan.

Among Western audiences, he is best known for Jigoku (1960), which he co-wrote. This film was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection in 2006.

Nakagawa also produced numerous Kaidan adaptations for television. His final film was Kaidan: Ikiteiru Koheiji, released in 1982.

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Filmography

Director

101

Type

Year

The Living Koheiji Poster

The Living Koheiji Feature Film1982

Ultraman Leo Poster

Ultraman Leo TV Series1974

The Water Margin Poster

The Water Margin TV Series1973

Edogawa Rampo shirîzu: Akechi Kogorô TV Series1970

Quick-draw Okatsu Poster

Quick-draw Okatsu Feature Film1969

Sakura-sakazuki: gikyôdai Poster

Sakura-sakazuki: gikyôdai Feature Film1969

Yôen dokufu-den: Okatsu kyôjô tabi Poster

Yôen dokufu-den: Okatsu kyôjô tabi Feature Film1969

Snake Woman's Curse Poster

Snake Woman's Curse Feature Film1968

Nippon o shikaru: Shutter zero Documentary1966

Man's Storm Poster

Man's Storm Feature Film1963

This Is Japan Documentary1963

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki Feature Film1962

Inazuma tôge no kettô Poster

Inazuma tôge no kettô Feature Film1962

Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni Poster

Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni Feature Film1962

Kishû no abarenbô Poster

Kishû no abarenbô Feature Film1962

The Phantom Goblin Poster

The Phantom Goblin Feature Film1962

'Nendo no omen' yori: kaachan Poster

'Nendo no omen' yori: kaachan Feature Film1961

Happyakuman seki ni idomu otoko Poster

Happyakuman seki ni idomu otoko Feature Film1961

Hatamoto kenka taka Feature Film1961

Jigoku Feature Film1960

Onna shikeishû no datsugoku Poster

Onna shikeishû no datsugoku Feature Film1960

Kagebôshi torimonochô Poster

Kagebôshi torimonochô Feature Film1959

Nippon romansu ryokô Poster

Nippon romansu ryokô Feature Film1959

Raiden Feature Film1959

The Ghost of Yotsuya Poster

The Ghost of Yotsuya Feature Film1959

The Woman Vampire Poster

The Woman Vampire Feature Film1959

Zoku Raiden Poster

Zoku Raiden Feature Film1959

Black Cat Mansion Poster

Black Cat Mansion Feature Film1958

Dokufu Takahashi Oden Poster

Dokufu Takahashi Oden Feature Film1958

Kenpei to yûrei Poster

Kenpei to yûrei Feature Film1958

Kyôen kobanzame: Kôhen Poster

Kyôen kobanzame: Kôhen Feature Film1958

Kyôen kobanzame: Zenpen Poster

Kyôen kobanzame: Zenpen Feature Film1958

Tenka no fukushôgun: Mito manyûki Poster

Tenka no fukushôgun: Mito manyûki Feature Film1958

Fûun kyû nari Ôsaka jô: Sanada jûyûshi sô shingun Poster

Fûun kyû nari Ôsaka jô: Sanada jûyûshi sô shingun Feature Film1957

Hibari ga oka no taiketsu Poster

Hibari ga oka no taiketsu Feature Film1957

Ningyô Sashichi torimonochô: Ôedo Ushimitsudoki Poster

Ningyô Sashichi torimonochô: Ôedo Ushimitsudoki Feature Film1957

Shôgun Iemitsu to tenka no Hikoza Poster

Shôgun Iemitsu to tenka no Hikoza Feature Film1957

The Depths Poster

The Depths Feature Film1957

Ashura san kenshi Poster

Ashura san kenshi Feature Film1956

Dandy Sashichi Detective Story: Six Famous Beauties Poster

Dandy Sashichi Detective Story: Six Famous Beauties Feature Film1956

Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô Poster

Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô Feature Film1956

Koi sugata kitsune goten Poster

Koi sugata kitsune goten Feature Film1956

Kyûketsu-ga Poster

Kyûketsu-ga Feature Film1956

Aogashima no kodomotachi - Onna kyôshi no kiroku Poster

Aogashima no kodomotachi - Onna kyôshi no kiroku Feature Film1955

Banba no Chûtarô Poster

Banba no Chûtarô Feature Film1955

Natsume Sôseki no Sanshirô Feature Film1955

Ani-san no aijô Poster

Ani-san no aijô Feature Film1954

Horafuki tanji Poster

Horafuki tanji Feature Film1954

Ishinaka sensei gyôjôki: seishun musenryokô Poster

Ishinaka sensei gyôjôki: seishun musenryokô Feature Film1954

Wakaki hi no takuboku: Kumo wa tensai de aru Poster

Wakaki hi no takuboku: Kumo wa tensai de aru Feature Film1954

Edo no kadô Feature Film1953

Edokko hangan Poster

Edokko hangan Feature Film1953

Haresugata: Izu no Satarô Poster

Haresugata: Izu no Satarô Feature Film1953

Kinsan torimonochô: nazo no ningyôshi Poster

Kinsan torimonochô: nazo no ningyôshi Feature Film1953

Shishun no izumi Poster

Shishun no izumi Feature Film1953

Inu-himesama Poster

Inu-himesama Feature Film1952

Itoshigo to taete yukamu Feature Film1952

Koikaze gojûsan-tsugi Poster

Koikaze gojûsan-tsugi Feature Film1952

Kyô wa kaisha no gekkyûbi Poster

Kyô wa kaisha no gekkyûbi Feature Film1952

Umon torimonochô: Hikanoko ihen Poster

Umon torimonochô: Hikanoko ihen Feature Film1952

Yûyake Fuji Poster

Yûyake Fuji Feature Film1952

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: tôjin-gai no oni Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: tôjin-gai no oni Feature Film1951

Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure Poster

Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure Feature Film1951

Sasurai no kôro Poster

Sasurai no kôro Feature Film1951

Takaharu no eki yo sayônara Poster

Takaharu no eki yo sayônara Feature Film1951

Umon torimonochô: Katame ookami Feature Film1951

Wakasama samurai torimonochô: noroi no ningyôshi Poster

Wakasama samurai torimonochô: noroi no ningyôshi Feature Film1951

Amakara chindôchû Poster

Amakara chindôchû Feature Film1950

Atariya Kinpachi torimonochô: senri no tora Feature Film1950

Tsukinode no kettô Feature Film1950

Wakasama samurai torimonochô: nazo no nômen yashiki Poster

Wakasama samurai torimonochô: nazo no nômen yashiki Feature Film1950

Enoken no Tobisuke bôken ryokô Poster

Enoken no Tobisuke bôken ryokô Feature Film1949

Rinchi Feature Film1949

Shin'ya no kokuhaku Poster

Shin'ya no kokuhaku Feature Film1949

Basha monogatari Poster

Basha monogatari Feature Film1948

Kaigi no mochi hô Short Film1948

Poppy Feature Film1941

We Start at Dawn Feature Film1941

Dengeki musuko Feature Film1940

Enoken no homare no dohyôiri Feature Film1940

Enoken no wanwan taishô Poster

Enoken no wanwan taishô Feature Film1940

Kingorô no musume monogatari Feature Film1940

Enoken no mori no Ishimatsu Feature Film1939

Enoken no yajikita Feature Film1939

Rivals Feature Film1939

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki Poster

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki Feature Film1939

Gekka no wakamusha Feature Film1938

Itahachi jima Feature Film1938

Nihon'ichi no okappiki Feature Film1938

Hatamoto gonin otoko Feature Film1937

Hatamoto Hachimanki Feature Film1937

Onna Sazen: Dai-ichi hen: yôka no maki Feature Film1937

Onna Sazen: Dai-ni hen: maken no maki Feature Film1937

Akutarô shishi Feature Film1936

Shura hakkô: Dai-san-pen Feature Film1936

Yarimochi-dô Feature Film1936

Goyôuta Nezumi kozô Feature Film1935

Haji wo shiru mono Feature Film1935

Hakone hachiri Feature Film1935

Tôkai no kaoyaku Feature Film1935

Yumiya hachiman-ken Feature Film1934

Writer

14

The Living Koheiji Poster

The Living Koheiji Feature Film1982

Snake Woman's Curse Poster

Snake Woman's Curse Feature Film1968

Inazuma tôge no kettô Poster

Inazuma tôge no kettô Feature Film1962

Kishû no abarenbô Poster

Kishû no abarenbô Feature Film1962

Jigoku Feature Film1960

Raiden Feature Film1959

Zoku Raiden Poster

Zoku Raiden Feature Film1959

Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure Poster

Matashirô gyôjôki: Onihime shigure Feature Film1951

Itahachi jima Feature Film1938

Mokokû ichidai Feature Film1938

Akutarô shishi Feature Film1936

Goyôuta Nezumi kozô Feature Film1935

Haji wo shiru mono Feature Film1935

Yumiya hachiman-ken Feature Film1934

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Shura hakkô: Dai-ichi-hen Feature Film1936

Other Crew

1

Modori-gawa shinju TV Movie1982

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