Nobuko Otowa Movies

A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

​A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court...

Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns...

Brings Shingo face to face against Yagyu Tajima, the Shogun’s fencing instructor in a match that could save a domain near Osaka. ...

The story of a teacher who comes to a village on the Inland Sea and the relationship that develops between her and her 12 pupils.

1962 Japanese movie

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...

The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae...

20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

Modern love story about three disparate sisters, one (Tsukasa) of whom who suspects her husband (Kobayashi) has been unfaithful.

Japanese drama film.

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his...

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

The beauty of the Japanese family system is portrayed through the women who greet a woman who went to America thirty years ago to visit her grave.

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.