Nobuko Otowa Movies

In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa...

Japanese drama film.

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.

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.

Follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and...

Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

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

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the...

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

The 18th "Ekimae" feature.

Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are...

The story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin, who treats him imperiously and subjects him to cruel...

A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to...

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

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.