Noboru Nakamura
- Born
- August 4, 1913
- Died
- May 20, 1981 (67 years old)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
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Filmography
- 1979NichirenFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1976遺書 白い少女Film · Director
- 1974SanbabaFilm · Director
- 1973Love Stopped the Runaway TrainFilm · Director
- 1973Omoi BashiSeries · Director
- 1971Love and DeathFilm · Director
- 1971The Earth is Born AgainFilm · Director
- 1970Journey of LoveFilm · Director
- 1969The Song from My HeartFilm · Director
- 1969Through Days and MonthsThrough Days and MonthsFilm · Director
- 1969Kekkon shimasuFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1968My DestinyFilm · Director
- 1968SôshunFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1967Portrait of ChiekoFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1967Three Faces of LoveFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1966The Kii RiverFilm · Director
- 1965DanshunFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1965Zettai tasūFilm · Director
- 1964The Shape of NightFilm · Director
- 1964Our Happiness AloneFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1963Kagami no naka no razōFilm · Director
- 1963Double WeddingFilm · Director
- 1963Twin Sisters of KyotoFilm · Director
- 1962Zoku aizen katsuraFilm · Director
- 1962Kyūjin ryokōFilm · Director
- 1962Flower in a StormFilm · Director
- 1962A Roaring TradeFilm · Director
- 1961The EstuaryFilm · Director
- 1961Onna no hashiFilm · Director
- 1961Women of TokyoFilm · Director
- 1960Towering WavesFilm · Director
- 1960IrohanihohetoFilm · Director
- 1959Vagabond LoversFilm · Director
- 1959People Waiting for SpringFilm · Director
- 1958Hibi no haishinFilm · Director
- 1957Shūkin ryokōFilm · Director
- 1957When It Rains, It PoursFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1956The Lady Was PawnFilm · Director
- 1955YouthFilm · Director
- 1955The Mask and DestinyThe Mask and DestinyFilm · Director
- 1955A Woman's LifeFilm · Director
- 1954Edo no yubaeFilm · Director
- 1953Dreaming PeopleFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1953GanpekiFilm · Director
- 1953Natsuko’s Adventure in HokkaidoFilm · Director
- 1952The WavesFilm · Director
- 1951The Love Letter TrialFilm · Director
- 1951Home Sweet HomeFilm · Director
- 1946Kigeki wa owarinuKigeki wa owarinuFilm · Screenplay
- 1942Otoko no ikiFilm · Writer, Director
