Noboru Nakamura
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 4, 1913
- Died
- May 20, 1981 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Nichiren
Movie · Director
Isho: Shiroi shōjo
Movie · Director
Sanbaba
Movie · Director
Love Stopped the Runaway Train
Movie · Director
Omoi Bashi
TV · Director · 26 eps
Love and Death
Movie · Director
The Earth is Born Again
Movie · Director
Journey of Love
Movie · Director
Kekkon shimasu
Movie · Director
The Song from My Heart
Movie · Director
Through Days and Months
Movie · Director
My Destiny
Movie · Director
Sôshun
Movie · Director
Portrait of Chieko
Movie · Director
Three Faces of Love
Movie · Director
The Kii River
Movie · Director
Zettai tasū
Movie · Director
Danshun
Movie · Director
The Shape of Night
Movie · Director
Our Happiness Alone
Movie · Director
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Movie · Director
Double Wedding
Movie · Director
Kagami no naka no razō
Movie · Director
Kyūjin ryokō
Movie · Director
A Roaring Trade
Movie · Director
Flower in a Storm
Movie · Director
Zoku aizen katsura
Movie · Director
Women of Tokyo
Movie · Director
The Estuary
Movie · Director
Onna no hashi
Movie · Director
Irohanihoheto
Movie · Director
Towering Waves
Movie · Director
People Waiting for Spring
Movie · Director
Vagabond Lovers
Movie · Director
Hibi no haishin
Movie · Director
When It Rains, It Pours
Movie · Director
Shūkin ryokō
Movie · Director
The Lady Was Pawn
Movie · Director
The Mask and Destiny
Movie · Director
A Woman's Life
Movie · Director
Youth
Movie · Director
Edo no yubae
Movie · Director
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Movie · Director
Dreaming People
Movie · Director
Ganpeki
Movie · Director
The Waves
Movie · Director
Home Sweet Home
Movie · Director
The Love Letter Trial
Movie · Director
Otoko no iki
Movie · Director