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Nobuo Nakagawa
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Nobuo Nakagawa (中川 信夫, Nakagawa Nobuo, April 18, 1905 – June 17, 1984) was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the…
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Nobuo Nakagawa (中川 信夫, Nakagawa Nobuo, April 18, 1905 – June 17, 1984) was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews for the Kinema Junpō film magazine. He joined Makino Film Productions in 1929 as an assistant director and worked under Masahiro Makino. When that studio went bankrupt in 1932, he switched to Utaemon Ichikawa's production company and made his debut as a director in 1934 with Yumiya Hachiman Ken. He later moved to Toho, where he made comedies starring Enoken and even documentaries during the war. It was at Shintoho after the war that he became known for his cinematic adaptations of Japanese Kaidan, especially his masterful version of Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan in 1959. To Western audiences, his most famous film is Jigoku (1960), which he also co-wrote. The film was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection in 2006. He also filmed many Kaidan for television. His last film was 1982's Kaidan: Ikiteiru Koheiji.
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2019
Sunday Horror Series Best Selection
Movie Director
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1982
The Living Koheiji
Movie Writer
- 1979
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1979
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre
TV show Director
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1978
Sea of Wonders
Movie Director
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1974
Ultraman Leo
TV show Director
- 1971
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1971
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2
Movie Director
- 1971
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1971
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
Movie Director
- 1971
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1969
Okatsu the Fugitive
Movie Director
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1969
Quick-draw Okatsu
Movie Director
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1969
Playgirl
TV show Director
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1969
Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
Movie Director
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1968
Snake Woman's Curse
Movie Director
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1963
男の嵐
Movie Director
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1963
This Is Japan
Movie Director
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1962
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Movie Director
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1962
The Warrior from Kishu
Movie Screenplay
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1962
The Phantom Goblin
Movie Director
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1962
Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni
Movie Director
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1962
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
Movie Director
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1961
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
Movie Director
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1961
Kaachan
Movie Director
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1961
Samurai Hawk
Movie Director
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1960
Jigoku
Movie Director
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1960
Death Row Woman
Movie Director
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1959
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Movie Director
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1959
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger
Movie Director
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1959
The Lady Vampire
Movie Director
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1958
Kyōen Kobanzame
Movie Director
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1958
Ghost in the Regiment
Movie Director
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1958
Black Cat Mansion
Movie Director
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1958
A Wicked Woman
Movie Director
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1957
Hibarigaoka Showdown
Movie Director
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1957
The Ghost of Kasane
Movie Director
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1957
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Ox of Edo
Movie Director
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1957
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
Movie Director
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1956
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
Movie Director
