Nobuko Otowa Movies

A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.

The story follows Tomoko, a writer who becomes involved in a strange and distant relationship with Shingo, a married novelist. Though they haven't...

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.

The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the...

The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of...

The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who...

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

Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love....

A woman takes revenge on her husband after he leaves her for a younger woman by harassing the couple with unwanted phone calls at night.

A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring...

A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through...

A divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life of her seriously ill son.

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

A romantic triangle comprised of two brothers in love with the same woman.

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and...