Nobuo Nakagawa

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Nobuo Nakagawa

Born April 18, 1905 · Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Died June 17, 1984 · aged 79

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 dir…

Known For

Ghost Story of YotsuyaGhost Story of Yotsuya · 1959
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
6.51959
MovieHorror
This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend about a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.
JigokuJigoku · 1960
Jigoku
6.41960
MovieHorrorDrama
A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.
RinchiRinchi · 1949
Rinchi
1949
MovieActionDrama
Japanese noir.
Snake Woman's CurseSnake Woman's Curse · 1968
Snake Woman's Curse
6.01968
MovieHorror
An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
The Living KoheijiThe Living Koheiji · 1982
The Living Koheiji
6.61982
MovieDramaHorror
The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.
The Vampire MothThe Vampire Moth · 1956
The Vampire Moth
4.71956
MovieHorrorMystery
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
Black Cat MansionBlack Cat Mansion · 1958
Black Cat Mansion
6.51958
MovieDramaHorror
The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.
The Three Swordsmen of AshuraThe Three Swordsmen of Ashura · 1956
The Three Swordsmen of Ashura
1956
Movie
Nobuo Nakagawa's Shintoho period drama adapted by Kikuo Kitagawa from the original story by Kazutora Fujishima, which borrowed the structure of Dumas's "The Three Musketeers".

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