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

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.
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.
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.
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten BravesStorming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves · 1957
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
1957
MovieFantasy
After defeat in the Battle of Skigahara, Yukimura Sanada and his Ten Braves scatter across the country to spy in order to be prepared for the final battle at Osaka Castle, trying to bring an end to the fighting by revealing the secret will of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, if they can get their hands on it!
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.
Showdown at Lightning PassShowdown at Lightning Pass · 1962
Showdown at Lightning Pass
10.01962
Movie
A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.
Quick-draw OkatsuQuick-draw Okatsu · 1969
Quick-draw Okatsu
6.21969
MovieCrimeAction
This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of her brother, and real child of the man who adopted her. Her brother unfortunately has a gambling habit, and it plunges the family into trouble when he loses a lot of money in a crooked dice game. After releasing he is unable to pay the debt he owes; the blame is shouldered by the father, who is killed, leading Okatsu on a path of revenge.
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 · 1971
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
1971
MovieHorrorTV Movie
This is the first volume of a ghost story TV series presented by Nobuo Nakagawa, Saburo Endo and Teruo Ishii. Contains films 1 to 4 in the "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.

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