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Nobuo Nakagawa

Directing
Born: April 18, 1905 in Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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...

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Film

65 Titles
Jigoku
6.4
FILM
Jigoku1960
Chutaro of Banba
5.0
FILM
Chutaro of Banba1955
The Vampire Moth
4.7
FILM
The Vampire Moth1956
The Ghost of Yotsuya
6.5
FILM
The Ghost of Yotsuya1959
Black Cat Mansion
6.5
FILM
Black Cat Mansion1958
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
FILM
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku1961
Kaachan
10.0
FILM
Kaachan1961
Quick-draw Okatsu
6.2
FILM
Quick-draw Okatsu1969
Samurai Hawk
6.2
FILM
Samurai Hawk1961
A Wicked Woman
7.7
FILM
A Wicked Woman1958
Ghost in the Regiment
8.0
FILM
Ghost in the Regiment1958
Showdown at Lightning Pass
10.0
FILM
Showdown at Lightning Pass1962
The Phantom Goblin
6.0
FILM
The Phantom Goblin1962
Okatsu the Fugitive
6.4
FILM
Okatsu the Fugitive1969
Amakara chindōchū
FILM
Amakara chindōchū1950
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger
10.0
FILM
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger1959

Series

3 Titles
Ultraman Leo
7.8
SERIES
Ultraman Leo1974–
Playgirl
SERIES
Playgirl1969–
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre
SERIES
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre1979–
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