Nobuo Nakagawa

Nobuo Nakagawa

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.

  • Popularity : 2.479
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1905-04-18
  • Place of Birth : Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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Nobuo Nakagawa Movies

  • 1969
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    Quick-draw Okatsu

    Quick-draw Okatsu

    5.7 1969 HD

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  • 1960
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    Jigoku

    Jigoku

    6.402 1960 HD

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  • 1969
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    Okatsu the Fugitive

    Okatsu the Fugitive

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    6.6 1959 HD

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  • 1958
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    Black Cat Mansion

    Black Cat Mansion

    6.6 1958 HD

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  • 1968
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    Snake Woman's Curse

    Snake Woman's Curse

    6.1 1968 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Ghost of Kasane

    The Ghost of Kasane

    6.7 1957 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Living Koheiji

    The Living Koheiji

    6.5 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Living Koheiji

    The Living Koheiji

    6.5 1982 HD

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  • 1938
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    Itahachi shima

    Itahachi shima

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Itahachi shima

    Itahachi shima

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1958
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    A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Lady Vampire

    The Lady Vampire

    4.9 1959 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

    The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

    5.8 1956 HD

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  • 1940
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    Enoken's Bow-Wow General

    Enoken's Bow-Wow General

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1951
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    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1958
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    Ghost in the Regiment

    Ghost in the Regiment

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1952
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    Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth

    Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido

    Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Today is Payday

    Today is Payday

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Sunset Over Mount Fuji

    Sunset Over Mount Fuji

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    An Edoite Judge

    An Edoite Judge

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1962
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    Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni

    Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1939
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    Rivals

    Rivals

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1961
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    Kaachan

    Kaachan

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1957
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    Hibari ga oka no taiketsu

    Hibari ga oka no taiketsu

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1961
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    Samurai Hawk

    Samurai Hawk

    5.2 1961 HD

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  • 1951
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    右門捕物帖 片眼狼

    右門捕物帖 片眼狼

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1971
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    Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

    Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

    Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1963
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    This Is Japan

    This Is Japan

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1960
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    Death Row Woman

    Death Row Woman

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    Chutaro of Banba

    Chutaro of Banba

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Vampire Moth

    The Vampire Moth

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    Amakara chindōchū

    Amakara chindōchū

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Shadow Avenger

    The Shadow Avenger

    10 1959 HD

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  • 1949
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    Late Night Confession

    Late Night Confession

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1958
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    Kyōen Kobanzame

    Kyōen Kobanzame

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Phantom Goblin

    The Phantom Goblin

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Adventures of Tobisuke

    The Adventures of Tobisuke

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Rinchi

    Rinchi

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1969
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    さくら盃 義兄弟

    さくら盃 義兄弟

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Poppy

    The Poppy

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1955
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    Stray Sheep

    Stray Sheep

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1968
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    Snake Woman's Curse

    Snake Woman's Curse

    6.1 1968 HD

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  • 1971
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    Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike

    Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb

    Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan

    Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1939
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    Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

    Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Enoken's Yaji and Kita

    Enoken's Yaji and Kita

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    Enoken Enters the Ring

    Enoken Enters the Ring

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1962
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    Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki

    Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1953
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    Shishun no izumi

    Shishun no izumi

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Warrior from Kishu

    The Warrior from Kishu

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Warrior from Kishu

    The Warrior from Kishu

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Showdown at Lightning Pass

    Showdown at Lightning Pass

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Showdown at Lightning Pass

    Showdown at Lightning Pass

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1970
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    Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma

    Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1939
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    Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

    Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1951
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    旗本退屈男 唐人街の鬼

    旗本退屈男 唐人街の鬼

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1960
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    Jigoku

    Jigoku

    6.402 1960 HD

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  • 1953
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    Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

    Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Farewell to the Highland Station

    Farewell to the Highland Station

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1956
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    Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: 6 Famous Beauties

    Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: 6 Famous Beauties

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1978
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    Sea of Wonders

    Sea of Wonders

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.8 1970 HD

    Ultraman Leo is an Ultra foreign to the Land of Light, instead hailing from the fallen Planet L77 of the Leo constellation, where he and his brother...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    Playgirl is a Japanese television action/drama series which ran from 1969 to 1976 over a total of 276 episodes. It was conceived in the Spy-Fi genre.

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    «Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre» - is a 13-episode series based on classic Japanese ghost stories.

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