Noboru Nakamura
Directing
- Born
- August 4, 1913 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- May 20, 1981 (age 67)
Noboru Nakamura (中村登, Nakamura Noboru, 4 August 1913 – 20 May 1981) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
After graduating from the Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Letters in 1936, Nakamura joined the Shochiku film studios, working as an assistant director for Torajirō Saitō and Yasujirō Shimazu. He debuted as director in 1941 with Life and Rhythm, and finally received recognition with his 1951 film Home Sweet Home.
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His most noted works include the Yasunari Kawabata adaptation Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963), The Kii River (1966) and Portrait of Chieko (1967). Both Twin Sisters of Kyoto and Portrait of Chieko were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nakamura was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class.
Known for
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
January 13, 1963
The Shape of Night
November 1, 1964
Home Sweet Home
March 21, 1951
The Waves
April 3, 1952
Towering Waves
October 30, 1960
Portrait of Chieko
June 22, 1967
The Kii River
June 11, 1966
Love Stopped the Runaway Train
December 15, 1973
Three Faces of Love
January 14, 1967
Nichiren
March 10, 1979
When It Rains, It Pours
June 11, 1957
Sanbaba
June 1, 1974
Behind the camera49
- 1979Nichiren Screenplay, Director
- 1976Isho: Shiroi shōjo Director
- 1974Sanbaba Director
- 1973Love Stopped the Runaway Train Director
- 1971Love and Death Director
- 1971The Earth is Born Again Director
- 1970Journey of Love Director
- 1969The Song from My Heart Director
- 1969Through Days and Months Director
- 1969Kekkon shimasu