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 ed 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.
Filmography
all 63
Director 63
Movies 60
TV Shows 3

The Living Koheiji (1982)

Sea of Wonders (1978)

Ultraman Leo (1974)

Okatsu the Fugitive (1969)

Quick-draw Okatsu (1969)

Playgirl (1969)

さくら盃 義兄弟 (1969)

Snake Woman's Curse (1968)

This Is Japan (1963)

Showdown at Lightning (1962)

The Warrior from Kishu (1962)

The Phantom Goblin (1962)

Kaachan (1961)

Samurai Hawk (1961)

Jigoku (1960)

Death Row Woman (1960)

The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)

The Shadow Avenger (1959)

The Lady Vampire (1959)

Kyōen Kobanzame (1958)

Ghost in the Regiment (1958)

Black Cat Mansion (1958)

A Wicked Woman (1958)

The Ghost of Kasane (1957)

The Vampire Moth (1956)

Stray Sheep (1955)

Chutaro of Banba (1955)

Shishun no izumi (1953)

An Edoite Judge (1953)

Sunset Over Mount Fuji (1952)

Today is Payday (1952)

旗本退屈男 唐人街の鬼 (1951)

右門捕物帖 片眼狼 (1951)

Amakara chindōchū (1950)

Rinchi (1949)

Late Night Confession (1949)

The Poppy (1941)

Enoken Enters the Ring (1940)

Enoken's Yaji and Kita (1939)

Rivals (1939)

Itahachi shima (1938)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-04-18
Deathday
1984-06-17 (79 years old)
Birth Place
Kyoto, Japan
Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan
Also Known As
Nakagawa Nobuo, 노부오 나카가와, 나카가와 노부오
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