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Noboru Nakamura

Directing·Aug 4, 1913·Tokyo, Japan

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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. 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.

Film	Credit
Nichiren1979 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
遺書白い少女1976 · Director	Director
Sanbaba1974 · Director	Director
Love Stopped the Runaway Train1973 · Director	Director
Love and Death1971 · Director	Director
The Earth is Born Again1971 · Director	Director
Journey of Love1970 · Director	Director
The Song from My Heart1969 · Director	Director
TThrough Days and Months1969 · Director	Director
Kekkon shimasu1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
My Destiny1968 · Director	Director
Sôshun1968 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Portrait of Chieko1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Three Faces of Love1967 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Kii River1966 · Director	Director
Danshun1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Zettai tasū1965 · Director	Director
The Shape of Night1964 · Director	Director
Our Happiness Alone1964 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Kagami no naka no razō1963 · Director	Director
Double Wedding1963 · Director	Director
Twin Sisters of Kyoto1963 · Director	Director
Zoku aizen katsura1962 · Director	Director
Kyūjin ryokō1962 · Director	Director
Flower in a Storm1962 · Director	Director
A Roaring Trade1962 · Director	Director
The Estuary1961 · Director	Director
Onna no hashi1961 · Director	Director
Women of Tokyo1961 · Director	Director
Towering Waves1960 · Director	Director
Irohanihoheto1960 · Director	Director
Vagabond Lovers1959 · Director	Director
People Waiting for Spring1959 · Director	Director
Hibi no haishin1958 · Director	Director
Shūkin ryokō1957 · Director	Director
When It Rains, It Pours1957 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Lady Was Pawn1956 · Director	Director
Youth1955 · Director	Director
TThe Mask and Destiny1955 · Director	Director
A Woman's Life1955 · Director	Director
Edo no yubae1954 · Director	Director
Dreaming People1953 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Ganpeki1953 · Director	Director
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido1953 · Director	Director
The Waves1952 · Director	Director
The Love Letter Trial1951 · Director	Director
Home Sweet Home1951 · Director	Director
Otoko no iki1942 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer