Nobuo Nakagawa

Directing·Apr 18, 1905·Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
The Living Koheiji1982 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber1979 · Director	Director
Sea of Wonders1978 · Director	Director
MMysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter Special - Ghost Story of Tragic Love: Dance of the Folding Fan1971 · Director	Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 21971 · Director	Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb1971 · Director	Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 11971 · Director	Director
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike1971 · Director	Director
Okatsu the Fugitive1969 · Director	Director
Quick-draw Okatsu1969 · Director	Director
Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai1969 · Director	Director
Snake Woman's Curse1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
男の嵐1963 · Director	Director
TThis Is Japan1963 · Director	Director
Showdown at Lightning Pass1962 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Warrior from Kishu1962 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Phantom Goblin1962 · Director	Director
Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni1962 · Director	Director
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion1962 · Director	Director
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku1961 · Director	Director
KKaachan1961 · Director	Director
SSamurai Hawk1961 · Director	Director
Jigoku1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Death Row Woman1960 · Director	Director
Ghost Story of Yotsuya1959 · Director	Director
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger1959 · Director	Director
The Lady Vampire1959 · Director	Director
KKyōen Kobanzame1958 · Director	Director
Ghost in the Regiment1958 · Director	Director
Black Cat Mansion1958 · Director	Director
A Wicked Woman1958 · Director	Director
Hibarigaoka Showdown1957 · Director	Director
The Ghost of Kasane1957 · Director	Director
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Ox of Edo1957 · Director	Director
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves1957 · Director	Director
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties1956 · Director	Director
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya1956 · Director	Director
The Three Swordsmen of Ashura1956 · Director	Director
In Love with a Heavenly Fox1956 · Director	Director
The Vampire Moth1956 · Director	Director
SStray Sheep1955 · Director	Director
Chutaro of Banba1955 · Director	Director
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker1953 · Director	Director
Shishun no izumi1953 · Director	Director
An Edoite Judge1953 · Director	Director
Sunset Over Mount Fuji1952 · Director	Director
Today is Payday1952 · Director	Director
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido1952 · Director	Director