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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nobuko Otowa (1 October 1925 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō. She posthumously won the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuko Otowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Nobuko Otowa was a prolific Japanese actress who appeared in over 130 films and served as the muse to director Kaneto Shindō throughout her career.
She is recognized for her performances in classic films such as The Naked Island, Onibaba, and Kuroneko, and for receiving a posthumous Japan Academy Prize for her final film, A Last Note.