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Nobuo Nakagawa

Nobuo Nakagawa

Directing·1905–1984·52 films

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.…

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As Director

Jigoku
Jigoku (1960)
Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan
Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan (1959)
Black Cat Mansion
Black Cat Mansion (1958)
Quick-draw Okatsu
Quick-draw Okatsu (1969)
The Lady Vampire
The Lady Vampire (1959)
The Ghost of Kasane
The Ghost of Kasane (1957)
Okatsu the Fugitive
Okatsu the Fugitive (1969)
Snake Woman's Curse
Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
The Vampire Moth
The Vampire Moth (1956)
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956)
The Living Koheiji
The Living Koheiji (1982)
A Wicked Woman
A Wicked Woman (1958)
Chutaro of Banba
Chutaro of Banba (1955)
The Phantom Goblin
The Phantom Goblin (1962)
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger (1959)
Today is Payday
Today is Payday (1952)
Ghost in the Regiment
Ghost in the Regiment (1958)
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Showdown at Lightning Pass (1962)
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)
Death Row Woman
Death Row Woman (1960)
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953)
Shishun no izumi
Shishun no izumi (1953)
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown (1951)
An Edoite Judge
An Edoite Judge (1953)
The Warrior from Kishu
The Warrior from Kishu (1962)
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf (1951)
Sunset Over Mount Fuji
Sunset Over Mount Fuji (1952)
Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth (1952)
Sea of Wonders
Sea of Wonders (1978)
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion (1962)
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido (1952)
The Adventures of Tobisuke
The Adventures of Tobisuke (1949)
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain (1951)
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber (1979)
Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai (1969)
Hibarigaoka Showdown
Hibarigaoka Showdown (1957)
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Ox of Edo
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Ox of Edo (1957)
Enoken's Bow-Wow General
Enoken's Bow-Wow General (1940)
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties (1956)
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike (1971)
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves (1957)
男の嵐
男の嵐 (1963)
Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni
Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni (1962)
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 (1971)
Farewell to the Highland Station
Farewell to the Highland Station (1951)
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 4 - The Yokai Blood-stained Comb (1971)
Rivals
Rivals (1939)
The Three Swordsmen of Ashura
The Three Swordsmen of Ashura (1956)
In Love with a Heavenly Fox
In Love with a Heavenly Fox (1956)
Rinchi
Rinchi (1949)
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2
Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2 (1971)

As Writer

Jigoku
Jigoku (1960)
Snake Woman's Curse
Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
The Living Koheiji
The Living Koheiji (1982)
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Showdown at Lightning Pass (1962)
The Warrior from Kishu
The Warrior from Kishu (1962)
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain (1951)