DIRECTOR · FROM KYOTO, JAPAN

Yoshitarō Nomura

1919–200583 credits since 1952

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ABOUT YOSHITARŌ

Yoshitarō Nomura was a prolific Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first accredited film, Pigeon, was released in 1953; his last, Kikenna Onna-tachi, in 1985. He has received several awards during his career, including the Japanese Academy Award for "Best Director" for his 1978 film The Demon.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born23 April 1919

Died8 April 2005

BirthplaceKyoto, Japan

Known forDirecting

On Cineora9 of 83 titles

Known for

The titles people know Yoshitarō from.

Movie

The Castle of Sand

1974IMDb7.3

Movie

The Demon

1978IMDb7.4

Movie

Zero Focus

1961IMDb7.0

Movie

Stakeout

1958IMDb7.1

Movie

Village of Eight Gravestones

1977IMDb6.4

Movie

The Shadow Within

1970IMDb7.0

Movie

Miyamoto Musashi

1973IMDb7.2

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 9
Average IMDb: 7.1
Highest rated: The DemonIMDb 7.4
Working since: 1952

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

83 credits

The 1980s

12 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Not on Cineora

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986

Producer

Not on Cineora

Dangerous Women

1985

Director

Not on Cineora

Nezumi Kozō kaitō den

1984

Director · Screenplay · Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

The Street of Desire

1984

Writer

Not on Cineora

The Politicians

1983

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

Kitsune

1983

Producer

Movie

Amagi Pass

1983IMDb7.0

Producer

Not on Cineora

Suspicion

1982

Director · Screenplay · Producer · Executive Producer

The 1970s

20 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Not on Cineora

The Three Undelivered Letters

1979

Director

Movie

The Demon

1978IMDb7.4

Director · Producer

Not on Cineora

The Incident

1978

Director · Producer

Movie

Village of Eight Gravestones

1977IMDb6.4

Director · Executive Producer

Movie

Mount Hakkoda

1977IMDb6.9

Producer

Not on Cineora

The Perennial Weed

1975

Director

Movie

The Castle of Sand

1974IMDb7.3

Director

Not on Cineora

Center of Tokyo

1974

Director

The 1960s

35 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Not on Cineora

The Street Car Game

1969

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

One Two Punch

1969

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩

1969

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Big, Big Fellow

1969

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Angel's Lover

1968

Director

Not on Cineora

In Broad Daylight

1968

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

An Angel's Temptation

1968

Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Rainbow Over the Pacific

1968

Director · Screenplay

The 1950s

16 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Not on Cineora

Donto ikōze

1959

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

1958

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

1958

Director · Screenplay

Movie

Stakeout

1958IMDb7.1

Director

Not on Cineora

Hanayome no o noroke

1958

Director

Not on Cineora

A Tale of Dung and Urine

1957

Director

Not on Cineora

Here It is Quiet

1956

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Every Day That New Life

1955

Director

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Yoshitarō’s titles.

Shinobu HashimotoWriter · The Castle of Sand, Zero Focus and 4 more

Seicho MatsumotoWriter · The Castle of Sand, The Demon and 3 more

Takashi KawamataCinematographer · The Castle of Sand, The Demon and 3 more

Yasushi AkutagawaComposer · The Demon, Zero Focus and 3 more

Yoshi KatōThe Castle of Sand, The Demon and 2 more

Mayumi OgawaThe Demon, Village of Eight Gravestones and 1 more

Tetsuro TambaThe Castle of Sand and Mount Hakkoda