Noboru Nakaya
Acting
Biography
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Born: May 4, 1929
Place of Birth: Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Times of Joy and Sorrow
The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Love Letter
A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukemia, his wife and child that were left behind, and the friendship that develops between his wife and his former lover.
Tales of the Bizarre
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.
Megabeast Investigator Juspion
Juspion's parents were killed by space pirates when he was a baby. After escaping to the planet Eijin, he is raised by a space hermit. He eventually embarks on a quest to fight the Mega beasts and defeat Satan Gorth. Hetravels from planet to planet until he finally arrives on Earth. Wearing a special suit, he has super human powers and a transforming spaceship.
Kwaidan
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
The Tragedy of "W"
A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrifices that will arise from it.
Lady Snowblood
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special
A special edition of the TV series "Gakko no Kaidan (School Ghost Stories)" broadcast on Fuji Television Network.
Willful Murder
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?
Japanese Spiderman
Follow the exploits of motorcycle racer turned super hero Takuya Yamashiro, as he slings and swings, battling the evil Iron Cross Army along the way.
Filmography
as Hosokawa Tadatoshi
as Keisuke Takashima
as Togawa Keisuke
as Lawyer Yamamoto
as Vice Director
as Hitoshi
as Ryozo Dohara
as Nobusuke Kishi
as Dr. Mikami
as Fukutaro Shirakawa
as Lawyer
as Shizuo Kinugasa
as Fumimaro Konoe
as Doctor
as Investigative Chief
as Murai
as Yoshitaka Kujo
as Kazuya Furugaki
as Hidesuke Tsubaki
as Jūzō Mamiya
as Jūzō Mamiya
as Sadanobu Matsudaira
as Kawatarô Uekusa
as Inoue
as Eiichiro Fujikura
as Takehiko Tanigawa
as Hideo Yoshimura
as Banzô Takemura
as Junzaburo
as 夫・久志
as Hanheita Takeichi
as 村岡室長
as Yasuhiko Shima
as Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
as Keikichi Nunami
as Ichiro Honda
as Shingo kosugi
as Haruhiko Itatsu
as Narrator (voice)
as Fujii Sakyo
as Omura
as Patrolman Rokoru Shimizu
as Saeki, Ohama's newphew