Nobuko Wakaba
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Nobuko Wakaba.
Born: July 26, 1906
Place of Birth: Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Okoto and Sasuke
A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro.
Street Without End
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
Fighting Friends
Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Silent comedic short by Mikio Naruse
Dreams of Youth
Lost silent film
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
Filmography
as Takako, his elder sister
as Lady
as Eiko, waitress
as Miyoko, Chôkichi's girlfriend