Noboru Nakamura | |
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| Born | (1913-08-04)4 August 1913 Negishi, Shitaya-ku,Tokyo |
| Died | 20 May 1981(1981-05-20) (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director,screenwriter |
Noboru Nakamura (中村登,Nakamura Noboru, 4 August 1913 – 20 May 1981) was a Japanesefilm director andscreenwriter.[1][2]
After graduating from theTokyo Imperial University Faculty of Letters in 1936, Nakamura joined theShochiku film studios, working as an assistant director forTorajirō Saitō andYasujirō Shimazu.[1][2] He debuted as director in 1941 withLife and Rhythm, and finally received recognition with his 1951 filmHome Sweet Home.[1] His most noted works include theYasunari Kawabata adaptationTwin Sisters of Kyoto (1963),The Kii River (1966) andPortrait of Chieko (1967).[1][2] BothTwin Sisters of Kyoto andPortrait of Chieko were nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[3][4] Nakamura was posthumously awarded theOrder of the Rising Sun, 4th class.[5]
To celebrate Nakamura's 100th birthday, three of his films,Home Sweet Home (1951),Doshaburi (1957) andThe Shape of Night (1964), were screened at theTokyo Filmex in 2013.[6][5]The Shape of Night was also shown at theVenice Film Festival the same year.[5]Home Sweet Home andDoshaburi were screened in the Forum section of the 2014Berlin International Film Festival.[7][8]
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