Akira Nobuchi

Birth : 1896-07-07, Nara, Japan

Death : 1968-02-01

History

Akira Nobuchi was a Japanese stage director and film director. He launched the Elan Vital Shōgekijō little theatre in 1918 while he was at Kyoto Imperial University.

Movies

Returning Spirit
Returning Spirit
Director
A tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and the shamed Otsuyu commits suicide with her maid. Their ghosts subsequently appear to Shinzaburo. He obtains a door-protecting charm and a statue of the goddess Kannon from a priest to keep the spirits from his home. A conniving servant removes the protective devices so that Otsuyu can reach her lover and cart him away to the land of the dead.
Resurrection
Resurrection
Director
Ghost Train
Ghost Train
Director
Directed by Akira Nobuchi
Oichi no kata
Oichi no kata
Screenplay
Oichi no kata
Oichi no kata
Director
Second Generation Married Couple
Second Generation Married Couple
Director
Second Generation Married Couple