Acting
Nobuko Wakaba
Born — Died
1906-07-26 — 1987-10-30
Place of birth
Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
6 titles
Known for
6.8A 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.
Okoto and Sasuke
1935
10.0Lost silent film
Dreams of Youth
1928
8.0Silent comedic short by Mikio Naruse
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
1930
NRA modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
1930
6.6Mikio 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.
Street Without End
1934
5.8Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.
Fighting Friends
1929
Film credits
1930s · 4 titles
6.8A 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.
Okoto and Sasuke
1935
8.0Silent comedic short by Mikio Naruse
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
1930
NRA modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
1930
6.6Mikio 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.
Street Without End
1934