Directing
Nobuo Aoyagi
Born — Died
1903-03-27 — 1976-05-17
Place of birth
Kanagawa, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
Nobuo Aoyagi was a Japanese film director and film producer. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, he attended Meiji University but left before graduating. He worked at the Zenshinza theater troupe before joining the Toho studio in 1937. He debuted as a director in 1940 and was known for a series of live action films starring the manga character Sazae-san. He also helped produce the Mito Komon series on television.
Known for
NR1962 Japanese movie
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Affair 55 Years Later
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the Family
1958
Based on the story "Oie han to Nao don" by Naoshi Tachi.
The Well-Raised Girl and the Head Clerk
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Talkative Wife
1959
Behind the camera
NR1962 Japanese movie
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Affair 55 Years Later
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the Family
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the Family
1958
Based on the story "Oie han to Nao don" by Naoshi Tachi.
The Well-Raised Girl and the Head Clerk
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Talkative Wife
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching Test
1956
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Good-Bye!
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chakkiri Kinta
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Book of the Mirth-Filled Couple
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Book of the Mirth-Filled Couple
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Is Fun, Too
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Is Fun, Too
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple
1954
10.0Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.
Teenage Sazae
1957
NRA sequel to Geisha Konatsu (1954).
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Bride Is Waiting
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Three Brides for Three Sons
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Happy and the Shy Draw
1954
7.0In a seaside town, local boys run each morning to glimpse wealthy Miyako, sparking a prank-filled rivalry with the shopgirls. Hoping to impress her idealistic crush, Miyako starts working at a daycare, and the town’s youth soon get swept into lighthearted mix-ups and new romances.
Young Love Conquers All
1955
8.0Based on a short story by Dazai Osamu, produced under the national film law. The film's hero falls in love with the youngest daughter of a family he is visiting to arrange an engagement for his friend who has been drafted to fight in the war.
Four Marriages
1944
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Comical Detective Story: Hatchan's First Adventure
1955
NRAn adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in TohoScope.
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
9.0A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just as success arrives, he quietly walks away, leaving a changed company behind.
Talkative Company President
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Laugh-Filled Detective Story
1958
NR1955 Japanese movie
Tactics of Love
1955
10.0An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960
9.0An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.
Sazae-san's Baby
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
1958
NRSazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and eventually heads for Nikko, a travel destination. Sazae is once again overwhelmed by the sight of the newlyweds bustling with sunlight, but...
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
8.0An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.
Sazae-san Plays Cupid
1961
NRKoji Tsuruta plays dual roles: Kyotaro, the young master of a pharmaceutical wholesaler in Osaka, and Ken, a street thug in Tokyo.
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chakkiri Kinta Sequel
1958
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Koibito
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
All Sold Out
1956
NRAkiko Hojo, a nurse at Aisei Catholic Hospital, is spending another public holiday at Kotaro Hidaka's house. Hidaka, who is a poor musician suffers from tuberculosis, feels an unbearable love for Akiko, who takes great care of him during his visits. Because of his worries about his illness he doesn't want Akiko to be as unhappy as he is. Akiko loves Hidaka but there was one question. Is it because one side of Akiko has the essence of a woman living in an era when she's alone? Or, maybe it's because she nods to the reality of life...
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
1948
NR1962 Japanese movie
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962