Directing

Nobuo Aoyagi

Born — Died

1903-03-27 — 1976-05-17

Place of birth

Kanagawa, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

IMDb profile

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

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Achako's Diary: Children Who Spoil Their Children Go to Heaven

1956

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Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching Test

1956

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Based on the story "Oie han to Nao don" by Naoshi Tachi.

The Well-Raised Girl and the Head Clerk

1956

A sequel to Geisha Konatsu (1954).

The Tears of Geisha Konatsu

1955

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Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day

1958

Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his terrible Gidayū singing.

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime

1954

Behind the camera

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Achako's Diary: Children Who Spoil Their Children Go to Heaven

1956

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Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching Test

1956

No artwork available

Based on the story "Oie han to Nao don" by Naoshi Tachi.

The Well-Raised Girl and the Head Clerk

1956

A sequel to Geisha Konatsu (1954).

The Tears of Geisha Konatsu

1955

No synopsis available yet.

Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day

1958

No synopsis available yet.

Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: The Night Before His Daughter's Wedding Day

1958

Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his terrible Gidayū singing.

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime

1954

No synopsis available yet.

Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival

1958

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Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the Family

1958

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Father is a Soft-Hearted Person: There are Five Men and Seven Women in the Family

1958

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All Sold Out

1956

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Chakkiri Kinta Sequel

1958

The second "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" feature.

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat

1957

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A 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

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Comical Detective Story: Hatchan's First Adventure

1955

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Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple

1956

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Laugh-Filled Detective Story

1958

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New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple

1954

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Three 'Black Crow' Wives

1959

Modern comedy.

Biting Young Master

1960

The fourth an final film in the "Jirocho igaiden" series.

Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival

1958

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Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman

1960

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The Happy and the Shy Draw

1954

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A Long Comic Story-Houses' Ghost Affairs

1954

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Talkative Wife

1959

Hachigoro, a carpenter living in the Rakugo Tenement, is an honest and skilled craftsman, but he loves sake more than his three daily meals, and had even been barred from entering the Akasaiya shop where he worked. However, thanks to the intervention of the landlord he was fortunately allowed back in, and Oka, the landlord’s maid who had long harbored feelings for Hachigoro, sent him a celebratory kimono as a gift.