Nobuko Sendo

Acting

Nobuko Sendo

Born

1969-09-28 (57)

Place of birth

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

50 titles

Nobuko Sendo is a Japanese actress and singer from Nagoya.

Known for

Oshin poster
8.2

Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The series follows the life of Shin Tanokura during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. Shin was called "Oshin", which is an archaic Japanese cognomen.

Oshin

1983

Tales of the Bizarre poster
7.8

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.

Tales of the Bizarre

1990

The Files of the Young Kindaichi poster
7.6

A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

1995

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? poster
7.5

After her ex-cop father is murdered on Christmas Eve, Komugi finds a letter hinting at a dark conspiracy and teams up with a lawyer to uncover the truth.

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?

2025

The Files of Young Kindaichi poster
6.8

Kindaichi Hajime is a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180. He solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues. Kindaichi Hajime works with his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu. Kenmochi Isamu is now the chief inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The Files of Young Kindaichi

2022

Sins of Kujo poster
7.6

From thugs to yakuza, Taiza Kujo wields the law to defend society's worst. Fellow lawyer, Karasuma doubts his ethics but joins him in facing the abyss.

Sins of Kujo

2026

Film credits

2020s · 10 titles

Small, Slow But Steady poster
6.9

Keiko surprises everyone when she overcomes adversity to win her first two boxing fights. But when an unexpected incident threatens the closure of her gym, she is pushed further than she thought possible.

Small, Slow But Steady

2022

Over the Sky poster
6.8

Mio has long hidden her feelings for her childhood friend Arata. After an argument leaves their relationship uncertain, she sets out to reconcile with him but awakens in a mysterious version of Ikebukuro following an accident. Guided by unusual new companions, Mio searches for a way home while confronting the feelings and memories she has avoided.

Over the Sky

2020

Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood poster
9.5

When he was young, Hasegawa Hirakawa was taken care of by the daughter of an izakaya, who wanted to become a secret agent. Although Hirakawa gave up this wish, Asami began to explore independently for the thief, Kogawara, the murderer, and the net cutter, who Hirakawa was looking for. Although he successfully entered the group of the uncle of the murderer, he fell into a desperate crisis.

Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood

2024

Samurai Detective Onihei: Dangerous Mercy poster
9.3

Juzo Ono, a subordinate of Matsumoto Heizo. (yakunin government official) Ono Juzo finds himself torn between 'emotion' and 'duty' after encountering a certain woman. While Heizo worries about Juzo, he also delves into the heart of the matter. What choices will Juzo make, and what feelings will Heizo harbor for his future? Taking on the role of Juzo Ono, who holds the key to the story, is Tokio Emoto, following his performances in 'Lawless Love' and 'Blood for Blood.' This portrayal adds another layer to the character previously played by Tokio Emoto's father, Akira.

Samurai Detective Onihei: Dangerous Mercy

2024

Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master poster
9.3

The story follows detective Heizo, played by Koshiro Matsumoto, who investigates Tanbei Chigashira, a notorious thief. Kumehachi, a former member of Tanbei's gang, claims that their former leader is an impostor. The real Tanbei Chigashira followed three strict rules: do not kill, do not rape women, and do not steal from the poor.

Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master

2024

Goldfish Princess poster
NR

One day, Ezawa Jun, who has trouble with work and in love, gets a ryukin from a goldfish scooping game at a festival. However, she is actually a beautiful girl and she suddenly turns into a human form and appears in front of Jun. Called Ryu, she is looking for the legendary black ranchu and asks Jun for his help. The two strangers begin living together and growing closer. Their fate goes in an unexpected direction.

Goldfish Princess

2020

Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love poster
9.3

A tale of friendship, betrayal, and forbidden love—set against the backdrop of Edo’s criminal underworld. While patrolling the Honjo district, the legendary samurai detective Heizo Hasegawa crosses paths with his old dojo friend, Samanosuke Kishii, and a local ruffian, Hikoju of Sagami. When they discover that Ofusa, the woman they both once loved, has been forced into marriage with a corrupt lord, their reunion takes a dark turn. As secrets from their past resurface, a deeper conspiracy tied to their former mentor begins to unravel—one that will test Heizo’s loyalty, honor, and sense of justice.

Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love

2024

アイドル誕生 輝け昭和歌謡 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

アイドル誕生 輝け昭和歌謡

2024

Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure poster
9.1

A mysterious assassin cloaked in a haunting, seductive fragrance sets his sights on Heizo Hasegawa. Hanjiro Kaneko, a master swordsman, attacks with deadly precision, leaving Heizo to uncover the truth behind the strange scent of "White Plum Allure." As Heizo digs deeper, he discovers a tangled web of deception involving Hiko-no-Ichi, a blind decoy working for the notorious bandit leader Heijuro the Snake.

Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure

2025

Eternal New Mornings poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Eternal New Mornings

2023

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 10 titles

The Makioka Sisters poster
7.4

This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.

The Makioka Sisters

1983

White Snake Enchantment poster
5.6

Uta married a priest who saved her when she tried to commit suicide at a waterfall. The love triangle between a lustful priest, his second wife and his son Masao.

White Snake Enchantment

1983

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather poster
6.2

Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

1982

The Fir Trees Remain poster
NR

The 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his misbehavior during his short stay in Edo. On the next day, his 4 attendants were killed one after another. Sakai Utanokamike, the Rozyu, is turned out to be involved in this scheme, and the aim is to destroy the Date family. Tsunamune's brother Munekatsu Date who is willing to take over the family doesn't know the real purpose of Utanokami and helps him. Munesuku Harada gets to know the whole picture of the incident and takes action alone for the sake of protecting the Date family, leaving his own family. His lonely fight continues for 10 years and he got in danger in Utanokamike's house, and...

The Fir Trees Remain

1983

Tomorrow poster
8.0

On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of people in Nagasaki the day before that fateful event. It presents the human drama of people's lives, and their feelings of joy and sadness. These include a newlywed couple, an expectant mother, and lovers who must say farewell because the boy is called to serve in the army. Each of these people, like others in the city, hoped to live with their dreams for ‘tomorrow’. But tomorrow never comes for them, as their lives are brought to an abrupt and unexpected end. Knowing how the story ends, in this case, doesn't detract from it at all; rather, it enhances the emotional impact, which is further heightened by the poignant musical score from Teizo Matsumura. 'Ashita' is the first film in Kazuo Kuroki's 'War Requiem Trilogy,' which also includes 'Utsukushii Natsu Kirishima' (2002) and 'Chichi to Kuraseba' (2004).

Tomorrow

1988

Early Spring Story poster
6.4

A Japanese high school student passionate about photography discovers love while confronting the past choices of her deceased mother.

Early Spring Story

1985

Music Box poster
8.0

A former yakuza returns to gangster life after an old enemy threatens his son.

Music Box

1989

The Wives of Rokumeikan poster
NR

A blockbuster drama that depicts the lives of the people who colored the dawn of modern Japan, centering on a woman who rose from a courtesan to the wife of the prime minister, and through the wives of former Meiji military commanders, many of whom were geishas.

The Wives of Rokumeikan

1988

Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains poster
8.0

Awaji, the president of a famous food company, is found murdered in a locked bathroom. with mummified human hands found all over the body. Taki, a Young bonze, begins to privately investigate.

Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

傑作推理劇場 不安な階段

1982

Series credits

Oshin poster
8.2

Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The series follows the life of Shin Tanokura during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. Shin was called "Oshin", which is an archaic Japanese cognomen.

Oshin

1983

Tales of the Bizarre poster
7.8

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.

Tales of the Bizarre

1990

The Files of the Young Kindaichi poster
7.6

A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

1995

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? poster
7.5

After her ex-cop father is murdered on Christmas Eve, Komugi finds a letter hinting at a dark conspiracy and teams up with a lawyer to uncover the truth.

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?

2025

The Files of Young Kindaichi poster
6.8

Kindaichi Hajime is a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180. He solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues. Kindaichi Hajime works with his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu. Kenmochi Isamu is now the chief inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The Files of Young Kindaichi

2022

Sins of Kujo poster
7.6

From thugs to yakuza, Taiza Kujo wields the law to defend society's worst. Fellow lawyer, Karasuma doubts his ethics but joins him in facing the abyss.

Sins of Kujo

2026

Sanctuary poster
7.8

A tough, desperate kid becomes a sumo wrestler, captivating fans with his cocky attitude — and upsetting an industry steeped in tradition.

Sanctuary

2023

A Suffocatingly Lonely Death poster
8.5

The suspense story begins when Jin Saeki, a policeman in Yamanashi Prefecture, arrives at a prominent estate residence in response to a tip, and finds the skeletal remains of 13 children, as well as a mysterious marking. Jūzō Haikawa, the long-missing owner of the estate, immediately becomes the prime suspect. Saeki collaborates with a woman named Kanon Hasumi, who has a connection to Haikawa, and together they search for the truth behind the case. In a parallel story set in Tokyo seven years after the case, a girl with a connection to the mark left on the Haikawa estate runs away from home.

A Suffocatingly Lonely Death

2024

Innocence, Fight Against False Charges poster
7.3

This work is a human drama that attorney, Taku Kurokawa challenges reversal play with weapons, passion, and science as a weapon to cause "miracle" to clear false charges. Kurokawa who plays Sakaguchi actively opposes fake crime defense, which is said to be impossible, reproduces the events that occurred on the scene in an experiment and tries to elucidate the incident. In addition, Naoki Fujiki appears as a new American lawyer, Kazuaki Wakakura who is swayed by the pioneer, Haruna Kawaguchi , a scientist who lends power to Taku, Kyoichiro Akiro .

Innocence, Fight Against False Charges

2019

Ju-On: Origins poster
6.5

A paranormal researcher searches obsessively for a cursed home where something terrible happened to a mother and her child long ago.

Ju-On: Origins

2020

Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance poster
8.0

Kokuchou Academy used to be an elite school but it is now a nest of evil. Accordingly, spunky schoolgirls Miho, Yumi, Ruri and Kei form the Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance to eliminate wrongdoers from the school premises, wearing heavy makeup in order to keep their identities hidden.

Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

1986

Graduation Time Limit poster
NR

A popular English teacher, Mizuguchi Risako has been kidnapped three days before the high school's graduation ceremony. Four high school seniors received a mysterious challenge letter, asking them to solve the mystery of the kidnapping case within 72 hours. The four students are Kurokawa Yoshiki, his childhood friend Takahata Ayane, sports all-rounder Ogita Junpei, and school's beauty contest winner Komatsu Mio. The four students were wondering why they're the only ones who received the letter, but later gradually found out the "other face" of Mizuguchi which she has been hiding.

Graduation Time Limit

2022

TAGUSARI bros. poster
6.9

Two brothers become police officers to hunt down their parents' killer, who escaped justice by just two days before the statute of limitations was abolished.

TAGUSARI bros.

2026

The Queen of Villains poster
7.4

During the heyday of women's pro wrestling in bubble-era Japan, Dump Matsumoto bursts into the ring, shattering norms and turning the nation against her.

The Queen of Villains

2024

In This Corner of the World poster
6.8

18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture in the middle of the Pacific War. As Japan slides into a war it cannot get out of, the townspeople go on with their “ordinary” lives. Supplies are short, and family and friends get sent to the battlefield. Suzu and the Hojo family battle such anxieties as they try to live positively.

In This Corner of the World

2018

Invisible Us poster
6.5

Realizing that a violent killer could be someone she went to high school with, a gossip reporter reconnects with her past to uncover the truth.

Invisible Us

2024

Draft King poster
8.0

Scout Ora Gohara of the 'Yokohama Bay Golds' is widely acknowledged as a highly skilled individual. His aim is to discover hidden talents from all over the country and secure the number one 'Draft King' among the players selected in the draft conference.

Draft King

2023

Legal Heart poster
7.0

A restructuring lawyer helps businesses on the brink of bankruptcy fight for survival, protecting the people and families whose futures are tied to their success.

Legal Heart

2019

No artwork available
NR

Set amid the fascinating setting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this drama follows the lives of a couple�a young woman passionately in love with a married man, and a young man battling with his feelings of inferiority in his relationship with an elite woman, despite his good heart and commitment to his work. The stories of their yearnings and passion are artfully drawn in sharp contrast to the romantic yarns of popular magazines.

True Love Is

1993

Farewell Hospital poster
8.0

Henmi Ayumi is a nurse working on the front lines in the convalescent ward of a hospital, where she tends to patients who have either a few months left to live or have difficulties in daily life due to certain medical conditions or dementia. As she witnesses the life and death of a variety of patients, she strives to make their days in hospital the best they can possibly be despite the circumstances. Hirono Seiji is a doctor who transfers from the general ward to the convalescent ward on a part-time basis, and along with Henmi he becomes involved in the affairs of the patients and their families.

Farewell Hospital

2024

No artwork available
NR

The story centers on the life of Kawata Yoshio, an eccentric judge. The popularity of the series seems to stem from both the good-natured wisdom of its hero, Judge Kawata, and the glimpse it offers of Japan's judicial system as it deals with current social issues ranging from divorce to substance abuse.

Family Court Judge

1993

Dragonfly poster
7.0

Eiji Ogawa, a young leader of the Hattagumi yakuza, left the prison after two years sentence. However, it was only Tsuneyoshi Mito, the younger brother, who came to meet him.

Dragonfly

1988

あの日の僕をさがして poster
NR

Morio Koga, an employee of a major trading company in Tokyo, returns to his hometown in Hotaka, Nagano Prefecture, after seven years to lead the "Azumino Squall Project." He reunites with his high school classmates and discovers that his first love, Michi Tanaka, is engaged to his friend, Hiroki Hayashi. The redevelopment plan for Koga's company clashes with Hiroki's environmental protection efforts, causing a conflict between Koga's job and friendships. Despite her engagement, Michi finds herself drawn to Koga, who, in turn, attempts to break up with his girlfriend in Tokyo to be with Michi.

あの日の僕をさがして

1992

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin poster
NR

A human drama based on the "Date Riots".

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

1983

Innocent Witness poster
NR

A corporate lawyer defending a housekeeper accused of murder must navigate the testimony of the only witness, a young girl with autism spectrum disorder.

Innocent Witness

2026

ホットドッグ poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ホットドッグ

1990

あしたがあるから poster
NR

Office clerk Reiko is thrilled when her coworker boyfriend, Kenta, proposes marriage. She is excited to quit work and begin married life, but is suddenly promoted to chief of a new department. Why is the president so interested in this low-level employee? Meanwhile, the president's daughter has set her sights on Kenta. A tangled web of love has begun to be woven.

あしたがあるから

1991