Nobuo Aoyagi
Illustration — Nobuo Aoyagi Nobuo Aoyagi (27 March 1903 - 17 May 1976) was a Japanese film director and film producer. Nobuo Aoyagi was 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.
Nobuo Aoyagi

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- Born
- 1903 · Kanagawa Prefecture.
- Died
- 1976
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- film director · film producer
- Education
- Meiji University
- Languages
- Japanese
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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.
• 1938: Producer of Makiba monogatari (ja-Hani), "Tale of a Pasture" • 1943: World of Love (Ai no sekai: Yamaneko Tomi no hanashi) • 1956: Sazae-san • 1957: Ikiteiru koheiji • 1957: Sazae's Youth (Sazae-san no seishun)
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