NAKAGAWA is known for being a maestro of the horror film as well as a filmmaker who displayed a unique creativity in various genres. He began his career in the silent film period and after World War II, became one of the most important program picture directors at Shintoho, where he created such masterpieces as “Ghost Story of Yotsuya” (59) and “Jigoku” (60). With his last film, “The Living Koheiji” (82), made at ATG (Art Theater Guild), NAKAGAWA had made 97 films in total. TOKYO FILMeX dedicates this program to the diversity of NAKAGAWA's post-WWII work, which includes period films, love stories, films based on literary works and horror films. There are a wealth of unconventional ideas and poetic thoughts in the work of this adept craftsman. With strikingly vivid visuals, profound observations of human nature, entertaining stories and experimental techniques, the films of NAKAGAWA Nobuo will give audiences the opportunity to discover some fascinating cinematic art. His films are now finally gaining acclaim at the international level as well. This year’s Venice International Film Festival paid tribute to his oeuvre in "The Secret History of Asian Cinema", including works of other famous filmmakers such as YAMANAKA Sadao, KATO Tai, FUKASAKU Kinji and SUZUKI Seijun. This special program was organized in collaboration with the National Film Center and supported by Kokusai Hoei, Toei and The Japan Foundation. All twelve films will be shown with English subtitles and ten are newly struck prints. (c)Kokusai Hoei 19(Sat.) 11:00 [F] / 24(Thu.) 16:00 [F] 1949 / 81min. / Shintoho, Enoken pro Cast: ENOMOTO Ken-ichi, DAIGO Sachie, HANASHIMA Kiyoko, KIBA Fukuji (c)Kokusai Hoei 19(Sat.) 14:00 [F] / 25(Fri.) 19:00 [F] 1949 / 98min. / Shintoho, Takei pro Cast: ARASHI Kanjuro, SHINDO Eitaro, TONO Eijiro, IKEBE Ryo, KUGA Yoshiko (c)Kokusai Hoei 19(Sat.) 17:00 [F] / 27(Sun.) 14:00 [F] 1951 / 86min. / Shintoho Cast: WAKAYAMA Setsuko, RYUZAKI Ichiro, TAZAKI Jun, KIYOKAWA Tamae (c)Kokusai Hoei 20(Sun.) 11:00 [F] / 27(Sun.) 17:00 [F] 1953 / 88min. / Shintoho, Haiyuza Cast: HIDARI Sachiko, UTSUI Ken, KISHI Teruko, TAKAHASHI Toyoko, TONO Eijiro (c)Kokusai Hoei 20(Sun.) 14:00 [F] / 24(Thu.) 13:00 [F] 1956 / 75min. / Shintoho Cast: WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo, HIBINO Keiko, SUGIYAMA Kotaro, UJI Misako, AMACHI Shigeru, WAKASUGI Katsuko (c)Kokusai Hoei 20(Sun.) 17:00 [F] / 26(Sat.) 11:00 [F] 1958 / 74min. / Shintoho Cast: WAKASUGI Katsuko, MATSUMOTO Asao, AKECHI Juzaburo, TANBA Tetsuro, NAKAMURA Akira (c)Kokusai Hoei 22(Tue.) 13:00 [F] / 24(Thu.) 19:00 [F] 1958 / 69min. / Shintoho Cast: HOSOKAWA Toshio, EJIMA Yuriko, SATSUKI Fujie, SHIBATA Shin, NAKAMURA Ryuzaburo (c)Kokusai Hoei 22(Tue.) 16:00 [F] / 26(Sat.) 17:00 [F] 1959 / 78min. / Shintoho Cast:AMACHI Shigeru, WADA Keinosuke, NAKAMURA Torahiko, MIHARA Yoko, IKEUCHI Junko (c)Kokusai Hoei 22(Tue.) 19:00 [F] / 25(Fri.) 13:00 [F] 1959 / 76min. / Shintoho Cast: AMACHI Shigeru, WAKASUGI Katsuko, EMI Shuntaro, NAKAMURA Ryuzaburo, KITAZAWA Noriko, IKEUCHI Junko (c)Kokusai Hoei 23(Holi.) 11:00 [F] / 25(Fri.) 16:00 [F] 1960 / 101min. / Shintoho Cast: AMACHI Shigeru, NUMATA Yoichi, NAKAMURA Torahiko, MIYATA Fumiko, MITSUYA Utako (c)Kokusai Hoei 23(Holi.) 14:00 [F] / 27(Sun.) 11:00 [F] 1961 / 88min. / Shintoho Cast: ITO Yunosuke, MOCHIZUKI Yuko, NIKI Terumi, TSUZAWA Akihide, KITAZAWA Noriko (c)Toei 23(Wed.) 17:00 [F] / 26(Sat.) 14:00 [F] 1969 / 89min. / Toei(Tokyo) Cast:MIYAZONO Junko, OSHIDA Reiko, NISHIMURA Ko, KONDO Masaomi, KAGAWA Yukie