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Akira Nobuchi

1896 – 1968

Japanese film director

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Lived 1896 – 1968 (aged 71). Akira Nobuchi was a Japanese screenwriter, film director and stage director.

Akira Nobuchi (野淵 昶, Nobuchi Akira, 22 June 1896 - 1 February 1968 ) was a Japanese stage director and film director.

He launched the Elan Vital Shōgekijō little theatre in 1918 while he was at Kyoto Imperial University. He stage-managed plays by Anton Chekhov, Arthur Schnitzler, Lord Dunsany, Lady Gregory, John Millington Synge and Sean O'Casey as well as those by Japanese playwrights including Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Ujaku Akita, Masao Kume and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. he entered Shinkō Kinema the following year. He made a debut with talkie Nagasaki Ryūgakusei (1935), after which he made more than 30 films until 1955.

Selected filmography Nagasaki Ryūgakusei (1935) Yoshida Goten (1937) Shizuka Gozen (1938) Fūfu Nise (1940) Taki no Shiraito (1952) Kaidan Botan-dōrō (1955)

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Important facts

Born
7 July 1896, Nara
Birth century
19th century
Died
1 February 1968
Occupation
Screenwriter, film director, Stage director
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan

People in Akira Nobuchi's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of John
John
1881 – 1963
Latin Catholic priest
 Portrait of Saneatsu Mushanokōji
Saneatsu Mushanokōji
1885 – 1976
Writer
 Portrait of Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
1860 – 1904
Physician
 Portrait of Arthur Schnitzler
Arthur Schnitzler
1862 – 1931
Writer
 Portrait of John Millington Synge
John Millington Synge
1871 – 1909
Playwright
 Portrait of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
1886 – 1965
Writer
 Portrait of Masao Kume
Masao Kume
1891 – 1952
Poet
 Portrait of Ujaku Akita
Ujaku Akita
1883 – 1962
Poet

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Akira Nobuchi's

Portrait of Aikitu Tanakadate
Aikitu Tanakadate
1856 – 1952
Physicist
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Charles Émile Picard
1856 – 1941
Mathematician
 Portrait of Edward Bagnall Poulton
Edward Bagnall Poulton
1856 – 1943
Zoologist
 Portrait of Ernest William Hobson
Ernest William Hobson
1856 – 1933
Mathematician
 Portrait of Ferdinand-Jean Darier
Ferdinand-Jean Darier
1856 – 1938
Physician
 Portrait of Giacomo Luigi Ciamician
Giacomo Luigi Ciamician
1857 – 1922
Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Akira Nobuchi?

Japanese film director

When was Akira Nobuchi born?

Akira Nobuchi was born on 7 July 1896 in Nara.

When did Akira Nobuchi die?

Akira Nobuchi died on 1 February 1968.

What was Akira Nobuchi's occupation?

Akira Nobuchi was a screenwriter, film director and stage director.

What nationality was Akira Nobuchi?

Akira Nobuchi was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Akira Nobuchi

· Wikidata: Q72941513

· DBpedia: Akira Nobuchi

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