Nobuo Aoyagi

Known for Directing

Nobuo Aoyagi's portrait

Details

Birthday: March 27, 1903

Deathday: May 17, 1976

Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan

Biography

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.