Nobuo Aoyagi
Directing
March 27, 1903
Died at age 73
May 17, 1976
Date of Death
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.