Yoshitarō Nomura

Yoshitarō Nomura
野村 芳太郎
Born(1919-04-23)23 April 1919
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Died8 April 2005(2005-04-08) (aged 85)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationFilm director

Yoshitarō Nomura (野村 芳太郎, Nomura Yoshitarō, 23 April 1919 8 April 2005) was a prolific Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first accredited film, Pigeon (, Hato), was released in 1952; his last, Kikenna Onna-tachi (危険な女たち), in 1985. He received several awards during his career, including the Japanese Academy Award for "Best Director" for his 1978 film The Demon.