Person

Nobuo Aoyagi

Directing

Known for: Directing
Born: Mar 27, 1903
Died: May 17, 1976
From: Kanagawa, Japan

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.