Hatae Kishi

The struggle of a young man and boys who try to create the environment where they can speak their minds freely.

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

Five boys escape from their life of bondage on an island 10 miles off Hiroshima, and are picked up in the Inland Sea, drifting in an open boat.

The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of an atomic bomb on humans for the first time in history.

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second feature film directed by Kamei Fumio, who is known as a master of documentary films, and followed his “Haha Nareba Onna Nareba(Become a Mother, Become a Woman)” (1952).

The Stormy Era of Twenty Years

A semidocumentary film about female pearl divers and fishermen.

About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe.

Adaptation of the original story by Hida Yoshiro, whose depiction of the world of the yakuza is unparalleled. Gisuke, a weather-beaten yakuza with nostalgia and memories of love in his heart.

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

1948 Japanese drama film.