Kazuko Imai
Nacimiento : 1932-12-12, Setagaya, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Muerte : 2012-10-14
Shizu (segment "Rinne no mura")
A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.
Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Though they believe their service will help to benefit their loved ones back home, they are unprepared for the hardships of war. Through their shared trials and sacrifices, they grow closer as friends, and hope to return together to better days. This movie was released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Yasuko Matsuda
Yoshinori sells plots of land in a cemetery, and is involved in a stale ten-year-old marriage with bored housewife Atsuko. When Atsuko makes a male friend at her leather-working class, Yoshinori has a fit. This is on top of the myriad of odd clients that he must appease.
Nasue
Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.
Oshina
Jidaigeki de corte biográfico sobre Hokusai (1760-1849), pintor famoso por sus ukiyo-e (grabados a color japoneses que estuvieron de moda entre los siglos XVII y XIX). La película muestra la rivalidad de Hokusai con Utamaro, otro de los grandes artistas de la época, el esfuerzo de Hokusai para realizar las "36 visiones del monte Fuji", una de sus obras más conocidas, y su obsesión por pasar a la posteridad no por su obra paisajística, sino por ser capaz de plasmar en el papel la pasión femenina, para lo cual, y de la mano de su modelo favorita Onao, emprende la ejecución de su obra maestra: "El sueño de la mujer del pescador".
Shizue Tanabe
Based on an autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, set close to the end of World War II
Film distributed by ATG.
Set in the time of steam locomotives and covering a period of almost 30 years, this sensitive film tells the story of the wife of a railroad worker in the northern part of Japan. The ferocious local class restrictions work to keep her husband in his place, as does his lack of education.
Miki's Wife
Dos detectives son asignados a la investigación del asesinato de un viejo ex-policía en la estación de ferrocarril de Tokio sin ninguna motivación aparente. Poco a poco, la investigación acabará conduciendo al descubrimiento del pasado oculto de un joven y prometedor músico...
Kayo
First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who becomes the tough-as-nails leader of an all-girl crime gang.
Calpania (voice)
Tres personas del futuro, que viajan espiritualmente a la época de la reina egipcia Cleopatra VII Philopator y sus amantes romanos Julio César y Marco Antonio, se convierten en sus amigos más cercanos mientras intentan desentrañar la naturaleza del plan desarrollado en su propio tiempo por un siniestro enemigo.
Mitsu Watsunabe
Story of a nineteen-year-old office girl who loses her virginity.
Sachiko
Harumi se ofrece voluntariamente como “confort woman” en el frente de Manchuria durante los meses previos a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Allí deberá prestar sus servicios profesionales a cientos de soldados, aunque con dos de ellos forjará una relación especial. Un relato de amor trágico, enfrentado a los códigos militares en tiempos de guerra.