Akikazu Kono

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Nestor, el burro navideño de orejas largas
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En los días del Imperio Romano, un pequeño burro nace con las orejas muy largas, que lo meten en problemas. Cuando su dueño lo arroja fuera del establo con disgusto, su madre sacrifica su vida para salvarlo de una tormenta de nieve. Y, guiado solo por su querubín guardián (Tilly), tiene que encontrar su lugar y destino legítimos, en algún lugar del camino a Belén.
Noche de paz
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A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets chosen to play an angel in the abbey's Christmas pageant, and the Christmas snow that falls during the pageant works a small miracle.
The Big Wave
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Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves on the other. Yukio's younger sister Setsu follows then and dreams of becoming a pearl diver. Toru is preparing to go fishing with his father when a bell tolls and a danger flag is hung high on the hill behind the village to warn of an impending tidal wave by the village patriarch, known as Old Gentleman.
The Matsukawa Incident
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Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.
The War Without Weapons
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It's a story of the life of a man who advocated the necessity of sex education to children, which was unusual at the time, solely opposed to the amendment of the Peace Preservation Law, and was assassinated by a rightist prior to his opposition speech.
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
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Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
The Adulteress
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Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.
思い出月夜
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Japanese romance film.
The End of a Day
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Based on Philippines war experiences. Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot Hanada. Uji takes a sharpshooter called Takagi and tracks him. At first Uji cannot forgive Hanada but as Uji is isolated from the main force he too starts to think of desertion.
Hiroshima
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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.
Tower of Lilies
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A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
Vacuum Zone
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Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison sentence.
El ángel borracho (El ángel ebrio)
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Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Crónica sobre la relación entre un gángster de la mafia japonesa ("yakuza"), enfermo de tuberculosis y el médico alcohólico que lo atiende.
Both You and I
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A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.