Hiroyuki Itsuki

The story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for their store in Tokyo. There they meet a Russian translator, Nicholai, played by Sergei Nakariakov - a trumpeter from Russia. Some months later after they have returned, Nicholai and Yukiko meet again while he is auditioning for the Tokyo orchestra where seeds of romance begin. Yukiko's father, however, is diagnosed with a terminal case of cancer. Yukiko returns home to be with him in his final months as he decides not to go through therapy and let the disease run its course. Coming into contact with a childhood friend while at home Yukiko is left to choose between her old friend and Nicholai, all while having to face the emotional struggle of dealing with her father's impending death.

The days of love between a free-spirited heroine who continues to seek freedom and a young man who is attracted to her charm. Starring Kumiko Akiyoshi.

Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.

博多郊外に住む一家の4姉妹の次女・奈津子。ある日、四女とともに前衛劇団の公演を観たことで彼女の中の何かが触発される。そして、そこで知り合った写真家・中垣に自分のヌード写真を撮ってほしいと頼むのだった…。

博多郊外に住む一家の4姉妹の次女・奈津子。ある日、四女とともに前衛劇団の公演を観たことで彼女の中の何かが触発される。そして、そこで知り合った写真家・中垣に自分のヌード写真を撮ってほしいと頼むのだった…。

A very beautiful Japanese woman is in love with Persian carpets. She is being chased by lecherous Saburi Shin and a handsome young photographer. Lecherous Saburi Shin knows what she wants, and is able to produce it for her.

A young doctor starts working at a mental hospital in the Yokohama region and falls in love with one of the patients there.

1972年、夏のパリ。工芸品の買い付けにプラハに旅立った夫を送った杏子は、とあるカフェで森井統三と再会した。男の姿は、遠い時間を逆流させ、10数年前の彼を思い出させた。大学生の頃、学園祭で人形芝居を公演していた杏子は、警官に追われて楽屋に飛びこんで来た森井を助けた。このことが二人の結びつきのきっかけだった。その年の秋、森井は警察に追われて、突然、杏子の前から姿を消した。その森井が、今、杏子の前にいる。そして、今なお、国際的な政治組織に属し、運動を続けている。森井は杏子を自分の部屋に誘った。杏子はベッドの上で森井に寄りそった。だが、彼は危険な活動を続けているうちに神経をすり減らし、不能に陥っていた。杏子は不意に森井に対し暖かな感情をおぼえた。「この街をはなれましょう、二人だけで」杏子は少しの迷いもなく彼に囁いた。

A retired racing champion, now a driving instructor, gets involved with the speed tribes after impulsively taking to the streets to relive his former glory.

Ex-jazz pianist turned promoter finds he is successful, but empty. When an entrepreneur sends him to Moscow with a jazz combo, he falls in with the dissident youth of the city, and again finds life empty.