Seiji Matsuyama

Kenji, a disciple of the famous detective Kyosuke Kozu, had a strange experience in the world. He was asked by a woman named Shoko Ima to find the corpse in the soil. Shoko is a famous dancer in the modern ballet world, and she just married doctor Fujimoto 10 days ago. However, on that day, Shoko had disappeared. Her corpse seems to be at the base of the ginkgo tree in the house of the sculptor Kagawa, who was rumored to have a romantic relationship. Police arrested Konosuke. However, Kagawa was also suspicious.

農業と工業が、新旧渾然一体となってぶつかり合う郊外都市を舞台に、ある農家の崩壊を描く重厚な人間ドラマ。茨城県鹿島地方。田園地帯に押し寄せる工業群、その一角に小さな農家、山沢家がある。次男の明彦は東京で働いているため、一家を支えるのは長男の幸雄ただ一人。そんなある日、幸雄夫婦の最愛の息子二人が沼で溺死してしまう。孫を失い落胆する祖父と祖母、そして身重の妻。これを境に、幸雄の生活は狂い始める…。

A group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inagaki's Jigoku no mushi (1938).

ある日、国鉄蒲田操車場構内で扼殺死体が発見された。被害者の身許が分らず、捜査は難航した。が、事件を担当した今西、吉村の両刑事の執念の捜査がやがて、ひとりの著名な音楽家・和賀英良を浮かび上がらせる…。

「男はつらいよ」シリーズ第5作。義理ある正吉親分（木田三千雄）危篤の報をうけ、寅さんと登は札幌へ向かう。息子に逢いたいと懇願する親分のために、寅さんは機関手の息子・石田澄雄（松山省二）を説得するが、拒まれてしまう。親分の死により、浮草稼業に嫌気がさした寅さんは、一念発起、堅気を目指し、裏の工場の労働者となる。しかし長続きはせずに、たどり着いたのは浦安の豆腐店「三七十屋（みなとや）」。その一人娘・節子（長山藍子）に惚れた寅さんは、大ハリキリで、労働にいそしむが…

A musical comedy.

The second film tells about the life of matured brothers and sister Sato. Taro became a foreman. He saves every yen to fulfill his dream of building his own house with stone gates. Jiro continues to work in the transportation office, he dreams of getting married. Saburo faces a moral problem: in order to get a good position, he must answer the questions of the entrance test differently than his conscience tells him. At the exam, Saburo does not hide his views on life and is deprived of the promised position. Orie and Suekiti believe that he did wrong and betrayed his older brothers. But the anxiety in the Sato family is not limited to these events. Orie was being asked to marry a handsome, well-established young man, but she suddenly announced her decision to marry Tozaka, who was suffering from radiation sickness. Sato's peaceful home is falling apart...

"Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents, the older brother, Taro, who works in construction, decides to replace them. The second brother, Jiro, is a truck driver. The third, Saburo, is a student, dreams of a better future for the whole family are connected with him, with his career. Brothers and sisters are fighting to give him a higher education. And, finally, the youngest of the brothers, Suekichi, is also going to enter the university after graduation. The life of the Sato family is complicated. Taro is kind, but limited, not always able to find a common language with his brothers and sister Orie. The girl cannot stand the despotism of her brother, leaves her home and goes to work at the factory. With her departure, everything in the house goes upside down. Suekichi fails her university entrance exams, Orie is forced to return to her family.

Three short tales from stories by Ichiyo Higuchi. In one, a young woman is degraded by her family after an arranged marriage. Another deals with the troubles heaped upon a young servant by her family and the wealthy people who employ her. The final story tells of a prostitute and her hopes of finding a new, respectable life.

The final part of the trilogy. It is about a younger brother, Suekichi. He learned well the lessons that life taught his older brothers. Therefore, he does not think to study, but strives for material well-being alone. To make a career, he ruthlessly pushes his colleagues with his elbows. For him, the high ideals of trade union activists Jiro and Saburo are an example of old-fashioned thinking, naive behavior.