Shichiro
A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.
A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.