Hatae Kishi

The struggle of a young man and boys who try to create the environment where they can speak their minds freely.

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

Five boys escape from their life of bondage on an island 10 miles off Hiroshima, and are picked up in the Inland Sea, drifting in an open boat.

広島にある高校。北川が受け持つ三年生のクラスで、生徒の大庭みち子が鼻血を出して倒れた。それは原爆による白血病が原因だった。このクラスでは、実に三分の一の生徒が被爆者だったのだ。あの日、ゆき子の姉は疎開作業中に被爆し、川の中で絶命した。遠藤幸夫の父親は、建物の下敷きになり炎に包まれた妻を助けることができなかった。原爆投下から七十五年は草木が生えないといわれた広島に大根の芽が出たとき、人々はその芽に希望を見いだしていた。

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second feature film directed by Kamei Fumio, who is known as a master of documentary films, and followed his “Haha Nareba Onna Nareba(Become a Mother, Become a Woman)” (1952).

The Stormy Era of Twenty Years

A semidocumentary film about female pearl divers and fishermen.

About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe.

Adaptation of the original story by Hida Yoshiro, whose depiction of the world of the yakuza is unparalleled. Gisuke, a weather-beaten yakuza with nostalgia and memories of love in his heart.

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

1948 Japanese drama film.