Lady Aoi
An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing the one object of desire he must never obtain: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
Kikuko Ohinata
The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.
15歳の若枝はうす汚ないバーで酔客と酒を飲み、ヤケクソのように女給のハイヒールをかっぱらってとび出した。東京で仕事に失敗して帰って来た21歳の三郎は、職安通いの空虚な毎日を送っていた。暗く陰うつな北陸の空、金沢の映画館の前で幼ななじみの二人は再会した。三郎はうらぶれた彼女に、なけなしの金からスカートを買ってやった。喜んだ若枝は、のんだくれの父親長吉と、いやな継母のいる家をとび出したわけを話した。若枝をこれ以上堕落させまいと決心した三郎は、翌日から少しずつおくれた勉強を教えてやった。若枝の心にやすらぎがよみがえり、三郎はうれし泣きする彼女の涙をそっとすすってやるのだった…。
A touching story of a girl who sails away from her love to keep her family together.
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Mujo no yume" by Mitsuo Sagawa.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese drama film.
A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken out. When an Izu underling starts a fight with a Yoshida man, Fuyu, the Izu family sends Tsuruta, a senior member of the clan, to make a personal apology to Fuyu. Tsuruta discovers that the woman he is in love with is Fuyu's sister, Tatsuko. Tsuruta ends up gambling with a swindler, who is in fact Tatsuko's husband. (The general plot of the film was re-used for Seijun Suzuki's Kanto Wanderer).
Japanese drama film.
