TV film about the "Nishiyama Incident", a scandal surrounding the 1972 return of Okinawa to Japan. Produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of TV Asahi in 1978 and released theatrically by Office Henmi in 1988.
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured those conditions and sexual harassment to earn money for their poor families. Across the ocean, it was the great depression in America.
Mariko
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang, led by brutal boss Konno. When Zenkichi's pals start to bite the dust, he hooks up with a more traditional yakuza, Tetsugoro, to retaliate.
Katsue
A Yasuzō Masumura film about a love affair starring Ayako Wakao. The literal title is The Two Who Got Wet.
Okinu
In the 19th century Edo period, sisters Oshizu and Otaka have sacrificed their personal happiness to work and care for their ailing father. Otaka falls in love, but can’t accept a marriage proposal since her older sister needs to marry first. When Oshizu learns of this decision, she takes matters in her own hands.
Michiko's mother
During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues in Moscow.
A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.
Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.
Hiroko Naganuma
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired.
Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man disappears
미모의 유부녀 카와요 나미코는 나이트클럽의 젊은 경영자인 이시즈카와 만나 서로 끌리고 결국 사랑에 빠진다. 그러나 이시즈카는 나미코의 남편인 세이조의 회사 주식을 매점해 탈취할 음모를 꾸민다.
Otoku
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!
Sensei
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.
Otoku
One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his world is changing completely : his wife behaves like never before, considering she's now rich and has the right to do whatever she wants, even having an affair. (Also occasionally known in English as “Overflow”)
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kill him.
밝게 웃는 얼굴과 건강함이 매력인 시마 교코. 엉뚱한 사건을 계기로 제과회사의 마스코트로 선택된 교코는 곧 스타덤에 오른다. 거대한 현대 소비사회에 희롱당하고 부딪치면서도 강한 의지를 관철하는 남녀를 그린 마스무라 야스조의 초기 대표작.
작은 마을에서 할머니와 단둘이 살던 오노 유코는 갑작스러운 할머니의 죽음과 함께 자신이 아버지와 비서 사이에서 태어난 사생아이며, 생모는 2차 대전 이후에 연락이 끊겨 할머니가 맡아 기르게 되었음을 알게 된다. 도쿄에서 부유하게 살고 있는 계모의 집에서 살게 된 그녀는 계모와 이복형제들의 멸시를 받으며 하녀처럼 생활하지만 언제나 밝은 면만을 보며 자신의 삶을 긍정적으로 받아들이는 '명랑소녀'이다.
Landlady
In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.
Toshio's mother
While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
Yorie
정부에서 매춘을 금지하자는 논의가 벌어지고 있을 무렵, 도쿄 공창가의 유곽 ‘꿈의 마을’에서는 다섯 명의 매춘부들이 각자 사연을 안고 살아간다. 하나에는 있으나 마나 한 남편과 하나뿐인 아이를 돌보고, 과부인 유메코 역시 홀로 아들을 건사한다. 요리에는 구혼하는 남자 때문에 고민이고, 야스미는 빚을 갚기 위해 착실히 돈을 모은다. 미키는 앞일 따위는 걱정하지 않는데, 어느 날, 고베에서 아버지가 찾아온다. 각양각색의 사연을 가진 매춘부들의 삶을 통해 현대 사회와 여성들의 모습을 생생하게 그려낸 미조구치의 유작이다. (2016 영화의 전당 - 미조구치 겐지 60주기 특별전) 남자들이 하룻밤의 쾌락을 찾아서 출입하는 환락가. 겉으로 그럴듯해 보이는 이 세계는 실은 하루하루의 절박한 삶을 살아가는 작부들의 애환이 서려있다. 살롱 ‘꿈의 고향’에는 이재에 밝은 야스미, 가출 소녀 출신의 미키, 실업자인 남편을 먹여 살리는 하나에 등 여러 여인네들이 남자들을 끌어들이기 위해 애쓴다. 하지만 마침 ‘매춘금지법안’이 국회에 제출되면서 이 거리에도 여러 가지 파문이 일어난다. 자신들의 생계가 위험해질 가능성이 커짐에 따라 그녀들은 자신의 삶에 대해 다시 생각하게 된다. 절박한 상황에 놓인 작부들의 모습을 호화로운 캐스팅으로 그려낸 미조구치 여성 영화의 최고봉이라 할 만한 작품으로 그의 유작이 되었다. 이 영화가 제작될 당시 실제로 ‘매춘금지법’이 일본에서 제출되어 1956년 5월에 가결되었다. 그 시사성 때문에 개봉 당시 대히트를 기록했다. (2010 일본영화거장전 - 미조구치 겐지)
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
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.
Nurse Imai
당시 군의관으로 일하던 쿄지는 매독환자를 수술 하던 중 메스에 손을 베어 자신도 매독에 걸리고 만다. 어려운 환경 때문에 치료도 제대로 못한 쿄지는 전쟁이 끝나고 고향으로 돌아오지만 매독 때문에 약혼자와의 결혼까지 포기한다. 쿄지는 자신이 매독에 걸렸단 사실을 비밀로 하지만 간호사인 미네기시는 매독치료약이 없어진 사실을 눈치챈다.
Family Blossoms
This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as result of Japan's first submarine accident. The film then follows two of the pupils, one becomes a submarine captain and the other designs submarines.
