A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.
젊은 커플이 2차 세계대전의 공습하에 동경의 수키야바시대교에서 만나게 된다. 둘은 반년 후 다시 만날 것을 약속하나 결국 약속을 지키지 못하게 된다. 그녀는 다른 남자와 결혼하게 되고...
(2004 한국영상자료원 - 1950년~60년대 동아시안 멜로영화전)
"Pure white nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial touch. Love, art and suffering until the tragic and absurd ending.
제2차 세계대전에서 일본이 패전한 후, 부와 명예를 누려왔던 안조가(家)는 그동안의 삶의 방식은 물론 저택마저 포기해야 하는 상황에 이른다. 안조가의 저택에서 마지막 무도회가 열리는 날, 새로운 삶을 찾아야 하는 가족은 서로 갈등을 겪는다.
Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second Sino-Japanese War.