Ai Kanzaki

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

August 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai and his family.

A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.

Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.

1638년, 시마바라의 난. 기독교 신자들에 대한 박해에 대항하는 마지막 몸부림. 도쿠가와 막부는 3만 7000몀의 농부에 대해 12만명에 달하는 군대를 동원한다. 아마쿠사 시로를 필두로 한 기독교 집단의 요술에 대한 두려움이 일으킨 과민반응이 었다. 100일에 거친 살육이 끝났을 때 그 땅에 살고 있던 모든 사람들의 머리는 잘려 있었고 그곳에 신은 없었다.

A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he loves throws him into a spiral of destruction.

어렸을 때 친부모를 모두 여의고 못된 계모와 의붓 언니 밑에서 구박을 받으면서 부족한 형편에도 한 겨울에 동물들의 먹이를 챙겨주며 착하게 살던 아냐가, 어느날 나라의 철없는 어린 여왕이 책을 보다가 4월에 피는 꽃 갈란투스를 보고 홀딱 빠져서 1월인 현재 갈란투스 꽃을 찾아오는 자에게 꽃을 담아 온 바구니 안에 금화를 가득 채워줄 것이라 선포를 하자, 계모와 의붓 언니에게 등이 떠밀려 눈보라가 치는 밤에 집을 나선 아냐가 추위 속에 동사할 뻔 하다가 12월 정령들을 만나면서 벌어지는 이야기 1943년에 러시아의 아동 문학 작가 ‘사무일 마르샤크’가 구 소련 시대 때 집필한 동명의 희곡을, 1980년에 토에이 동화에서 야부키 키미오 감독이 만든 애니메이션. 원제는 ‘12월’. 일본판 제목은 ‘숲은 살아있다’. 한국판 번안 제목은 ‘사계절’이다. via http://egloos.zum.com/jampuri/v/7300439

A story of the everyday life of a couple living together, ordinary but full of warmth and love. Starring Miura and Yamaguchi's first movie since making public of their romance--their real-life story on the screen.

Noriko had been engaged to marry Toshiyuki Fujimura, who worked at her father’s bank. One day however, Fujimura mysteriously disappears. From that day, Noriko keeps herself locked up in her room. After three years of Noriko shutting herself up like a doll without a soul, Fujimura suddenly returns. Noriko’s family’s first reaction was strong rejection, but Noriko asks no questions and embraces him warmly. One day, as Noriko is cleaning her husband’s room, three envelopes accidentally fall from the pages of one of the books she had picked up. The first letter is dated August 11th, saying that his wife had suddenly taken ill. The second, dated August 20th, says that his wife is now critically sick, and the third letter, dated September 1st, is an announcement of his wife’s death. The wife is obviously Noriko, but she is alive and well. Do the letters then mean a preliminary notice of Noriko’s death?

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.