Self
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Throne of Blood" (1957).
Self
Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa
Oriku
When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto to act as a stalking horse. Hoping the thieves will kill Tanaka and the Ninja Spies will kill the thieves. But what the Shogunate doesn't realise is that Tanaka's even more incompetent assistant Mondo is in fact the leader of a gang of revengers for hire, there motto is "Sure Death" (or your money cheerfully refunded). Mondo doesn't know that everyone knows about the secret, but they all think he does. Poor Mondo, he not only has to deal with crazed Shogunate extremists, oddball ninjas, crooks who work for the Emperor and bicycle riding foreign death squads. He also have to deal with a wife and a crazy mother-in-law!
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.
Tokie Horiuchi
비 오던 어느날 밤, 한 자동차가 부두를 질주하다 그대로 바다로 돌진해 빠져버리는 사고가 발생한다. 차에 타고 있던 것은 늙은 남자와 젊은 여자였고 그 중 젊은 여자만 간신히 목숨을 건진다. 하지만 그녀는 결국...
Tatsu
Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love. Ayako, played by Yukiyo Toake, is an international conference coordinator. Torn between her childhood sweetheart (played by Kenji Sawada) and her English professor (played by Noboru Nakaya), Ayako will seek answers to love, marriage, and choice.
Oeyo
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai) is a 1975 Japanese documentary film on the life and works of director Kenji Mizoguchi, directed by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba). It runs 150 minutes and can be found on the second disc of the Region 1 Criterion Collection release of Ugetsu (1953).
The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
Dowager Empress
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.
A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.
Taka Hirooka
A treasury official passed over for promotion and obsessed with careerism interferes in the lives of his three sons, who seek escape from his relentless pressure in the mortal danger of mountain climbing.
Tatsuko Katagiri
A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.
Kalideva
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was brutally murdered with a harpoon. As usual, the Young Lord sets out to solve the case. However, most of the islanders have a grudge against Amimoto, and there are so many suspects that he is at his wits' end this time. Set against the beautiful sea of Izu and the majestic Mt. Mihara, the Young Lord's brilliant deductions and his secret sword Ichimonjo-Kakureshi cut through the mystery!
Yashio (voice)
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.
Orin
떠돌이 무사가 어느 마을의 여인숙에 들린다. 그곳은 두 패로 나뉜 악인의 무리가 세력다툼을 벌여 유령 마을처럼 되어버린 야도바 마을. 무사는 악인의 무리 중에서 돈을 많이 주는 쪽인 비단을 파는 사람들의 요짐보가 되어 일을 해준다. 하지만 술을 파는 무리 중 한 명의 아들인 우노스케가 권총을 갖고 마을로 들어오며 상황은 급변한다. 우노스케는 자신이 속한 파와 적대적인 관계에 있는 무리들을 무차별적으로 죽인다. 운 좋게도 요짐보는 마을 여관주인의 도움으로 마을 밖으로 도망쳐 근처에 있는 절 가까이 숨어 있는다. 하지만 얼마 후 여관주인이 우노스케에 의해 납치당했다는 사실을 알고 다시 마을로 들어오는데...
Japanese comedy film.
Yodogami
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."
Otoku
A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescue them.
Sei
일본 전통 버선인 타비 회사의 5대 독자로 태어난 키쿠지. 그의 인생은 어머니와 할머니에 의해 좌지우지된다. 그는 어머니와 할머니가 고른 여성과 결혼하지만, 아들을 낳은 후 집안의 법도를 따르지 않았다는 이유로 어머니와 할머니는 그의 아내를 쫓아낸다. 아버지가 돌아가신 후, 키쿠지는 사업을 물려받게 되고 게이샤를 만나 사랑에 빠지지만, 그녀 역시 아들을 낳은 후 어머니와 할머니에게 쫓겨나고 만다.
Otake
A story of an ardent young man who laid down his life for his country.
Kisaragi
A gorgeous tragic love picture scroll depicting a beautiful woman who weeps over her strange fate and falters in her search for true love!
A mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl who does not know what a broken heart is, the attractive joy of first love, and separation is like parting with life. The mother-daughter duet with Isuzu Yamada attracted a lot of attention at that time. Haruko Wanibuchi, demonstrated rare attractiveness and pure charm by playing a heroine living in a beautiful and pure first love.
Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.
The common-law wife and daughter of a wealthy old man plot to murder him and steal his fortune, with the help of their male acquaintances.
The Undefeated Woman
Chizuin
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.
Urako
A family is slowly falling apart: the father is absent from the start, the mother a kept woman thanks to her children, the son is being cheated on by his wife, one daughter is forced to marry an older man against her will, while the other has retreated into smug moral superiority.
A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
Landlady (uncredited)
허름한 연립주택에 살고 있는 다양한 인간군상들의 모습을 특유의 날카로운 필치로 그려내고 있다.
Osugi the Landlady
사방을 둘러싸이고 햇빛이 들지 않는 에도의 변두리에 동할 연립 주택. 더러워져 몹시 황폐해진 이곳에 이미 인간임을 단념한 무리가 살고 있다. 하지만 외관의 비참함과는 반대로 연립 주택에는 낙천적인 공기가 떠돌고 있었다. 어느 날 이 연립 주택에 떠돌이 노인이 들어왔다. 이 세상의 거센 파도에 휩쓸려 온 노인은 연립 주택의 무리에게 여러 가지 이야기를 해주었다. 환자의 아침에는 평온함을 배우에 게는 알콜 중독을 달래 주는 말을. 그러한 노인의 말에 연립 주택의 분위기는 점점 이상해져 가고...
Kisako Soma
몇해 전 아내 기쿠코가 두 딸을 남겨둔 채 애인과 가출한 뒤 스기야마는 남편과 별거 중인 큰 딸 다카코와 남자친구의 아이를 임신한 둘째 딸 아키코와 살고 있다. 두 딸은 죽은 줄로만 알았던 엄마와 재회하지만 다른 남자와 살기 위해 떠난 엄마를 용서할 수 없다.
A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances—especially child actor Motoharu Ueki—add to the emotional power.
Lady Asaji Washizu
전쟁에서 이기고 성으로 돌아가던 와시즈는 산속에서 길을 잃고 헤매다가 마녀를 만난다. 마녀로부터 새 영주가 될 것이라는 예언을 들은 와시즈는 갈등에 휩싸이다 결국 영주를 죽이고 권력을 차지하는데...
Otsuta
츠타가 운영하는 야나기바시의 기생집. 어느 날, 남편과 아들을 잃은 리카가 직업소개소를 통해 일자리를 구하러 찾아온다. 츠타는 리카가 이름을 바꾸면 일을 할 수 있게 해주겠다고 하고, 리카는 이름을 ‘오하루’로 바꾼 후 식모살이를 시작한다. 힘들어도 온갖 허드렛일을 열심히 하던 오하루는 시장을 보러 갔다가 츠타의 기생집이 빚더미에 눌려 있음을 알게 된다. 쇠락한 기생집에서 생활하는 게이샤들의 애환을 당대 최고의 여배우들이 멋지게 연기해낸 작품이다. (2011년 시네마테크부산 - 나루세 미키오 특별전)
Shinako
Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.
The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when her parents accuse him of cashing in on her misfortune.
Seiji's mother, Kiyo
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.
Across the Inagawa River that runs through the center of the village, the children of the two villages scrambled for a swimming pool, and each time a stone battle took place. Takemaru, the only son of the priesthood of Tada Shrine, was weak and was always forced to carry stones. However, neither swimming nor stone-throwing was a secret to his sick mother, Kouko... Seishi Matsumaru, Ryuichi Yoshida, and Ado Matsuyama were adapted from "Tenmangu" and "Ishigassen", directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi of "Waran Hayashi", and photographed by Hanjiro Nakazawa of "The Last Women".
Oharu
Japanese drama film.
Kimika
Christ in Bronze is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action of the first part takes place in the late Heian period, when the Taira clan came to power, and Genji was oppressed. The great dream and ambitions of Genkuro Yoshitsune in his youth are depicted, he joins forces with his older brother Yoritomo to raise an army to defeat the Taira clan, and the second part depicts the fall of the clan, persecution and murder.
Yaeko (segment 3)
A boy falls in love with a girl. Neither of them know that she's to be sold to a brothel.
Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
Some Kaita
The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after the other. - Nikkatsu
Mother
In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another boy who works in a brewery. Heita also finds solace in the village pastor Yasugi and his teacher Michiko, but they too have problems of their own.
Hanakuma
An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.
The man is chased by losing the beauty and preciousness of love and the foundation of life without overcoming the hardship of life.
Oishi Riku
세키가와 히데오 감독. 1955년 제5회 베를린 영화제 장편영화상 수상작. 히로시마의 원폭 피해자들의 수기를 엮은 문집 '원폭의 아이, 히로시마의 소년소녀의 호소'를 바탕으로 영화화. 일본교직원조합 제작. 히로시마의 중고생, 교직원, 일반시민이 약 88,500명이 엑스트라로 참여했다고 한다.
A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his father, Kokichi, who lived for the common people, his neighbors and his children. A film about paternal and maternal love and conjugal love in the creation of mankind, about the healing power of which laughter and tears have. The work that became the last work of the giant star Tsumasaburo Bando.
A movie that depicts the tragic fate of many Yokaren flight-academy pilots.
Tamiko
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.
Sayo Yamada
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).
A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is assigned to work under the section chief. Once he learns about the shady relationship, however, the new subordinate skillfully conceals the corruption and joins the corrupt, shady relationship.
Somehachi
During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.
Harue Yasukawa
Okane, Chobei's wife
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
Kaoru Uozumi
A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.
Namiko, Kosaku's wife
The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace, but has it stolen on the way home from the ceremony...
Otsuya
Misawa
A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all-star entertainment film.
Oharu
Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.
A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.
Masako
Sumako Matsui
Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu,a scholar who brought some of European realism to the Japan's stage. The relationship leads to the end of his marriage and the breakup of his Arts Society. This is another version of Kenji Mizoguchi's film "The Love of Sumako the Actress" ("Joyû Sumako no koi"), from the same year. Both tells the story of the famous actress Sumako Mitsui (1886-1919), considered the first great modern theater actress in Japan. Mizoguchi himself is said to have preferred Kinugasa's version.
Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
Sasae Onoda
막부 말기, 견습 도공(刀工) 사쿠라이 기요네는 후견인 오노다에게 칼을 만들어 바친다. 기요네는 오노다의 딸 사사에를 흠모하고 있다. 그러던 어느 날, 전투 중 칼이 부러지는 바람에 오노다는 곤경에 처하고, 결국 죽음을 맞게 된다. 자신감을 상실한 기요네는 목숨을 끊으려 하지만, 사사에가 기요네를 격려한다. 마음을 다잡은 기요네는 명검을 만들기 위해 애쓰고, 아버지를 잃은 사사에는 복수를 결심한다.
Based on a short story by Dazai Osamu, produced under the national film law. The film's hero falls in love with the youngest daughter of a family he is visiting to arrange an engagement for his friend who has been drafted to fight in the war.
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.
Isuzu Yamada
A 1943 film.
O-Sode
야심만만한 젊은 노(能) 배우 기타하치는 여행 도중 유명한 배우인 소잔에 대한 이야기를 듣는다. 소잔에 대한 궁금증이 생긴 기타하치는 직접 그를 만나지만 그에게 큰 모욕을 주고 만다. 이 일로 기타하치는 스승이자 양아버지인 겐자부로와 사이가 나빠지고, 그로부터 2년이 지난 뒤 소잔의 딸에 대한 안타까운 소식을 듣는다.
War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa. Didn't find anything about it online, but Takizawa was a well-regarded director in his time. Akira Kurosawa worked as A.D. on several of his films.
Otsuta
1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.
A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts snooping around, however, he finds himself reluctantly drawn in to the case.
A 1942 Jidaigeki by the veteran jidaigeki filmmaker Kunio Watanabe about the legendary warrior Musashibo Benkei
with Hideko Takamine portraying Minamoto no Yoshitsune (who is, of course, a man).
The film climaxes in the famous encounter/fight btw Benkei and Yoshitsune at the Gojo Bridge.
Oshino
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman.
A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.
Natsuyo
Adaptation of a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya that was serialized in "Shufu no tomo" between 1939 and 1940.
This movie is presumed to be lost.
Feature film.
Oshima
When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister behind. While running from both the authorities and the assassins, Sentarô meets with the beautiful travelling-actress Oshima who takes him under her protection.
Osaki
A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.
Ichiyo Higuchi
Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).
Tsuruhachi
Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.
Senhime
The Siege of Osaka
O-mocha
교토 기온의 유명한 게이샤 자매인 우메키치와 아야코. 언니 우메키치는 인정 많고 헌신적이며, 동생 오모차는 당차고 야무져 남자는 돈줄이라 여긴다. 어느 날, 파산한 뒤 아내를 떠난 후루사와가 우메키치를 찾아오고, 그녀는 그를 받아들여 돌보기 시작한다. 그런 언니를 이해할 수 없는 오모차는 후루사와를 내쫓기 위해 애쓴다. 같은 해 공개되었던 와는 여러 면에서 공통점을 보여 두 작품은 ‘자매’라 일컬어진다. 남성 중심의 가부장적 사회에서 상처 받고 능멸당하는 여성을 통해 당대 일본의 어두운 면모를 냉정하게 포착한 걸작. (2016 영화의 전당 - 미조구치 겐지 60주기 특별전)
Ayako Murai
오사카에서 전화교환원으로 일하는 아야코는 교환대에서 훤히 보이는 사무실에서 근무중인 연인에게 사적인 전화를 걸기도 하는 대담한 아가씨다. 그러나 아야코는 아버지의 빚 때문에 결국 사장의 정부가 되는데, 게다가 학비를 보태달라는 오빠 때문에 이번엔 사장의 친구 신도에게 접근한다. 그러나 신도는 아야코를 꽃뱀이라 신고하고, 그녀는 경찰에 연행된다. 가족들을 위해 그런 선택을 했던 아야코였으나, 가족들은 그녀를 냉정하게 외면한다. 미조구치의 작가적 성숙을 알린 작품으로 평가받는다. 오랫동안 콤비를 이루는 극작가 요다 요시카타와 처음 함께 작업한 작품.
Oyuki
When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women prove to be morally superior to their betters.
Okichi
Kenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the stunning Isuzu Yamada (Osaka Elegy, Throne of Blood) as a professional criminal, part con woman and part martial artist, who falls in love with a young man from the straight world.
Okinu
Once a wealthy local land owner, Toranosuke has long since fallen on hard times. Social ostracism befalls those who neglect communal duties and Toranosuke's life goes down hill by being exiled from the village. The story evolves around brother and sister Umakichi and Oroku left alone by their father.
Osen
비가 억수같이 내리는 밤의 정거장, 정전과 고장으로 승객들이 오도 가도 못하게 된다. 술렁이는 승객들 사이에서 한 신사가 역사 저편을 바라보며 회상에 잠긴다. 처지를 비관해 자살하려던 소년 소키치를 우연히 발견한 오센이 그를 꾸짖는다. 소키치는 오센과 함께 비열한 쿠마자와의 집에서 지내게 되고, 오센은 친동생을 돌보듯 소키치를 보살핀다. 우여곡절 끝에 쿠마자와의 손아귀에서 벗어난 두 사람. 오센의 도움으로 소키치는 꿈에 그리던 의학 공부를 이어간다. 한편, 소란스러운 승객들 틈에서 한 여성이 쓰러지고, 그녀의 얼굴을 본 소키치는 소스라치게 놀란다.
This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement.
Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku
Oichi
In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, inducing her to abandon her fiance on their wedding day.
Oyae
In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him into Ise Isenokami, the finest swordsman under the sun. Pretending to be his followers, they visit various sword fighting dojo. Out of fear upon hearing the name Isenokami, they pay him off and do not let him enter their training halls. The impostor eventually comes face to face with the real Isenokami after rescuing his daughter, Oyae, who is caught up in a minor incident.
Lost film, directed by Tomu Uchida. This film is a very funny comedy that makes fun of the moral code of the samurai Bushido, which has become obsolete and turned into an empty form during the period of feudalism.
Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.
Otose
His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried that she might be living in misery, he saves his money to help, only to find that she has married into wealth and social position and has no intention of seeing her outcast Yakuza son...
Shigeyo (Mother)
