Akiyuki Nosaka

Kiku-chan to Ookami is, like most of the Sensou Douwa specials, based on a short story by Nosaka Akiyuki. It is set in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (the Chinese province of Manchuria) during the closing days of Word War II. Life for the Japanese colonists is tranquil, with none of the hazards and shortages occurring in the Japanese homeland. Then, on August 9, 1945, the Soviet Union, fulfilling its obligations to the Western Allies, declares war and invades. The local Kwantung Army folds up like a house of cards, leaving the Japanese colonists exposed to the invading Russians and Chinese.

O filme relata a história de dois irmãos, Seita e Setsuko, no período da Segunda Guerra Mundial no Japão. O pai deles é convocado a defender o país na guerra, pois faz parte da marinha japonesa, e a mãe falece em um bombardeio de aviões norte-americanos. A partir daí, o filme mostra a luta pela sobrevivência das duas crianças, em meio à pobreza e miséria que assola o país. Fome, doenças e a falta de generosidade e sensibilidade dos adultos faz deste percurso um dos filmes mais bonitos e comoventes sobre o trágico quadro gerado pela guerra.

War drama based on a short story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

A história gira em torno da vida do jovem Seita e sua irmã mais nova, Setsuko. Enquanto seu pai combate os americanos em alto-mar, Seita e Setsuko vivem com a mãe, sempre às voltas com os constantes alertas de ataques aéreos. Após perderem a mãe num intenso bombardeio, Seita e Setsuko são obrigados a amadurecer rapidamente e enfrentar situações difíceis e penosas... ainda assim, fazem de tudo para encontrar alegria e satisfação nas menores coisas, como um banho de mar ou observando vagalumes à noite. Mas a fome crescente, as doenças e a insensibilidade dos adultos tornam a vida de ambos cada vez mais dura, e as perspectivas para o futuro ficam cada vez mais sombrias...

The fourth film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa".

The third film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa"

The second film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa".

The first film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa"

A story about love triangle between mother and daughter relation...

O filme relata a história de dois irmãos, Seita e Setsuko, no período da Segunda Guerra Mundial no Japão. O pai deles é convocado para defender o país na guerra, pois faz parte da marinha japonesa e a mãe falece em um bombardeio de aviões norte-americanos. A partir daí, o filme mostra a luta pela sobrevivência das duas crianças em meio à pobreza e miséria que assola o país. Fome, doenças e a falta de generosidade e sensibilidade dos adultos faz deste percurso um dos filmes mais bonitos e comoventes sobre o trágico quadro gerado pela guerra.

Sequel to "Guys Who Never Learn".

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed.

A young woman fails her university entrance exam and starts shoplifting.

A 16-year-old girl works in a factory to pay her late father’s debt. When she makes up her mind to become a hostess, a boy approaches her with kind and gentle manners...(Also occasionally known in English as “Play”)

Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husband, reincarnated as a carp, disapproves. Director Shohei Imamura has always delighted in the kinky exploits of lowlifes, and in this 1966 classic, he finds subversive humor in the bizarre dynamics of Haru, her Oedipal son, and her daughter, the true object of her pornographer-boyfriend’s obsession. Imamura’s comic treatment of such taboos as voyeurism and incest sparked controversy when the film was released, but The Pornographers has outlasted its critics, and now seems frankly ahead of its time.