Ryôsuke Saitô

Toshio and Shizuko Omiro, both over seventy years old, have lived in Kawasaki, Japan since 1981. With their free-spirited lifestyle, the improvisaton duo continues to pursue their vision of changing the world into a more peaceful one in an inappropriate and unseemly way.

Крупный проект, приуроченный к 80-летию со дня рождения Ясудзиро Одзу и 20-летию со дня его смерти. Знаменитые актёры, режиссёры, сценаристы, лично знавшие Одзу, и его родственники делятся своими воспоминаниями о мастере.

A melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut. A remake of the 1939 film of the same name.

This movie is based on an immortal literary work "The Snow Country," a story about a life of geisha Komako who lives in a region with heavy snowfalls.

Futari dake no toride

One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tells them that she has their husbands with her and invites them to " P " Hotel to see for themselves. They have been married for many years and are bored with their husbands, and are about to secretly carry on affairs with the other's mates.

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a nightclub. He sets her up with her own nightclub, but with expectations attached.

A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.

Japanese romantic comedy film.

A neighborhood labors under postwar hardships.

The obstinate black market trader Okyo lives together with her son Seitaro, who works as a mechanic for a bus company. She also looks after her son's colleague, the bus driver Fujita. When he causes an accident one day, Seitaro testifies against him due to his moral scruples, thus getting his company into trouble.

Christ in Bronze is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Сёдзи Ясуи давно не может найти работу. Он поселился в городе Нара в семье Асаи. Его умерший брат был женат на старшей из дочерей семьи Асаи - Тидзу. Младшие сестры Аяко и Сэцуко пока не замужем. Сёдзи дружит с Сэцуко, но он пока не готов создать семью. К нему в гости приезжает старый школьный друг Ватару Амамия, который имеет престижную работу и вполне готов к женитьбе. Но как непросто найти в этом мире свою половинку, ещё сложнее рассказать ей о своих чувствах.

В апреле 1945 года японские войска были на грани развала. В находящемся на острове Лусон подразделении растёт число дезертиров. Среди убежавших в джунгли оказался и военный хирург Ханада, захвативший с собой влюблённую в него местную девушку Тиэ. Вместе со своим подчинённым, сержантом Такасиро, поручик Удзи начинает преследование беглецов.

«Кутерьма» была задумана как первая в трилогии о японских детях, рождённых от американских оккупантов. Внимание режиссера Минору Сибуя разделено между двумя контрастными типажами. Социально сознательная женщина-директор детского дома имеет виды на якобы богатого канадца, в то время как проститутка из Йокогомы боится, но всёже влюбляется в чернокожего американца Саймона. Фильм основан на серии журнальных статей в авторстве Бунроку Сиси.

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.

История глубокого семейного конфликта, предтечи двух черт человеческой добродетели — самопожертвования и всепрощения. В центре сюжета — судьба женщины, вынужденной заняться проституцией, чтобы оплатить лечение сына. Вернувшийся с войны муж презирает поступок жены, однако покорно следует зову сердца — лишь сполна вкусив горечь обстоятельств, понимаешь причину принесённой жертвы. «Курица на ветру» — один из наиболее знаковых фильмов Ясудзиро Одзу. Картина балансирует на грани социальной и семейной драмы, являя яркий образец художественного единства.

В голодном послевоенном Токио умирает последний слон. Неужели вся эта огромная туша пропадет даром? Сотрудники научной лаборатории готовы пойти на смелый эксперимент.

Japanese war movie.

A family story in the year of 1943 during the war. The director is Shunkai Mizuho, who worked on "Hibari no Circus Sad Kobato" starring Hibari Misora after the war. Previously, there is only a 6-minute short version in the National Film Archive, therefore, the full version is this movie is very valuable. This is considered a masterpiece that depicts a happy family of 7 (a father, a mother, 3 sons and 2 daughters).They care about each other, and also trust each other. Father started to ask all the children "what do you want to be in the future?" since an early age. Boys said they want to go to college, they want to be painters, and when it comes to the girls, although they wanted to be generals, their answer was "become a bride, a wife, and a good mother." Brothers and sisters get along well and occasionally fight, but they all discuss the cause, and would apologize to each other. The story was so gentle that it is hard to believe it was during the war.

A hostile Chinese nurse (Yamaguchi) who works in an orphanage is won over by the care and commitment of the Japanese doctor (Sano) who treats her wards. Disease outbreaks and family obligations, however, threaten to torpedo their budding romance.

Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut

Jie (Michiko Kuwano) attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha sister Oha (Hiroko Kawasaki) and became a lawyer. The aim. Michiko (Kuniko Miyake), one of the seven best friends from the same women's college, is getting married. The man she's marrying is her sister's lover.

Naomi Tazawa (Hiroko Kawasaki), who works at Isetan Department Store, was told by an executive at a film company (Ken Uehara), that he was going to make a film about her. She was scouted to become an actress, but she held strong. Around that time, her adoptive father dies, and at the time of his death, she learns that her real father was a man of high rank.

Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip to Hakone with their teacher Ms. Kawahara, who will soon leave school. They thank her doing so and go on their respective paths, ending soon their student life.

A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

A 1937 Japanese film.

Оюки одна воспитывает сына Харуо. Чтобы обеспечить его будущее, она вынуждена работать в баре и развлекать подвыпивших гостей. Однако её заработок считается позорным, и никто из детей во дворе и в школе не хочет дружить с маленьким Харуо.